What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XI)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2014
On the cusp of 2015, we start a new thread...
Anyway, links:
Volume X: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...-be-interested-vol-x
Volume IX: https://forums.naimaudio.com/to...16#22826037054683416
Volume VIII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...nt/12970396056050819
Volume VII: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...6878604287751/page/1
Volume VI: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878604097229
Volume V: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605140495
Volume IV: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878605795042
Volume III: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607309474
Volume II: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878606245043
Volume I: https://forums.naimaudio.com/di...ent/1566878607464290
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit: 1974 recording.
The piano version does not have the scale and harmonic density of the orchestra version but it exposes the structure and phrasing of the tune much better. On the slow 2nd movement Martha pulls apart all of Debussian influence which buried in the orchestral version. Scarbo is sufficiently intense and jarring. Deliberately abrupt and disjointed. Argerich is in her top form.
Kuma,
Indeed a wonderful version from Argerich.
The virtuosity and sheer power of young Ivo Pogorelich, (recorded 8 years later) is also very attractive, especially in Ondine and Scarbo.
Started with this, nice and relaxing
I am not so much into organ in jazz, but Jimmy Smith I like...
CD1
steve
I met a very nice seller that send me a free disc every time.
Thanks a lot Nakedsoul!
CD rip via Hugo. Excellent.
Nice one Tony, I had this on vinyl (along with their previous two LPs) back in the day. Striking artwork.
Steve
Nice one Tony, I had this on vinyl (along with their previous two LPs) back in the day. Striking artwork.
Steve
Had forgotten about this album, Steve. Sadly poor Evans and Simper never saw it coming. The vocals are strikingly similar to Gillan's. The rest is history as they say...
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steve
I'm not a big fan but this is a really enjoyable album. Have to have a listen later I think
Senhora da Lapa
Maria Ana Bobone: voice
Joao Paulo Esteves da Silva: piano
Ricardo Rocha: portuguese guitar
Peter Epstein: sax on tracks
A youtube of Bobone unrelated to the disc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6w2AAHAWyI
During workout, great prog album with the Epic Millontown - which is also the title of the album
Would have liked to seem him live, even in his last concerts
The virtuosity and sheer power of young Ivo Pogorelich, (recorded 8 years later) is also very attractive, especially in Ondine and Scarbo.
Bert,
I am hoping to score this ablum in vinyl locally but so far it hasn't turned up.
It would be interesting to hear young Pogorelich's rendition.
My favourite so far for Gaspard de la Nuit is by Samson François' 1967 recording.
Even more colourful and vivid than Argerich. Playful and more purposeful than Grossvenor. Francois possesses the same kind of confidence and daring bold moves as Horowitz. Keeping the tension and unexpected harmonizing and phrasing all through. Never gets monotonous due to different inflections and varying colours. Tempo also has been manipulated to the great effect coupled with animated story telling.
Unusually *ugly* Scarbo but I absolutely love what Francois did with it and I could easily see this is a kind of devilish black humour Ravel intended. ( Gremlins run amuk )
A spontaneity he brings to the table is similar to Kempff but his is jazz influenced. I've read that he was an admireer of Bud Powell !
Nrs 5 and 7 from Haitink's Amsterdam cycle. I've been critical about this fifth, which can feel rather workmanlike in I. However I'm in a bit of a Beethoven mood lately and have been listening to many different recordings, and this morning, this recording sounds unusually fine.
EJ
JJ Cale ~ Really (1972)
To get me kick started on this beautiful morning while the sun is splitting sky.
Streaming | CD FLAC rip
Mike Oldfield ~ Ommadawn (1975)
It's the sort of morning where this fits very well. This 2010 version with some previously unreleased material and some different mixes.
Sun is out here too! Still, I'm inside having a day off from work just to listen to music. Just wonderful; getting up late, walk the dogs, enjoy a quiet breakfast and then sit down in front of the stereo with a cup of coffee made from freshly grinded beans.
first off was Trichotomy "Fact Finding Mission". This is an incredibly playful album; the rhythm, tempo, the use of occasional atonality, the sheer humour embedded in the music. Lovely Jazz!
Next up was "American Garage" by Pat Metheny Group. A nice record and although his musical style is now more evolved and the sound picture more dense, one instantly recognises his music. I was lucky enough to see him and his Unity Band at a concert last year.
Now listening to "Mingus at Antibes" a great recording from a live concert in 1960 with Charles Mingus and a fantastic ensemble: Ted Curson, Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Danny Richmond and Bud Powell. The atmosphere is just unbelievable on this recording. There is a thread in this part of the forum about the greatest live recordings - and here is a worthy contender!
Over to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' "Push The Sky Away". In my opinion one of the best albums he's made. I can think of no other artist which is as theatrical and to greater effect than Nick Cave - and he can write music as well.
Back to Jazz with Esbjörn Svensson Trio's "From Gagarin's Point of View". A truly great album.
John Coltrane "Blue Train".
