What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016
2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;
Borders Nick posted:Jeff Anderson posted:
Ryan Adams - "Easy Tiger" (2007)
I'll join you with this one Jeff - haven't played it for ages. Sounding fresh. CD rip. Plus it stops me having to listen to more of that prog stuff for now (hope Clive's not listening)
I am a RA fan, lucky to have seen him in a smallish venue back in 2001 and he and his band played for over 2 hours. The band was having a blast as was the crowd and I was permitted to bootleg it so I have that to listen to every couple months along with commercial releases. I have prog days ever now and then. All music is good music. I enjoy your posts Nick. Good listening. Jeff A
On 45rpm vinyl...
On vinyl...
George Mraz and Emil Viklický - two of the leading Czech jazz musicians united again. George Mraz is one of the most profiled bass players in the world and Emil Viklický is the "patriarch of Czech jazz piano"(the London Evening Standard). They perform a new Czech way of jazz, fresh ideas on traditional foundations and no least of all two of the most remarkable voices of jazz can be discovered on "Together Again".
Vinyl.
The new Scott Walker
John Lennon. Plastic Ono Band. On early vinyl from 1970. Heavy stuff. Top to bottom a raw, guttural, and emotionally brilliant album.
Another full listen - attractive for people coming from different style preferences, suggest to sample it in full on Tidal, even while one of the songs had multiple drop outs for me...
Brahms' violin sonatas give most of the most interesting material to the violin, with the piano given a supporting role that only sparingly is given the opportunity to take over. True or not, Dumay and Lortie certainly play to this view. Dumay is hugely charismatic, has a gorgeous, warm tone, and plays very expressively. By contrast, Lortie is a non-entity behind a keyboard that isn't so much recorded, as well as played in the background. Other duos share the honors a bit more, but conceptually, these performances are very good when taken on its own terms - Dumay and Lortie certainly have the measure of their dense complexity and pace to perfection. Sonatas for violin solo, with continuo.
Cheers
EJ
A+ | Tidal
(1996)
Another day and another beautiful morning, this one from WA was their best album for many years after a long period of mediocre studio albums.
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(2009)
Sounding as good today as it did all those years ago... just playing CD 1 of 2 for now.
Rondo 6:29
Ars Longa Vita Brevis 13:25
Little Arabella 6:14
She Belongs To Me 13:18
Bert Schurink posted:Another full listen - attractive for people coming from different style preferences, suggest to sample it in full on Tidal, even while one of the songs had multiple drop outs for me...
First full listen for me also Bert, (no drop outs fortunately). It's very impressive and enjoyable. Hard to categorise, other than its very Neil Cowley - ish , and a progression of their sound.
On vinyl...
On vinyl...
ewemon posted:
Great album, Ewe. Can't go wrong with a bit of Blakey. Forty years on, it sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Magic!
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(2010)
Probably my favourite Hybrid album, its been calling me all afternoon, running around inside my head so, no option other than to play it.
2008 - Tidal...
If, like me, you are not a major fan of Courtney Pine, you'll still enjoy this one, as you'll hardly notice he is in there at all. Not as good or innovative as "Out Of Many, One People", their 1987 debut album
Incredibly, Pine is credit as being an influence and major innovator with the original lineup of the band. It's a funny world.
Slick n' groovy to relax to after work.
G