What are you listening to right now? (VOL II)

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Originally posted by Lontano:

Brilliant Randy Newman album. For me he is back to his best.

Jim James (My Morning Jacket)
At The Newport Folk Festival
August 2, 2008 - NPR Live Concerts

The solo sets of Jim James have become somewhat of a hushed spectacle, the kind that leaves a person spellbound for days afterward. Performing with just an acoustic guitar and a little help from M. Ward, the bearded singer practically hypnotized the audience with his stunning voice.

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Originally posted by ewemon:

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Originally posted by Lontano:

Brilliant Randy Newman album. For me he is back to his best.

I have put it on my wish list.

Back to Coltrane for now.

Live Recordings at Red Rose Music Volume 1 - Mark Levinson
A collection of pure DSD recordings made in the Red Rose Music store in New York City.

Released August 5th 1966 in the UK, happy 42nd Birthday.

Antonio Valente (v.1530-1585)
Diego Ortiz (v.1510-v.1570)
Andrea Falconiero (v.1585-1656)
Salomone Rossi (1570-1630)
Biagio Marini (1587-1663)
Tarquinio Merula (1594/95-1665)
Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1576/77-1654)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)

~<>~ Hespèrion XXI ~<>~

Manfredo Kraemer, violon David Techler 1734 - Pablo Valetti, violon anon. allemand v.1750 - David Plantier, violon anon. école tyrolienne v.1750 - Jordi Savall, violes de gambe italiennes soprano & basse (v.1500 & Venise 1550 - Bruno Cocset, violoncelle - Sergi Casademunt, violone catalan anonyme fin 18e s. - Michael Behringer & Luca Guglielmi, orgue & clavecin - Arianna Savall, arpa doppia - Xavier Díaz, théorbe, guitare & vihuela - Pedro Estevan, Eliseo Parra, percussions

Direction Jordi Savall

Recording @ December 2000 and June 2001 en la Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Catalunya)
Available format : 1 CD Classique

"Following the astonishing success of La Folia, Jordi Savall began work on an in-depth study and reappraisal of the most interesting works created around the basso ostinato. The musical journey of Ostinato, covering 150 years and crossing the lenght and breadth of Europe, takes us from the early works of Diego Ortiz to Johann Pachelbel's Canon. This recording gives us insight into two types of composition. On the one hand, there are the richly improvised works which were built around the raw material provided by Ortiz, with the added development of a single-voice part (for viola) - such as Greensleeves to a Ground, Canarios and Gallarda Napolitana. On the other hand, we have those compositions which were constructed along the more elaborate lines of chamber music, allowing a free, uninterrupted interplay among the instruments (Falconiero, Marini, Purcell, Pachelbel).
Ostinato is an anthology which brings together the most representative works of the art of improvisation and of a musical form based on a unique concept of the basso, which is repeated sequentially throughout the compositions.
The multiplicity of solutions developed on the basis of the system which is common to all the works included in the anthology results in a disc full of contrasts, variety, verve and surprise."

Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle - You've stolen my heart

Rarely i've found so many reasons to listen to a record so many times a day.
A new classic.

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Originally posted by munch:
Have you turned your Skype off full time?
Munch

Ciao Munch!
Don't worry, i'll be soon on line again.
It's only a bad series of days.

Sweet Relief II - Gravity of the Situation, a must have if just for Dog's Eye View's version of Dodge.