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:
(1995)
Alison Krauss - Now That I've Found You: A Collection
I had few older sweet voiced Alison Krauss CDs (with and without Union Station) drop on the doormat this morning, this is one of them.
Jimmy Reed - Five Classic Albums plus Singles.
Inspiration for so many of the British Blues Explosion bands, this package has all the Jimmy Reed you'll ever need. 
Another cracker from the good folks at Real Gone Music, whose re-masters really do work.
Beth Nielsen Chapman's latest album. Out today.
Eric Bibb - An Evening With Eric Bibb.
Another album from the ever reliable Eric Bibb, who's at his best live, IMHO.
Giving this a play to get into the mood, as I've just managed to capture tickets for an intimate local gig in April ... woohoo! 
(1976 | 1994)
It's Friday evening, it's been a while and I fancy some Genesis. This was their first after Peter Gabriel had departed and is one of the fine series of Definitive Edition remasters
dave marshall posted:
Jimmy Reed - Five Classic Albums plus Singles.
Inspiration for so many of the British Blues Explosion bands, this package has all the Jimmy Reed you'll ever need.
Another cracker from the good folks at Real Gone Music, whose re-masters really do work.
Dave! Stop it! I've just spent too much money, now you're encouraging me to spend more, damn you!
Cannonball Adderley - Live at the club
Allmusic.com:
Cannonball Adderley's most popular album, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy wasn't actually recorded "Live at 'The Club'," as its subtitle says. The hoax was meant to publicize a friend's nightclub venture in Chicago, but Adderley actually recorded the album in Los Angeles, where producer David Axelrod set up a club in the Capitol studios and furnished free drinks to an invitation-only audience. Naturally, the crowd is in an extremely good mood, and Adderley's quintet, feeding off the energy in the room, gives them something to shout about. By this point, Adderley had perfected a unique blend of earthy soul-jazz and modern, subtly advanced post-bop; very rarely did some of these harmonies and rhythms pop up in jazz so saturated with blues and gospel feeling. Those latter influences are the main inspiration for acoustic/electric pianist Joe Zawinul's legendary title cut, a genuine Top 40 pop hit that bears a passing resemblance to the Southern soul instrumentals of the mid-'60s, but works a looser, more laid-back groove (without much improvisation). The deep, moaning quality and spacy texture of "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" stand in contrast to the remainder of the record, though; Nat Adderley contributes two upbeat and challenging originals in "Fun" and "Games," while Zawinul's second piece, "Hippodelphia," is on the same level of sophistication. The leader's two selections -- the gospel-inflected "Sticks" and the hard-swinging, bluesy bop of "Sack O' Woe" (the latter of which became a staple of his repertoire) -- are terrific as well, letting the group really dig into its roots. Adderley's irrepressible exuberance was a major part of his popularity, and no document captures that quality as well -- or with such tremendous musical rewards -- as Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.
Now Playing......
Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece
Streaming on TIDAL....... Going with a mention from TONYM and taking 'Veedon Fleece' out for a spin..... A trip back into the early '70's, a lovely album!
Kevin-W posted:dave marshall posted:
Jimmy Reed - Five Classic Albums plus Singles.
Inspiration for so many of the British Blues Explosion bands, this package has all the Jimmy Reed you'll ever need.
Another cracker from the good folks at Real Gone Music, whose re-masters really do work.
Dave! Stop it! I've just spent too much money, now you're encouraging me to spend more, damn you!
As my missus would say, "but it was a bargain" ................ get it done! 
From the Ten Year War box, which I've just bought, this is on rather lurid purple/maroon splatter vinyl. Very nice presentation and attention to detail, right down to the Vertigo "swirl" label and inner bag.
SQ is very good - the remasters were done by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham. Pearce used a Studer A820 to transfer the original analogue masters to high-res (96/24) for (minimal) editing. Happy with this one.
As for the music, it's peerless of course.
Kevin-W posted:dave marshall posted:
Jimmy Reed - Five Classic Albums plus Singles.
Inspiration for so many of the British Blues Explosion bands, this package has all the Jimmy Reed you'll ever need.
Another cracker from the good folks at Real Gone Music, whose re-masters really do work.
Dave! Stop it! I've just spent too much money, now you're encouraging me to spend more, damn you!
Kevin, It's only about £7 delivered it would be rude not to...
Stevee_S posted:
(1976 | 1994)
It's Friday evening, it's been a while and I fancy some Genesis. This was their first after Peter Gabriel had departed and is one of the fine series of Definitive Edition remasters
Still my favourite Genesis album. I think you've just prompted me to dig it out, Steve.
Original UK vinyl pressing. By way of a bit of a change from the Sabs.
Elmore James - The Ultimate Collection.
The essential choons from the king of slide guitar blues ......... cheap as chips on The River.
You listenin' Kevin? 
Kevin-W posted:
From the Ten Year War box, which I've just bought, this is on rather lurid purple/maroon splatter vinyl. Very nice presentation and attention to detail, right down to the Vertigo "swirl" label and inner bag.
SQ is very good - the remasters were done by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham. Pearce used a Studer A820 to transfer the original analogue masters to high-res (96/24) for (minimal) editing. Happy with this one.
As for the music, it's peerless of course.
This album was the first I bought on the Vertigo label and as a teenager I thought the swirl really cool and very suited to Sabbath
dave marshall posted:
Elmore James - The Ultimate Collection.
The essential choons from the king of slide guitar blues ......... cheap as chips on The River.
You listenin' Kevin?
My wallet hates you, Marshall!
MDS posted:Stevee_S posted:
(1976 | 1994)
It's Friday evening, it's been a while and I fancy some Genesis. This was their first after Peter Gabriel had departed and is one of the fine series of Definitive Edition remasters
Still my favourite Genesis album. I think you've just prompted me to dig it out, Steve.
Go for it Mike if you're in the mood, super album that holds a whole bunch of great Spanish memories for me. 
S/h vinyl
Why? Not had a Yello spin for ages and this one doesn't get out much.
steve
Kevin-W posted:dave marshall posted:
Elmore James - The Ultimate Collection.
The essential choons from the king of slide guitar blues ......... cheap as chips on The River.
You listenin' Kevin?
My wallet hates you, Marshall!
When did I ever suggest that this music hobby of ours was going to be cheap? 
Jeroen20 posted:Janine Jansen - Vivaldi: The four seasons
Wonderful performance of the four seasons.
Good. but for me a little rushed
Stevee_S talked me into it.
When I hear the few bars of Dance On A Volcano I always reach for the remote and wind the volume up
Picking up from MDS a couple of days back, I feel a Zep evening coming on.
Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day.
What a night that was ................ erm, no, I wasn't one of the lucky 18,000 with a ticket ............... but I've got the Blu-ray!
Rock 'n Roll .......... 'nuff said.
cheers
EJ