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

My favourite Hendrix album ('Nine to the Universe' notwithstanding).

I have always loved the energy in this version of 'Johnny B. Goode' - just what Marty McFly was trying to emulate!

Some gentle Mary Black to relax to this evening. Some lovely songs on here e.g. Bright Blue Rose, Golden Mike, The Thorn Upon The Rose and The Dimming Of The Day. 

Matthias Goerne's first recording of Winterreise back in 1996..

Goerne’s voice feels slightly thinner and hasn’t quite filled in as his later recording in tonal quality. This duo feels a bit stiff on balance lacking flow and bloom of notes I hear from Dieskau. The piano does not quite sound urgent and expressive enough either. 'Im Dorfe', the intro *dog bark* isn’t incissive enough for instance. A nice enough set. Slow numbers are rendered with care and sensitivity but emotionally slightly reserved. 

But perfect tunes for snowed in Sunday.

Hawkwind   - SONIC ATTACK  

                  Choose Your Masques  -    on c.d.

Hi Char, I have the Sonic Attack 2CD reissue, but my Hawkwind collection has always been small, if you don't mind what album would you recommend as a good companion to it?

Robert Schumann:  Nelson Goerner (piano)

Kriesleriana, op. 16

Symphonische Etüden op. 13

Toccata op. 7

"Xenon Codex" any one really. 

^^ cheers ^^ I'll give that a close listen. 

Dorothea Röschmann: Portraits. Including a fair number of Schubert Lieder.

Cheers,

EJ

Very nice - worth checking out, moved to near the top of my list. Fresh and *very* well recorded. Hybrid SACD/CD. Wish it was available for high res download.

I've been a fan since her first album, great relaxing music to chill to

Just before sunset the skies decided to clear out. The outside's changing mood goes perfectly with Myung-Whun Chung' gentle piano melange. 

http://player.ecmrecords.com/myung-whun-chung--piano

On vinyl. I guess I should get started on lining up the appropriate snow storm music for tomorrow night and Tuesday.

Vinyl

Bill Evans: Quintessence

'76 recording. 

• Bass – Ray Brown
• Drums – Philly Joe Jones
• Guitar – Kenny Burrell
• Piano – Bill Evans
• Saxophone – Harold Land

Nice relaxed low energy but swinging tunes perfect for chilling out on a cold Sunday night in a warm house.

This album contains one of my all time favourite tune 'Child is Born'.

Evans' piano is just go gorgeous with Ray Brown's snappy bass.

LP - Glitterhouse Records 2013 : )

side 1

Long Draw

What She Wrote

Black Forest Phone Call

The Sad Ballad of Muley Graves

Side 2

Three Days

The Central

L.A.9th & Grand

Gold Mine

Recorded at Studio du France, Bretagne, France

With additional recording

and editing at Yellow Chair Studio, Paris by Bob Coke

Mixing by Milan Cimfe and

Mastered by Pavel Karlik at Sono Studio, Czech Republic

All songs by Terry Lee

~<>~

An excellent recommendation from another music forum.

Has a sort of; J.J. Cale meets Mark Knobfler kind of fusion.

Debs

Mainly recorded live in 1970,  additional track recorded live in Munich 1988 - released 2007 

Vinyl

Edit - to include link to "A Different Kind Of Blue" which features the IoW 1970 concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVSKmjZeAAY

Matt,

How about some Mahler which goes real well with the sounds of snow-blowers?

Haim

You obviously speak from experience on this matter.

Plenty of experience.. with snow-blowers. No Mahlers here (too bombastic for my tender soul). Come to think of it, I cannot recall the last time anyone posted a work by him.

Haim,

Mahler can be plenty introspective!

You just have to find the right reading of a piece.

You want something to go with your snow blower?

Try Bruckner or Wagner by Solti. ;D

Continuing on more relaxed program:

Bill Evans: We Will Meet Again 

This was his last studio recording before his premature death. '79.

• Bill Evans – piano
• Tom Harrell – trumpet
• Marc Johnson – bass
• Joe La Barbera – drums
• Larry Schneider – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute

This isn't my favourite album but won Grammy.

Ludwig van Beethoven:  The Piano Trios, Vol. 1

TrioVanBeethoven:  Clemens Zeilinger (piano), Verena Stourzh (violin), Erich Oskar Huetter (cello) 

Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70/1 "Ghost"

Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO 38

Piano Trio No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 1/1

I haven't listened to the Opus 1 trios for a while and so it was nice to listen to the first trio here.  It instantly brings back very fond memories for me as it was the second piano trio I learnt right after the C minor Op. 1/3 which holds the distinction as the very first piano trio I ever learnt.

I remember Ms London for her role as Nurse Dixie McCall on the American TV drama "Emergency". Years later I learned she was also a sultry singer.

( I hope that's a loaf of bread or medical gear Dr. Brackett is holding   )

Paul McCartney and Carl Davis. Liverpool Oratorio. On 2 CDs from 1991. Stepping well outside my typical genre, as Sir Paul did when he accepted commission for this. But long winter nights are given to such forays. I have no basis to evaluate the merits of it, only to say that this is my second listen and may be a long while until the third.

During workout, good concert downloaded from the site off Porcupine Tree...