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;

https://forums.naimaudio.com/cr...nt/45070658828583310

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by wenger2015

Finkfan posted:

Cd on loan from [@mention:50422349809511500]
sounding stunning on the CDX2 this morning.

I can take no credit for this one, it was recommended by Adam Z, excellent album

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Finkfan

Adam Zielinski posted:
Finkfan posted:

Cd on loan from [@mention:50422349809511500]
sounding stunning on the CDX2 this morning.
It is a great album that I've only discovered this year. Track no 2 makes for a good system tester

It's a beautifully recorded album. Such a relaxing listen Adam

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Adam Zielinski

Finkfan posted:
Adam Zielinski posted:
Finkfan posted:

Cd on loan from [@mention:50422349809511500]
sounding stunning on the CDX2 this morning.
It is a great album that I've only discovered this year. Track no 2 makes for a good system tester
It's a beautifully recorded album. Such a relaxing listen Adam

Glad you like it both.

Try some other albums by 'Wasilewski Trio' - available from ECM.

They've been recording their own music for close to 20 years. But they also act as the 'section' for Tomasz Stanko - either live or when the maestro is recording.

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Finkfan

Thanks for the recommendation Adam

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Tony2011

1998 - Tidal...

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Borders Nick

George Mraz and Emil Viklicky - Together Again. (2014) Tidal.

One of Haim's recommendations I think - been playing this quite a bit over the last few days.

"When it comes to combining jazz with European folk idioms, the Scandinavians haven't quite got the monopoly. George Mraz and Emil Viklický have been creating their beautiful blend of jazz and Moravian music for years, although this is their first purely duet album. In their hands the two idioms seem made for each other. The first of these 11 pieces could almost be a kind of blues. Mraz, long a US resident, is one of the most famous bassists in jazz, while pianist Viklický is one of the Czech Republic's top film composers. Technically, the playing is simply stupendous.". https://www.theguardian.com/mu...her-again-review-act

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Adam Zielinski

Borders Nick posted:
George Mraz and Emil Viklicky - Together Again. (2014) Tidal.
One of Haim's recommendations I think - been playing this quite a bit over the last few days.
"When it comes to combining jazz with European folk idioms, the Scandinavians haven't quite got the monopoly. George Mraz and Emil Viklický have been creating their beautiful blend of jazz and Moravian music for years, although this is their first purely duet album. In their hands the two idioms seem made for each other. The first of these 11 pieces could almost be a kind of blues. Mraz, long a US resident, is one of the most famous bassists in jazz, while pianist Viklický is one of the Czech Republic's top film composers. Technically, the playing is simply stupendous.". https://www.theguardian.com/mu...her-again-review-act

Yeap - a good album. Bought it as a high-res download following Haim's recommendation

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by hungryhalibut

Hmm, that looks good, and it's down to £11.50 on Qubuz at the moment, for the 24 bit version.

Posted on: 27 December 2016 by Tony2011