What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Playing on Compact Disc - Great songs and dark atmosphere
Let's kick off the weekend with the Esher demos:
Dexter Gordon - Gotham city
- Bass – Percy Heath
- Drums – Art Blakey
- Guitar – George Benson
- Piano – Cedar Walton
- Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
- Trumpet – Woody Shaw
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
It's the opening track, In a Sentimental Mood, on this album which is the highlight where the two masters seem best to gel and complement one another. That said, the others tracks also offer some fantastically inventive playing, particularly so for Ellington. Some nice dinnertime jazz.
Buy this album & give your mind + ears a treat
Note: The follow up album is being recorded right now, with a similar array of talented musicians. Oh and Charlie has already started composing the 3rd album!
Charlie Cawood - The Divine Abstract
Wonderful at 3am!
24/96 from Bandcamp. Their best single so far, IMNSHO:
Nice album, while I do prefer an acoustic bass over an electric bass...
I just wrote some Prosa on the ND555, the machine so well represent the groove on the song ambrosia...., I should by the way get also the other albums of these guys. Modern and fresh...
Barney Wilen - Talisman
- Double Bass – Ira Coleman
- Drums – Billy Drummond
- Piano – Laurent de Wilde
- Saxophone – Barney Wilen
Coltrane's Sound
More fine jazz which, whilst I'm sure it would feel best in the late evening, works rather well at lunchtime too. Despite a slightly distorted piano sound, there's some fine accompaniment and soloing from McCoy Tyner.
Bert Schurink posted:Nice to end the evening with Al...
I always associate Al Jarreau with Moonlighting, that TV series from the 80's (when Bruce Willis had hair).
16/48 from Bandcamp. Great live track:
In from the rain and drying out listening to Diane Krall. Very soothing.
From a great soul/rock voice (Ese) to perhaps the greatest soul voice of them all (Aretha). On double CD, in glorious mono:
Stan Tracey - Under Milk Wood
I was reminded of this earlier by a post from Richard Morris. I haven't played this in years (at least 15) and I know I've never played it much, so it's coming as a very pleasant new discovery. Rather good sound too.
Steve Kuhn trio - Pavane for a dead princess
The Steve Kuhn trio improvising on classical music.
Haven't listened to this (or any Doors for that matter) in a long time.
Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds. on cd.
Feinberg plays a collection of Fugues by various composers from the 17th & 18th century.