What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)

Caribou

"Our Love"     (2014)    mp3

LP.

OK there are 2 Oscar Peterson albums in this series; "Oscar Peterson Trio" and "Oscar Peterson" which is the "West Side Story" album. But this is getting too hard. Think I'll stick with:

Also available on single CDs or downloads.

Dave

Dave:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Times-...terson/dp/B00IWZ4EV6

G

2 x LP - Bluebird 1986 : )

Charles Mingus - leader & bass

Jimmy Knepper - trombone 

Curtis Porter (Shafi Hadi) - alto sax

Clarence Shaw - trombone

Bill Trigly - piano

Danny Richmond - drums

Frankie Dunlop - Percussion

Ysabel Morel - castanets 

Lonnie Elder - voices 

Originally recored RCA Victor Studio A. New York City, 1957.

This two-record set digitally remastered from the 2-track session master tapes 1986

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Sounds good for a digital remaster -

was kind of surprised it was after first seeing how old the cover looks.

Debs

I love XTC, but rarely seem to play them these days. This is one of my favourites, and has reminded me of what I've been missing.

Apple Venus vol. 1 is a Brilliant album HH!  Lyrically and musically sophisticated - just pips 'Skylarking' as my favourite XTC.

G

The original album:

All compositions by Charles Mingus except where noted.

1. "Dizzy Moods"
2. "Ysabel's Table Dance"
3. "Tijuana Gift Shop"
4. "Los Mariachis (The Street Musicians)"
5. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya)

One of the first (vinyl) jazz albums I bought, many, many years ago.

Dave

Craft Spells

"Nausea"     (2014)     mp3

Have you got this 'Homespun' version? I prefer it to the Apple Venus Vol 1 original. And I see there is a new version of Skylarking with reversed polarity or something, which is supposed to be a lot better than the original, so I'll need to investigate.

Yes - I have the 'Homespun' version too.

Re. 'Skylarking' polarity - imho it's not mastered very nicely compared to the first press cd.

G

I have never, for some reason, heard this acclaimed cult album. My mate has just lent me his CD copy, so I'm going to give it a spin right now...

My evenings listening planned out

And finally to finish of the evening

The History Of Apple Pie

"Out Of View"     (2013)     mp3

   Some nice Brit jazz from 1967:

   Graham Collier - bass + arrangements

   Kenny Wheeler or Harold Beckett (alternate tracks) - trumpet/flugelhorn

   Mike Gibbs - trombone

   Dave Aaron - alto sax/flute

   Karl Jenkins (yes, that one) - baritone sax/oboe

   Philip Lee - guitar

   John Marshall - drums

Ozric Tentacles  -Spice Doubt  Streaming  -   on c.d.

live album with Cat DNA on it, this may be the cause of the high energy content.

Not the most lively lacking dynamics and vitality. It could have been an interesting duo but I don’t feel any spark or electricity in this set. ( or light's on but nobody's home )

Oistrakh was much better with Klemperer a few years prior.

 Splinters:  Mariann Marczi (piano)

20th Century Hungarian Works for Piano by:

György Ligeti

György Kurtág

Béla Bartók

Zoltán Kodály

László Lajtha

Zoltan Jeney

Gyula Csapó

I don't often go deep into the atonal 20th century territory but decided to follow EJ's lead today.

Robert Schumann:  Danny Driver (Klavier)

Novelletten, Op. 21

Nachtstücke op. 23

Romanze  in f-sharp major, op. 28 Nr. 2

Back to a language that I understand and speak.

Steven Osborne (piano)

Nikolai Medtner:

Skazki, Op. 20

Sonata in B-flat minor "Sonata Romantica" Op. 53, No. 1

Sergei Rachmaninov:

Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (performing edition by Steven Osborne)

Lately, I just cannot seem to get enough of Medtner or Rachmaninov.  Large scale works here with lots of excellent sounding bass

Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013)

Nerina Pallot, Fires, flac streamed via Hugo,  I'd forgotten how very good this album is. Very enjoyable

On vinyl, 3 LP set.