tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27024695106029933542024-02-20T00:51:24.665-08:00castelli guglielmoAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-17963844019269812332012-03-23T10:45:00.000-07:002012-03-23T10:45:36.694-07:00Gallery d' anime samurai X WallpapersAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-21480027207396551192012-01-15T11:45:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:46:55.644-08:00Long The Olivia Wilde HairstylesLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Olivia Wilde hair styleLong Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-31583556625237903082012-01-04T13:36:00.001-08:002012-01-04T13:36:55.933-08:00Hello WorldThis is my blogsAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-50741682809660044792011-10-05T06:20:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:12.779-08:00update...Just noticed many of the links have mysteriously been pulled, have reposted the ones I'm aware of. I had to use blogger's spam filter to control the huge flood of rubbish in the comments & this seems to have removed nearly all of the real comments and many of the original links... go figure.If u need a repost & the file is still hosted I'll repost the link. Ta Kindly.Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-47998732608951552942011-07-09T16:47:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:12.796-08:00Oleg Kutsenko Jazz-EnsembleOleg Kutsenko Jazz-Ensemble (1979)Melodia C60-11769~70Very cool LP by Ukrainian altoist Kutsenko with the now Israeli painter Simion Lipkovich on rhodes stealing the show!1) Dedication2) Contrasts3) At About Midnight4) Kaleidoscope (Suite)O. Kutsenko - alto saxS. Lipkovich - Fender-pianoV. Litvinenko - guitarV. Sultanov - drums, percussionV. Anohin - bass-guitarAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-6965506268863346172011-03-23T03:50:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:12.814-08:00ÜberdimensionaleOrchester Frank Pleyer - Topless (1969)Hippo 41 002Hugely flamboyant, bombastic jazzy "kitsch" on the fly-by-night Hippo label - arrangements hint at Quincy Jones, Dankworth, Riddle, KPM etc. Hammond & horns tightly fired out by a swaggering but uncredited orchestra, drums are provided however by the inimitable Charly Antolini. Very Groovy...Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-34556268491642283742010-09-30T09:15:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:12.833-08:00Jean Philippe BlinJean Philippe Blin - What Matter Now? (1970)Futura GU.GER 21A beautiful & enduring jazz trio recorded live in Paris with Jean Philippe Blin on piano with François Méchali on bass and Jean Jacques Schnell on drums.Top Drawer!Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-87315455862347196402010-09-24T06:00:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:12.848-08:00Weil DealGerry Weil - The Message (1971)Mercury 13.016A sizzling set by Austrian born pianist & Venezuelan emigre Gerry Weil.Recorded in Caracus - cracking!Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-27790870746927239562010-05-19T01:19:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:12.872-08:00Ray Rivera Ray Rivera Orchestra - The Now Sound Of... (1970)MGM LAT-10.001Mod El Barrio! A batch of short instrumentals arranged by Ray Maldonado & Mauricio Smith. Nothing ground-breaking but a solid listen.Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-37700032988856252072010-03-18T06:46:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.081-08:00Ouverture Éclair Michel Herr Trio - Ouverture Éclair (1977)MD 014Still very active on the music scene, I hope Monsieur Herr won't mind my posting this relative obscurity put out a year after the fusion bomb Solis Lacus in '76. Recorded at Michel Dickenscheid Studio and released in small quantity. Beautiful & timeless Belgian trio jazz.Michel Herr - pianoFreddie Deronde - double bassFélix Simtaine - drumsAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-13322565130306267112010-01-11T06:15:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:13.103-08:00Danny LongDanny Long - She's Here At Last (1971)Hark 28Obscure privately pressed LP out of Chicago by singer/songwriter/pianist Danny Long. A quirky album of breezy tunes effortly blending jazz with folk. These indulgent albums sit uncomfortably in any one genre, which only adds to the appeal for me. He cut a double LP around the same time called 'Four Sides Of Love' - anybody?1) She's Here At Last2) Come Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-40058868662990166712010-01-08T02:43:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:13.148-08:00Bryony JamesBryony James - Feeling Good (1969)Mercury 20139SMCLModerately unknown American songstress on a UK only pressing - backed by an incendiary Laurie Holloway Quartet, who after Harry Stoneham was the man who led the band and traded quips with Michael Parkinson on his BBC chat show.A solid listen but her motoring version of 'Our Day Will Come' and the bongo-driven 'Summertime' immediately leap out at Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-42902629591320277122009-09-21T02:23:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.196-08:00Love and FantasyDieter Reith - Love And Fantasy (1978)Intercord 160116A wonderfully slinky set of grooves from ubermensch Reith with tracks originally recorded for the German thriller series 'Die Kette', in his own modest words "the waste-product of the soundtrack". I don't hear much waste product here, lots to be had in fact but the dreamy down-tempo funk of ''Uschi' complete with those slick ethereal backing Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-22368402199557122932009-08-21T02:55:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.211-08:00Vacances Guess where I'm going for a fortnight? I leave you with a batch of French recordings suitably compiled for my journey. See you soon...Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-49580304241648596452009-08-15T02:10:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.308-08:00Henny VonkHenny Vonk - Vonk's First!Philips 855838 XPY (1969)A great little album by songstress Henny Vonk on Dutch Philips. Her name crops up regularly for those Chris Hinze, John Lee/Gerry Brown albums of the 70s but she's hardly what I'd call prolific and you never see this one, her debut.What lifts this for me is the slick backing of the Rob van den Broek Trio and the arrangements of Tony Vos who Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-46622979856691796712009-07-30T09:59:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.399-08:00Dany Montano Interpreta Bossa NovaMusic Hall 60011 (mid 60s?)Been a while since I posted some bossa so (atrocious artwork aside) here's a rare Argentine EP of a subtly alternative vintage. Nothing earth-shattering but an authentic, laid back & cool listen.1) Solo2) El Barquito3) Ten Pena De Mi4) El Pato Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-26843905757507817052009-06-22T04:49:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.490-08:00Waldo De Los Rios Waldo De Los Rios y su Quinteto ''Los Waldos'' - En EuropaHispavox/Music Hall MH-12.653 (1967)Altho' listed as a solo effort this LP features the Argentine band Los Waldos which was formed by and included Waldo de los Rios. Based in Spain they appear to have disbanded in the late sixties when Waldo started his solo career.Waldo de los Rios (arranger, piano)Cecar Gentili (keyboards)Willy Rubio (Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-61283116442195461042009-05-26T04:31:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.587-08:00Memphis JacksonMilt Jackson with The Ray Brown Big Band - Memphis Jackson Impulse AS-9193 (1969)Here's a very groovy big band outing from Milt Jackson & Ray Brown, off the top of my head I can't think of another release by either of them that matches the sheer good-time funkiness this LP manages to generate without losing their jazz sensibilities.Featuring an all-star line up including Ernie Watts, Harold Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-10328040394366892662009-04-17T07:10:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.681-08:00Vocal EaseB.J. Ward - Vocal Ease Catfish 5C 062-24323 (1974)Solo outing from Ms. Ward of 'Inner Dialogue' fame. A melange of jazzy, funky soft-rock musings out of Holland, highly sought after and fetching crazy money for an original - I'll let you believe the hype or otherwise. That said, what we do have are some groovy, upbeat covers of the likes of Neil Young, Tom Jones, Gerry Rafferty, The Beach Boys &Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-2803979454904775122009-03-25T03:31:00.000-07:002012-01-15T11:45:13.775-08:00Il KillerGianni Ferrio - Il Killer CAM SAG-9012 (1969)Colonna Sonora OriginaleHere's a kookie but infinitely groovy score to the Italian TV comedy "Il Killer". Here Ferrio blurs the edges of jazzy cool to sixties cheese and everything in between. Take some uptempo jazz, elegant lounge, soothing bossa, a hint of psychedelia - serve liberally with Hammond and horns and sprinkle with sitar. Voila, Molto Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-83244487010077524442009-02-12T07:38:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:13.866-08:00Finnish Big Band JazzFinnish Big Band Jazz - No Comments! Polarvox KJL-030 (1977)Hold on to your seats! The cream of Finland amass to lay down one hell of a big band outing with the support of The Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music.At the helm we have such luminaries as Heikki Sarmanto, Eino Virtanen, Kaj Backlund, Seppo Paakkunainen and Esa Pethman. Soloists include Juhani Aaltonen - saxophone; Olli Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-73232905852138065362009-02-04T01:34:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:13.957-08:00Geraldine de HaasGeraldine de Haas - Self Titled Elsa Progressive Records 5804 (1978)Geraldine de Haas, "The Jazz Lady" was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 16, 1935. As a young woman, de Haas sang and toured with her brother and sister as Andy and the Bey Sisters, initially starting out in the Miami club scene in 1958. When they returned to New York after several months, they went to several auditions Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-38150553585249695412009-01-13T05:17:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:14.056-08:00Chicken FeathersMonica Zetterlund - Chicken Feathers Sveriges Radio SR-1151 (1972)OK so we all loved the last Steve Kuhn album - a hard act to follow. So let's stick with the majesty of Steve Kuhn and an LP that matches the previous post in quality with a groove quotient off the scale!Swedish songstress Monica Zetterlund and her finest hour in my opinion. All tracks written and arranged by Kuhn on a Swedish onlyAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-63797065228594729562008-12-03T15:18:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:14.149-08:00Killer Kuhn!Steve Kuhn - Steve Kuhn Buddah BDS-5098 (1971)This album is just so damn good - it hurts. Kuhn's tour de force and definitely his hardest to find - this deserves a huge audience and warrants a sorely needed reissue.Beauty, depth and weight in equal measure. Monster washes of fender rhodes, tender and soulful lyricism supported by a heavyweight cast which includes pumping bass by none other thanAmelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702469510602993354.post-33765244681652733852008-11-17T04:32:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:45:14.241-08:00Melodia Ensemble Part IIMelodia Ensemble - The Works Of Duke Ellington Melodia C60-09261-2 (1978)More hip Russian big band nuttiness for you - and one that may well have The Duke spinning in his grave! A first rate LP of funky and progressive arrangements of evergreens with real stings in their tails - a real surprising play throughout. All killer... etc.I'll keep it short and sweet and let the music do the talking.1Amelia Swhizzagershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14898632957421026035noreply@blogger.com0