Earnest Pugh - Earnestly Yours (2014)
Artist: Earnest Pugh
Title Of Album: Earnestly Yours
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Worldwide Music
Genre: Gospel, Soul, R&B
Quality: mp3 320 kbps
Total Time: 00:54:05
Total Size: 124 mb
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01. Song of Adoration
02. Tailor-Made Praise
03. I Need Your Glory
04. Wait All the Day
05. You Deserve It
06. For My Good (feat. Beverly Crawford)
07. Thank You
08. The Inner Court Experience: "A Thankful Reflection"
09. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
10. Free to Worship
11. He Already Knows (feat. Lisa Knowles)
12. Perfect Peace
Gospel singer Earnest Pugh hits the ground running on his fourth album, Earnestly Yours, beginning with a bravura reading of "Song of Adoration" that signals his approach throughout the disc. Pugh has a rangy, elastic voice that he can take down to a gritty low tenor and up to a soaring falsetto, and he uses it to joust with his choir on these songs of praise & worship. Although he can be traditional, as he is on his a cappella showcase "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," Pugh most often shows off his immersion in the '70s and ‘80s pop/R&B sound of Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie, notably on "You Deserve It," which musically could fit right in on Songs in the Key of Life. Pugh brings in guest soloists Beverly Crawford ("For My Good") and Lisa Knowles ("He Already Knows"), but he really doesn't need the support. The ballads like "I Need Your Glory" build to a powerful intensity, and the barn burners maintain a steady force. The material itself isn't special, but the singer infuses it with his enthusiasm, making for a moving session.
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Добавлено: Jonny Blu - The Best of Blu (2014)
Artist: Jonny Blu
Title Of Album: The Best of Blu
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Dao Feng Music
Genre: Pop Jazz
Quality: mp3 320 kbps
Total Time: 00:46:56
Total Size: 108 mb
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01. Make Your Move
02. Dignity
03. Let Go
04. I Got You
05. Girl from Ipanema
06. Babalú
07. Bésame Mucho (En Español)
08. Fascination
09. Holiday for Two
10. Smilin' Eyes (Ain't Always Nice)
11. The Ooh-Wee Song
12. Sweet Lovin'
13. Someone Like You
14. Crossroads 十字路口
For over a decade, Jonny Blu has been electrifying audiences around the world with his Pop and Big-Band sounds. Now he's bringing it all together in his 5th studio album release, "The Best Of Blu"!
Jonny Blu’s music combines elements of Jazz, Big-Band and Adult Contemporary Pop. "The Best Of Blu" showcases the full range of Blu’s music and includes 14 full length songs, including brand new originals, like the first hit single "Let Go", along with popular jazz and big-band standards. Being a lover of languages, along with the English tracks, "The Best Of Blu" also features his song "Crossroads" in Mandarin Chinese (from his hit Chinese Pop album "On The Edge") and "Besame Mucho" in Spanish (from Blu's hit album "Taboo!").
"The Best Of Blu" is a must-have for any fans of Jonny Blu and a true find for any lovers of Big-Band Jazz and the standards of the Great American Songbook!
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Добавлено: Peter White - Smile (2014)
Artist: Peter White
Title Of Album: Smile
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Concord Music Group, Inc.
Genre: Smooth Jazz
Quality: mp3 320 kbps
Total Time: 00:42:49
Total Size: 108 mb
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01. Smile
02. In Rainbows
03. Floating In Air
04. Head Over Heels
05. Coming Home
06. Nightfall
07. Hold Me Close
08. Beautiful Love
09. Don Quixote's Final Quest
10. Awakening (Jordan's Song)
Smooth jazz guitarist Peter White's lyrical lines and musical inventiveness are a joy to listen to. The affable Englishman's charm and playfulness come through in his music, giving his style of smooth jazz a liveliness that others in the genre lack.
Born September 20, 1954, to an English father and a French mother in Luton, a town north of London, England, White and his family moved soon after his birth to nearby Letchworth. His brother Danny was born a few years later. As a child, White loved sports, hiking, and tree climbing, but music was most special to him. His father encouraged him to learn many musical instruments — recorder, clarinet, cornet, trombone, violin, harmonica, piano — but the one instrument his dad couldn't help him with was the guitar; White was on his own. He learned to play simple chords by experimenting and listening with one ear glued to the radio. Like a lot of musicians, White was heavily influenced by the Beatles and the guitar-driven sound of the beat groups of the '60s. Around age 12, White would go over to schoolmate David Visick's house and listen to his large record collection. His favorites were Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix. He bought his very first LP from Visick, the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
In his early teens, he acquired his first electric guitar and amplifier, which survived just long enough to be burned in a fire. Forced to go acoustic, White developed a love of acoustic music. After leaving school at 18, White worked for a few months in a soup-canning factory before getting his first musical break, a summer engagement at a South of England holiday resort. When summer ended, he went back to Letchworth, having whet his appetite for more musical adventures. Traveling to London, the guitarist ended up joining a group that was managed by Miles Copeland (Sting, R.E.M., IRS Records). Copeland also managed Al Stewart, so when Stewart's backup band disbanded, White got an audition call to back Stewart on keyboards. Brushing up on his finger dexterity, White learned a few of Stewart's songs, and soon the 20-year-old musician was touring England and the U.S. In the summer of 1975, Stewart asked White to play keyboards and acoustic guitar on his Year of the Cat album (Arista, 1976). Their collaboration lasted almost 20 years, with White co-writing "Time Passages" (number seven pop, number one adult contemporary, fall 1978) and co-producing Famous Last Words (Mesa/Rhino, 1993).
Around 1979, White moved to Los Angeles, where Stewart had relocated, formed a band called Shot in the Dark with other musicians who had played with Stewart, and established a music publishing company called Lobster Music. Meanwhile his brother Danny formed the group Matt Bianco, which included a tantalizing singer named Basia Trzetrzelewska. Danny White and Basia left the group to launch the singer's solo career. Basia's 1987 Epic debut album, Time and Tide, went platinum, bolstered by the hit singles "New Day for You" and "Time and Tide." Her second LP, London Warsaw New York (Epic, 1990), mimicked the success of her debut. Danny asked Peter to tour with him and Basia in 1990, just as the guitarist released his first solo album, Reveillez-Vous (Chase). Made up mostly of unused songs that White had written for Al Stewart, the album became a DJ favorite at jazz and emerging smooth jazz radio stations. Epic exec Cliff Gorov was the man who first brought White's music to the attention of contemporary jazz radio. Former Al Stewart drummer Steve Chapman put down his sticks and became the guitarist's manager. After recording three albums for Sin-Drome, White signed with Columbia/Sony in 1995.
White can also be heard on the concert CD Basia on Broadway and on releases by Richard Elliot, Warren Hill, Craig Chaquico, Rick Braun, Marc Antoine, Kirk Whalum, and Everette Harp. White and the aforementioned musicians periodically do a concert tour, An Evening of Guitars, Saxes and More, with each artist showcasing their own music as well as collaborating with others on their songs. His solo work continued throughout the '90s with White releasing a slew of records: Caravan of Dreams (1996), Songs of the Season (1997), and Perfect Moment (1998). By Candlelight: Collection, Vol. 2 was issued two years later. In 2001 Glow came out, followed by Confidential in 2004. White then decided to revisit some of his favorite songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s in his 2006 release Playin' Favourites. The low-key Good Day followed in 2009. In 2012, White delivered the studio album Here We Go, featuring guest appearances by such artists as David Sanborn, Andrew Neu, and Kirk Whalum. In 2014, White released his 14th studio album, the all-original Smile.
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