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

Haim Ronen posted:

On a Bosendorfer.

This makes me want to get his record with Art Pepper at Ronnie Scott's. Blues For The Fisherman. One of my top 10 records. On Mole vinyl. Thank you for the suggestion.

Via Tidal

ewemon posted:

Ewemon - some of us have to wait until 22/01 to get our hands on this (apart from one track  "Dust" available on Tidal) most unfair! . Must be pretty good tho' judging by how often you are playing it 

Natalie Cole: Inseparable 

'This will be' is forever my fave. Good bye Natalie.

Adolf Busch & Busch Quartet:  The Complete Warner Recordings

One of my Christmas gifts to myself.  I had some individual discs but to have all 16 cd's finally is a very good thing.  One of the highlights of my music collection.

I have a nice collection already of music recorded from 1950 to the present day so in 2016, my goal is to increase my recordings with treasures from the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.

Had two great jazz albums on involving the same bass player...

This being the other in collaboration with two other great jazz artists....

Bert Schurink posted:

Had two great jazz albums on involving the same bass player...

 

 

This sounds like an album worth getting. It's funny, the stairs look rather nice on the album cover, unlike the reality!

lutyens posted:

Haim Ronen posted:

On a Bosendorfer.

This makes me want to get his record with Art Pepper at Ronnie Scott's. Blues For The Fisherman. One of my top 10 records. On Mole vinyl. Thank you for the suggestion.

'Ice Cream Truck' is a track from the 'Bulgarian Blues' album. Two more of Milcho Leviev on MA recordings are:

Another very special one which was released only in Japan in 1985 with Charlie Haden:

Regards,

Haim

Tony2011 posted:

Original vinyl...

A great few last albums you have been playing there Tony. 

Suzanne Vega, Solitude Standing, something chilled and brilliant as the rest of the family are asleep whilst I'm still wide awake after sleeping for half the day with never ending man flu!  Flac via audirvana/Hugo 

Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:

City and colour - Little hell

 

Great album.

Tony2011 posted:

Stevee_S posted:

Tony2011 posted:

 

Original vinyl...

A great few last albums you have been playing there Tony. 

Thank you, Steve. I was going to stream them on Tidal but  these albums sound so much better on vinyl and I am very lucky to own them in  original pressings. Happy new year and keep the good music rolling.

Thanks Tony, from what you are saying you don't give those lovely original vinyls a spin too often, is that to protect or maintain their original integrity? Happy new year to you too as ever I will be interested and inspired to see what you are listening to. 

Natalie Cole: Unforgettable 1991 Release

RIP Natalie

Natalie Cole: Natalie  1976 release

Her second album contains a hit Mr. Melody shows a tremendous control on her vocal. Taking a similar approach to her debut album ( clearly trying to cash in further from her previous smash hit' This Will be' ) but more gospel influenced.

ewemon posted:

Gianluigi Mazzorana posted:

City and colour - Little hell

 

Great album.

Indeed Ewemon! And really well recorded as well!

Rush. Counterparts (1993). On remastered CD from 2004. My first listen. Definitely the heavier, darker side of Rush. Complex music that will take repeated listenings for me to get a handle on.

The good lady has declared it to be Sinatra day in our household because she enjoyed the All or Nothing Documentary that was on the box for the last 2 evenings. Since I consider this his best period then that is where we will start. A lot of the discs in this set are considered to be the ones with the best SQ.

Stange Days from this set

Leopold SQ/Paul Lewis: Mozart Piano Quartets No.1-2 : 2002 recording

Atmospheric recording with a better sense of placement of each instruments than older recording. Natural and reasonably clear piano even tho it’s placed behind the strings.

Modern reading perhaps less character than Rubinstein. Fiddle has more expressive and sweet disposition. Competently played but forgettable with no strong focal point orlasting take away.

This is a soft low energy set with no sharp corners or attack throughout. Even worse the Beaux Arts due to lack of rhythmic drive.

Rubber Soul from this box set

Allegri Quartet/Stephen Bishop : Mozart Clarinet Trio K.498 & Quintet K.581  1969 Recording

Mozart was quite enchanted by the sound of Clarinet and I see why. 

Clarinet gives the tunes a friendly rustic aura. Maybe the music sounds a little bit more accessible than all highly polished salon style. Bishop does a good job injecting liveliness and reasonably assertive whilst working closely with others.  This tone of clarinet has a warm holographic glow and the way it's played by Jack Brymer has a wonderfully liquid and natural.

1st run, but already very pleased with what I hear so far...