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
Joey Alexander - My Favourite Things
The debut album by the 11-year old "wunderkind" from Bali who has been taking the jazz world by storm. No one this young should be playing jazz piano like this. Amazing.
Dave
Streaming | CD FLAC rip
Santana ~ Supernatural (1999)
A lively and rhythmic start to the day with this one.
Bernstein plays and directs Ravel Piano concerto with NY Phil. 1959 release.
Fussy, busy and jazzy. Not keen on Lenny's piano style which filled with cheezy filgrees and accents cheapeing the score somewhat. Not the most fluid style and certainly not very French as far as piano playing is concerned.
I wonder what Ravel's reaction would have been on this reading.
This is an Impex 2010 reissue with lacquer cut by Kevin Gray and Robert Pincus and pressed at RTI.
Persuasive performances of these requiems, with great contributions from singers, choir and especially the large organ. A sonic spectacular, too.
EJ
Haven't heard Leslie for some time overall over the Liszt collection a quite decent performance, while of course individual better version exist.
A good east European quintet, from Bandcamp
Another album I've been meaning to get for a while. Lovely.
Modern classical music from Bandcamp, recommended...
On vinyl, purchased (or rather arrived) yesterday, first listen.
On vinyl. A new purchase, first time listen:
A lot of my friends who are Dylan buffs hate it, but I am rather enjoying it thus far.
I really like this album too. The Pedal Steel Guitar is amazing.
It is, Bish. I like the fact that Dylan has chosen his touring band to back him, rather than the more obvious choice of a big band.
Fly by Night, Rush, 2015 24 bit remaster, a wonderful album and a great version of it. All these years and it still sounds beautiful. 2 bit flac streamed via Hugo
Great album dayjay. Listening to it now, thanks for the inspiration 
Too late to post by the time I went to bed last night but finished the evening off with ...
Fairport Convention - Rising for the Moon. Always good last thing it's mellow sound suits the wee small hours and Sandy's voice is always magical. 'One More Chance' and 'White Dress' are particularly mesmerizing.
Yes, I know everybody has probably got this album but I still enjoy it. Mac's best, post Peter Green in my opinion.
Thanks MDS. Listened to this last night following your recommendation. I'm not the greatest Fleetwood Mac fan but this album has got some great tracks on it. I always loved The Chain from the motor racing
On CD
Time for some of the late great JGW. Here he is in his mid-70s pomp, playing all the instruments (aside from drums and horns) on this pimp-tastic slice of seductive funk. The guitar playing is astonishing. UK first press vinyl.
Ace triple-CD Harvest anothology. Barely a duff track there, apart from some unwelcome and prissy intrusions by the likes of the Collins sisters:
Neil Young "After The Gold Rush"
Yes, I know everybody has probably got this album but I still enjoy it. Mac's best, post Peter Green in my opinion.
One of the all time great rock albums, if you can't hear the angst and emotion in this you need a new system
Yes, all three of the "cocaine trilogy" have aged magnificently, in my view. I enjoy them all more than ever.
Van Morrison "Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart"