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

Haim, 

Call me wild and daring but I'm going to live on the edge a little and see whether this will work as the last recording to end my Sunday.

Completely unscientific but I will pre-call this outcome...

Yup, it is totally satisfying and perfect!

Larry Young : Unity 1965 recording

line up:

• Larry Young – Hammond B-3 organ
• Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Elvin Jones – drums

An iconic striking cover I've seen many time over the years but now I am listening to it for the first time.

Organ isn't my favourite instrument and young switches back and forth between as in a background vs. taking the lead. 

Incredible energy by everyone particularly notable is Elvin Jones on drums captured by Music Matter's excellent remastering from the original tape. 

Rich harmony created between Woody Shaw's trumpet and Joe Henderson's tenor are well delineated.

This is definitely Bop but there are some abstract elements mixed in. My fave is more traditiaonl Moontrane. Horns and drums take more of leads and organ give a nice richer colours. The sound of horns in this mix has that addictive *in room* sound that I am accustomed to from this label.

George Harrison. Early Takes Volume 1. On CD from 2012. An enjoyable collection of 10 demos/early takes, six from the "All Things Must Pass" album, with an Antholgy-type feel to the music. SQ and clarity is very good. The title implies at least one follow-up, but almost 3-1/2 years since this was released I haven't heard any such news. Giles Martin, producer of this compilation, seems pretty busy reissuing Beatle music. I wish he'd get around to revisiting George's Friar Park library of tapes and give us Volume 2. I suspect there could be even more volumes beyond that.

Stanley Turrentine: Don't Mess with Mr. T   1973 release

Coming off from Music Matters pressing above, Turrentine's Tenor now sounds like a small kazoo compared to rich sound of Henderson's sax. 

Interestingly this was also Van Gelder recording produced from CTI label. More *commercial* than his work on Blue Note era and certainly this isn't striking as 'Sugar'.

This is a masterpiece. Brilliant album in any way.

During workout, interesting concept of three different trios..

Led Zeppelin. Remasters. 3 CD long-box set from 1992. A 'best of' compilation of 26 tracks with good SQ on discs 1 and 2. Have to admit, I've never gotten around to playing disc 3, exclusive interviews with RP, JP, and JPJ.

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Perhaps a little early in the day to be listening to these gentle, soulful pieces, nonetheless it makes for a soothing start to the week.

This arrived today and my expectations were zero after seeing him on Jool's however, to be fair I think it is a pretty decent listen, obviously it'll take a few spins for it to settle in but whilst not earth shattering it was better than [Endless River] I was expecting....

Streaming | Deezer Elite

(2015)

Just giving this a try, courtesy of Deezer Elite, to see if it us up their with some of their earlier albums like Abduction. 

https://eatstatic.bandcamp.com...planet-human-upgrade

"This is going to be an essential purchase for most 'Static and Ozric fans and I don't think it'll disappoint; it's just fantastic..."

"Merv Pepler, the last remaining member of legendary masters of trance/electronica Eat Static has stated that he believes this to be the best album he has ever made and he could just be right. Its an exquisitely produced double album that features all the hallmarks of the classic Static sound..."

"I've been a fan of Merv Pepler since Ozric Tentacles. The man has always had a knack for synthesizing ear candy. The sci-fi element almost plays out like a concept album on this recording. The kind of album that you listen to front to back. Epic electronic music! Great production with a 1970's space rock flare!" ~ Amazonian and Bandcamp Comments

CD rip AIFF, I really like this album, and despite others views I like his music too:-

Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin

On vinyl...

Streaming | FLAC

(2009)

On CD:-

On vinyl...

Streaming | FLAC

(2011)

I usually find that listening to just one album from the Ozric's is never quite enough, so, on with another...

I am so looking forward to Tidal tomorrow and the 3 month free trial because there are so many albums and artists on here that I need to explore. Ozric Tentacles must be high on the list. 

Nothing cheers the soul on a wet Monday evening  like a big quadruple CD dollop of The King in his Vegas pomp...

I hope they are on Tidal and I hope you enjoy them Clive. If you are totally new to them then I would recommend starting from their earlier (not earliest) days from about 1989: Pungent Effulgent, Erpland, Strangetitude and Jurassic Shift would give you the feel for them. Failing that or possibly even better by way of introduction would be to play their double album Introducing Ozric Tentacles, this 2013 album covers a lot of ground and is a good double album in it's own right. 

Steve

Thanks for the tips, Steve. I hope they're available on Tidal. I also hope the upgrades go OK and it's obvious what will need to be done to get the Tidal service working - in the past it seems we've had to guess how the apps work.

Streaming | FLAC Download | Bandcamp

(2013)

This is very good prog' rock with strong female led vocals.

https://magenta.bandcamp.com/a...he-twenty-seven-club

Russell (Sorren of this forum) described it thus: "I saw a video for 'The Lizard King' on YouTube and fell in love with it. I looked for the track and found it was on this album so I bought it.

The album is absolutely stunning. Prog with hints of Yes and Asia but also with intimate female vocals and a style all it's own.

This is a great album and is wholeheartedly recommended."