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:
1967 - UK first(mono) pressing...
Love - Forever Changes
ewemon posted:
Due out 19th Jan. I have a copy of the original broadcast
i love this period of miles, with darryl jones, john scoffed, mino cinelu. How is the sound ?
i have the 10 cds « live at montreux « , fantastic !
Now Playing...............
Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui, Jon Hassell, Kheir Eddine M’Kachiche, Bjarte Eike - SIWAN
Jon Balke (keyboards, conductor), Barokksolistene: Amina Alaoui (vocal), Jon Hassell (trumpet, electronics), Kheir Eddine M'Kachiche (violin), Helge Norbakken (percussion), Pedram Khavar Zamini (zarb), Bjarte Eike (violin), Per Buhre (violin), Peter Spissky (violin), Anna Ivanovna Sundin (violin), Miloš Valent (violin), Rastko Roknic (viola), Joel Sundin (viola), Tom Pitt (violoncello), Kate Hearne (violoncello), Mattias Frostensson (double-bass), Andreas Arend (theorboe, archlute) and Hans Knut Sveen (harpsichord, clavichord).
Streaming on NAS........ started of this morning with Jon and returning to his music after returning from work. Cold and dark outside and music is both lighting up and warming up the room, Jon and his assembled cast of musicians is outstanding!
CD. Beethoven - Sonaten - Pathetique, Mondschein - Emil Gilels
Now playing...........
Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia
Streaming on NAS.......... changing the pace prior to heading out the door in an hour to meet up with friends..... Mark is sounding might fine this evening!
Agnes Obel - Philharmonics
passed away 25 years ago today...
Drikus posted:
Love that particular track. Used to have the single.
Tad Dameron tribute band playing his wonderful compositions.
Western Youth debut album. A little taster above.
seakayaker posted:Now Playing...............
Jon Balke, Amina Alaoui, Jon Hassell, Kheir Eddine M’Kachiche, Bjarte Eike - SIWAN
Jon Balke (keyboards, conductor), Barokksolistene: Amina Alaoui (vocal), Jon Hassell (trumpet, electronics), Kheir Eddine M'Kachiche (violin), Helge Norbakken (percussion), Pedram Khavar Zamini (zarb), Bjarte Eike (violin), Per Buhre (violin), Peter Spissky (violin), Anna Ivanovna Sundin (violin), Miloš Valent (violin), Rastko Roknic (viola), Joel Sundin (viola), Tom Pitt (violoncello), Kate Hearne (violoncello), Mattias Frostensson (double-bass), Andreas Arend (theorboe, archlute) and Hans Knut Sveen (harpsichord, clavichord).
Streaming on NAS........ started of this morning with Jon and returning to his music after returning from work. Cold and dark outside and music is both lighting up and warming up the room, Jon and his assembled cast of musicians is outstanding!
Nordic-Arabic trance jazz, just brilliant.
lovely - just put in CD and press play - voila! 
Petrenko already made quite some remarkable recordings with this orchestra, so let’s see how this one holds up...
Tommy James and The Shondells. Anthology. On CD from 1989. Just bought, first listen. This compilation commands a couple of accolades. First, I have a couple of equivalent LPs* and the digital SQ here is far better in comparison; excellent clarity, depth into the mix and imaging. Love the tonal balance top-to-bottom. A very well mastered CD. Second, the track selection and ordering is logical; mostly but not entirely chronological and it flows nicely. Compared to my LPs, this CD really demonstrates how well-recorded these tracks were. Highly recommended.
* Roulette label LPs with "electronically re-channeled" stereo.
Pre-listening to the eclassical special Christmas deal of the day...
The Best Of Badfinger. On CD from 1995. Following up on my Tommy James post with a similarly enjoyable compilation. This one also plays with very good SQ and why not being recorded mostly at Abbey Road and AIR studios with production contributions by McCartney, Harrison, and Geoff Emerick?
Triggered by the posts under the ND555 impressions taking on some Simply Red. This album is not the best I think, the addition of the symphonic players takes out the punch of the music, so it becomes a bit lazy. At the beginning of the concert his voice is having trouble as I remember from the concert at North Sea Jazz Festival, later on it get’s better...
This is then much more enjoyable, of course also the guy years younger and having a much better voice...
