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

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I'm a listening to ye olde

Hardly.

Great bit of Jazz on ACT, guys what other stuff on ACT is worth getting like this one..







Dean..

Mark Isham - 'Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project'
Wanted to give this a try, but 'my' is it awful. A bland wash of new age synth sounds and no feeling for the raw energy or roughness of Miles Davis' electric performances. I can't believe how bad this is (and I am being polite in my comments). AAAARRRGGHHHHHHHHHH.

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Originally posted by JamieL:

Mark Isham - 'Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project'
Wanted to give this a try, but 'my' is it awful. A bland wash of new age synth sounds and no feeling for the raw energy or roughness of Miles Davis' electric performances. I can't believe how bad this is (and I am being polite in my comments). AAAARRRGGHHHHHHHHHH.

Jamie,

If you want an excellent tribute to Miles, and even more so to his oft under-recognized compositions, try this:

Joe Henderson "So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles)" with incredible guitar work by John Scofield and an overall stellar quartet.


best regards
Jeff A

from amazon:
One of the most effective tributes ever recorded, this session matches Joe Henderson's tenor with three brilliant former Miles Davis sidemen--guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Al Foster. While these musicians were associated with Davis during his later electronic years, the session's inspiration is clearly from the trumpeter's great acoustic career. It includes little-heard pieces like "Swing Spring," from 1954, and "Circle," from 1966, as well as masterworks such as "Miles Ahead", "Milestones," and "Flamenco Sketches" from the intervening classic period. Heard at his best here, Henderson is a stunning improviser, combining a relaxed, almost offhand flow with frequently surprising melodic and rhythmic turns, developing an intriguing multidirectionality in his solos. While Davis has been one of the most imitated of musicians, there's nothing derivative about this tribute, which garnered 1993 Grammy Awards as both Best Jazz Instrumental (individual or group) and Best Jazz Solo (instrumental) for Henderson's serene work on "Miles Ahead." The CD is unquestionably a group accomplishment, though, with intense yet restrained work from Scofield (his comping here sometimes suggests the master, Jim Hall) and bristling interplay in the rhythm section. --Stuart Broomer

Not on ringtone.

"I Believe in You" from Cat Power, Jukebox

Hey Winky - who was the blonde lady on page 1?

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Originally posted by CharlieP:
Hey Winky - who was the blonde lady on page 1?

Other(s) will almost certainly chime in here.... But that young lady is none other than the one-and-only lady-in-the-hat; Basia Bulat. An absolutely excellent record. Sophisticated and intelligent singer/songwriter/folk/pop. Highly recommended.

Many thanks!

Randy Crawford - The Ultimate Collection

Great movie, too.

Oscar Acceptance Speech - "Falling Slowly"

If you've not seen it; this is kind of cool, too. Heartwarming.

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Originally posted by Whizzkid:
Great bit of Jazz on ACT, guys what other stuff on ACT is worth getting like this one..







Dean..

They have another album on ACT.

Have you tried E.S.T?

Death Magnetic on my phone!!

What's the verdict, Stuart? I liked the first album but was less impressed with the follow up.

Mark

On vinyl. Arrived this morning ... enjoyable accompaniment to admin ...

Cheers Munch - I'll give it a go.

Mark

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Originally posted by Lontano:

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Originally posted by Whizzkid:
Great bit of Jazz on ACT, guys what other stuff on ACT is worth getting like this one..



Dean..

They have another album on ACT.

Have you tried E.S.T?

Yes Lontano,


I have Tuesday Wonderland but have not really got into it although I have tried.



Dean..

Steven Wilson - Cover Versions 1-4

Kicking off my slippers for a vinyl afternoon with a band I quite like