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

Jeff Crosby & the Refugees

"All Nighter"   (2014)   SP

Oscar always nice to hear

My favourite of Seal's later albums.  Slower in style and more ballads on this album.  You Get Me is delightful. 

Josh Rouse

"The Happiness Waltz"   (2013)   SP

Jazz and world a bit combined...

Heard some of this on Qobuz. How do you rate Jarrett's reed playing? An acquired taste perhaps?

Dave

Hungry Lucy

"Pulse Of The Earth"   (2010)   SP

Frank Zappa  - Apostrophe +

                    "Over-nite Sensation"    both on c.d.

both have some nice tunes underneath the sexual perversions...this is where dogs and "extra-marital" devices crop up on the songs...."Sheik Yerbouti" is just about a(r)s(e)s holes.

Magnificent work by this master Russian pianist.  New release from DG.

Downloaded as CD quality (16/44) from Qobuz.  Perfect end to a hectic day!

ATB.  George.

Dave,

Keith is one my favourite jazz pianists and he certainly polarises opinions. I only have the CD  and I love it.  How  I wish I was there. Phenomenal recording!

Steaming on Qobuz CD Quality 16bit 44.1Kz. FLAC

Dave

It's not his piano playing I have a problem with!

Dave

I was interested in the comments on this, esp the vinyl. I was never really tempted by the vinyl because of the difficulty they had (which Debs refers to) in trying to make the LP turn overs match the music which flows on from song to song. There were also questions about the source, but it is very disappointing to read about poor pressings. For what it's worth, do note that this is not a GD production (their vinyl is usually produced by Rhino) but licensed. I have the original CDs and I think they are pretty good like most of the various GD CD issues of live material.

Two From the Vault, just issued on vinyl by Light in the Attic, is also licensed, but this is a good pressing, although also expensive. The problem with these issues is that they are not released in Europe so there's always significant import duty as well as shipping costs to cover. I was listening to it earlier on and the music from 1968 is fantastic:

I only have the CD version but I am now tempted to get a recent Dead release on vinyl. This came out for RSD in November and is from Houston Texas in 1972. I have bought earlier GD RSD vinyl releases and the quality is very high.

What's the matter with the reed, Dave? Why does it bother you so much?

Let's just say I don't find it very enjoyable to my ears. But I have been listening to a lot of Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster, Paul Desmond, etc. recently. Or the Rava/Frescu above come to that.

Dave

Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

Originally Posted by GraemeH:

 

Homework music...FLAC Qobuz stream. They have a great Dead library.

 

G

 

Graeme,

 

last year i purchased the Dick's Picks vol.4 vinyl box-set 6 x LPs.

 

I tried very hard to dig the 1970 live recordings but unfortunately the vinyl quality was a huge letdown.

 

A very compressed poor SQ on warp-crappy awful pressings, surface noise, pops, clicks etc.
And the vinyls are not really proper LPs in the true sense meaning of Long Player; too many have only 10 little minutes or so of recorded music per side and LP6 has a blank B side : <
Shockingly poor value for money when you consider the Dead's vinyl is often very expensive priced.

[and a complete rip off in this case].

 

How well does the digital source is hold up...?

It's fab music imo but we deserve to hear it and enjoy with-out compromise : )

 

Debs

 

I was interested in the comments on this, esp the vinyl. I was never really tempted by the vinyl because of the difficulty they had (which Debs refers to) in trying to make the LP turn overs match the music which flows on from song to song. There were also questions about the source, but it is very disappointing to read about poor pressings. For what it's worth, do note that this is not a GD production (their vinyl is usually produced by Rhino) but licensed. I have the original CDs and I think they are pretty good like most of the various GD CD issues of live material.

 

Two From the Vault, just issued on vinyl by Light in the Attic, is also licensed, but this is a good pressing, although also expensive. The problem with these issues is that they are not released in Europe so there's always significant import duty as well as shipping costs to cover. I was listening to it earlier on and the music from 1968 is fantastic:

 

 

I only have the CD version but I am now tempted to get a recent Dead release on vinyl. This came out for RSD in November and is from Houston Texas in 1972. I have bought earlier GD RSD vinyl releases and the quality is very high.

This alone makes £20 a month for lossless FLAC seem good value.

G

Something excellent to calm me down after watching Liverpool Lose tonight

All masters of their instruments but I must admit I never paid much attention or my ears are not "tuned" enough to realize how much effect a "reed" choice would have on the playing of their chosen tools. Do you play any instrument by any chance? You seem to have a very "trained" ear. Maybe its just me

Enough chill out music, God's own group at their best!

Roger Chapman And The Shortlist - A Turn Unstoned? (1998)

Streaming: CD rip

The first Rush album of the 90s and a great album in its own right with some strong songs. 24 bit flsc streamed via Hugo, 

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Originally Posted by Cdb:

Originally Posted by naim_nymph:

Originally Posted by GraemeH:

 

Homework music...FLAC Qobuz stream. They have a great Dead library.

 

G

 

Graeme,

 

last year i purchased the Dick's Picks vol.4 vinyl box-set 6 x LPs.

 

I tried very hard to dig the 1970 live recordings but unfortunately the vinyl quality was a huge letdown.

 

A very compressed poor SQ on warp-crappy awful pressings, surface noise, pops, clicks etc.
And the vinyls are not really proper LPs in the true sense meaning of Long Player; too many have only 10 little minutes or so of recorded music per side and LP6 has a blank B side : <
Shockingly poor value for money when you consider the Dead's vinyl is often very expensive priced.

[and a complete rip off in this case].

 

How well does the digital source is hold up...?

It's fab music imo but we deserve to hear it and enjoy with-out compromise : )

 

Debs

 

I was interested in the comments on this, esp the vinyl. I was never really tempted by the vinyl because of the difficulty they had (which Debs refers to) in trying to make the LP turn overs match the music which flows on from song to song. There were also questions about the source, but it is very disappointing to read about poor pressings. For what it's worth, do note that this is not a GD production (their vinyl is usually produced by Rhino) but licensed. I have the original CDs and I think they are pretty good like most of the various GD CD issues of live material.

 

Two From the Vault, just issued on vinyl by Light in the Attic, is also licensed, but this is a good pressing, although also expensive. The problem with these issues is that they are not released in Europe so there's always significant import duty as well as shipping costs to cover. I was listening to it earlier on and the music from 1968 is fantastic:

 

 

I only have the CD version but I am now tempted to get a recent Dead release on vinyl. This came out for RSD in November and is from Houston Texas in 1972. I have bought earlier GD RSD vinyl releases and the quality is very high.

This alone makes £20 a month for lossless FLAC seem good value.

 

G

Prices of GD vinyl is scandalous : (

Deadhead vinyl completists must have very large mortgages.

Thanks for the reports on Houston Texas 1972, i was wondering about that one.

Also the 'Two From the Vault' set is very tempting, already have 'One From the Vault' 3 x LP set which is the most sublime dead music pressed on the most perfect vinyl, and beautifully presented in triple gate sleeve, very highly recommended!

Giving it a spin now...

Continuing the Roger Chapman theme..

Family - Family Entertainment (1969)

Original vinyl