2006 CD featuring rare concert recordings from September, 1955 in Scheveningen, Netherlands. This live set features accompaniment from famed pianist Dick Twardzik amongst others. RLR.

This outstanding release features Nina Simones complete New York, 1957 trio session with Jimmy Bond on bass, Albert 'Tootie' Heath on drums and Simone accompanying herself on piano. This edition marks the first time that all fifteen of these tracks (including the extended alternate take of My Baby Just Cares For Me) are available on one CD. Of the 82 studio sessions and live performances that make up Simones discography, this date marks her very first recording. To say that her studio debut was a success would be a terrible understatement. At 25-years old, Simones performance boasted all the passion and ebullience of youth, and all the skill and grace of a seasoned veteran. There are many who consider this session Simones finest recording. Includes the bonus track 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' (Alternate Take). Gambit. 2006.

Track list
Simsa Fünf:The Bridge
Sebastian Simsa:Troja
Simsa Fünf:Tuilleries
Simsa Fünf:If I Had A Box Full Of Wishes
Simsa Fünf:Traumtantler
Simsa Fünf:La Casa Vieja De La Bisbal - Bous Bridge
Simsa Fünf:Mauern und Eis
Simsa Fünf:Kleines Gebet
Simsa Fünf:Aviso Chen Hai
Simsa Fünf:The Time We Need

Young crooner Michael Bubledelivers an album of love songs as powerful as chocolate and candlelight. From covers such as Ray Charles' "You Don't Know Me" to "Home," penned by Buble and Amy Foster-Gillies, the album is a romantic treat. With total sales of his CDs and DVDs in the U.S. well over 1 million units, plus glowing reviews and standing ovations everywhere, Buble is set for an even bigger and better year.

Art Farmer put together New York Jazz Sextet in 1965 (not long after he had switched from trumpet to flugelhorn for good), featuring James Moody(tenor sax and flute), trombonist Tom McIntosh, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. Their only release was Group Therapy, issued by Scepter, which was long out of business until Lone Hill Jazz reissued this valuable music in 2004, and with an added bonus: All of the mono takes are here, which are different versions from the stereo masters. The primary focus of the CD is on original music, all arranged by the trombonist, starting with McIntosh's richly textured "Bottom on Top," a brilliant ballad feature for Moody's flute and the blend of the horns. McIntosh is the primary focus of the tense "Supplication," though Flanagan's introspective solo will surprise his fans. Four of the numbers were written by either David or Adolph Sandole, with whom Farmer had recorded a decade earlier, while Moody had studied with David. Adolph's tense "Another Look" is a great hard bop vehicle with tight ensembles and superb solos. David's "Dim After Day" is a warm yet complex ballad, while "Joy Shout" is as boisterous as its title suggests, combining elements of gospel and hard bop with a Caribbean rhythm. The one standard is a snappy take of Victor Herbert's "Indian Summer." Moody and Heath remain for a bossa nova arrangement of "Giant Steps" by singer Marie Volpee, with Patti Bown taking over the piano (though the instrument is in need of tuning) and Reggie Workman on bass. The wordless vocal makes this track sound a bit dated, though Moody's dancing flute solo is worth hearing. The mono versions follow on the second half of the CD, though the variations between them and the stereo masters are slight. Art Farmer fans will want to pick up this valuable reissue, especially since this represents the sole recording by this short-lived sextet. ~ Ken Dryden