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:
Chillin’’ to this fine album released 2002 . ????
Now Playing.........
Jack DeJohnette featuring Bill Frisell - The elephant sleeps but still remembers
Jack DeJohnette (drums, percussion) & Bill Frisell (guitar, banjo)
Streaming on NAS.......... Kicking off the day with John & Bill, definitely need a wake up call this morning and the opening track is getting the blood moving.......... sounding mighty sweet!
Playing on Compact Disc - Good Talking Heads from 1980 with Brian Eno producing and recordrd at the Legendary Compass Point Studios.
Yes - The Yes Album.
I've seen all good people turn their heads each day, so satisfied I'm on my way. Marvellous!
Now playing............
Andrew Cyrille - The Declaration of Musical Independence
Andrew Cyrille (drums, percussion), Bill Frisell (guitar), Richard Teitelbaum (piano, synthesizer) and Ben Street (bass).
Streaming on NAS.......... continuing this Monday morning with a drummer, Andrew Cyrille, as the band leader with Bill, Richard and Ben and this is one fine album!
Kenny Burrell - Blue lights
Recorded in 1958.
- Bass – Sam Jones
- Drums – Art Blakey
- Guitar – Kenny Burrell
- Piano – Bobby Timmons (tracks: B1, B2), Duke Jordan (tracks: A1, A2)
- Tenor Saxophone – Junior Cook (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Tina Brooks (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
- Trumpet – Louis Smith (2) (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
Only my second listen to this recent purchase but I think it might already have established itself as my favourite of the five Natalie Merchant albums I've now bought.
October 1997
Playing on Cassette on TDK AD C60 - Great Steve Hillage from 1978 with Floyds Nick Mason in the production chair with Steve.
Tabby cat posted:Playing on Cassette on TDK AD C60 - Great Steve Hillage from 1978 with Floyds Nick Mason in the production chair with Steve.
He's touring next year - three venues announced so far. I'm undecided whether to bite the bullet and go for one of those shows or to hold out for a venue a bit closer to home. I'll probably end up going to London.
On Vinyl
Adele - 25
Steve Hillage - Live Herald
I haven't played any ELP for a while. This is a long-time favourite album of mine.
(1976)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Their eponymous debut album sounding very good here, remastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering for the Warner Bros. Records in 2015.
"These were mastered in Hi-Res from second-generation “EQ copies”. These source tapes include any EQ, level and dynamic processing added (with the approval of the album’s producers) during the original mastering sessions". - Discogs
Playing on Vinyl - Timeless UK Blues from 1966 introducing a new guitarist called Eric ....
Steve Hillage - Live at Rockpalast
Having reminded myself why I like Steve a Hillage so much with Live Herald, I wanted to check out some of the other live versions of Lunar Musick Suite I have.
OAM Trio + Mark Turner - Then and now
Nice modern jazz.
Omer Avital / bass
Aaron Goldberg / piano
Marc Miralta / drums
Mark Turner / saxophone
(1979)
Spectral Morning
It's good to dig out some Steve Hackett now and again, this is one of his better and better known solo albums released a couple of years after he had split from Genesis.
Def Leppard
Hysteria (2017 Remaster) - CD Rip
Edward
Steve Hillage
L (2006 Remaster) - CD Rip
Edward
Oscar Peterson - Last call at the Blue Note
- Bass – Ray Brown
- Drums – Bobby Durham
- Guitar – Herb Ellis
- Piano – Oscar Peterson
Some after-dinner Beatles.