Paul Rodgers  - Muddy  Water Blues ,one of rocks' great vocalists on a selection of blues standards helped by a selection of lead guitarists of different tracks .Highly recommended.

Alan

After a busy weekend with family, i've got Sunday afternoon to myself...

Starting with this, an album i've not really played that much but her voice is hitting the spot nicely today. 

Tracey Thorn - LOVE And Its OPPOSITE

Eric Clapton - MTV unplugged

Good acoustic (mostly) blues music by Eric Claption.

Finally the time is right for jazz. Donald Byrd - Free Form.

Transitional moment before the more ground-breaking ‘Giant Steps’.

G

Thin Lizzy  - Live and Dangerous

First of the day earlier this morning

Enjoyed the first Shlby Lynne so much I thought I wold play this next superb.

Clive B posted:

Finally the time is right for jazz. Donald Byrd - Free Form.

Great suggestion! I'll join with Donald Byrd's free form.

Regards, Jeroen.

Now Playing.......

Art Pepper - Tokyo Debut

Art Pepper (alto saxophone), Cal Tjader (vibes 6 - 8 only), Bob Redfield (guitar 6 - 8 only), Rob Fisher (bass), Peter Riso (drums) and Poncho Sanchez (percussion).

via CD Player........  Starting the morning with some Art Pepper, this is the first alum that I have purchased of Art's and taking it out for a spin.  First track is mighty fine!

Kula Shaker  - K , haven't played this in years

Manic Street Preachers - This is my truth tell me yours

Sounding great on vinyl, volume up!

A stellar ensemble ‘cast’ with Joni during her best period imho.

G

Mid 1980s vinyl. Done some errands, time to relax with some trio jazz and a cheeky Jameson's.

Clive B posted:

Finally the time is right for jazz. Donald Byrd - Free Form.

 

Just played this:

I think Cristo Redentor is one of his best.

(1985)

Some earlyish Jeff Beck that includes more vocal tracks than we became accustomed to including People Get ready with Rod Stewart. 

Richard Morris posted:

Clive B posted:

Finally the time is right for jazz. Donald Byrd - Free Form.

 

Just played this:

I think Cristo Redentor is one of his best.

Just playing it now to remind myself. Yes, this is a fine track, heavily spiritual and a nice minor blues.

Chapterhouse - Whirlpool;

Stevee_S posted:

(1985)

Some earlyish Jeff Beck that includes more vocal tracks than we became accustomed to including People Get ready with Rod Stewart. 

Steve

This album to me sounds very much of its time, but People Get Ready is still a standout and its a pity Beck and Stewart could not manage to work together long enough to produce a latter day album  in this vein.

Alan 

Prince  - Rave Un2  the Joy Fantastic   despite its compressed sound this is a great album with plenty of variety and guest artists

Alan 

ALANP posted:

Stevee_S posted:

(1985)

Some earlyish Jeff Beck that includes more vocal tracks than we became accustomed to including People Get ready with Rod Stewart. 

Steve

This album to me sounds very much of its time, but People Get Ready is still a standout and its a pity Beck and Stewart could not manage to work together long enough to produce a latter day album  in this vein.

Alan 

Hi Alan,

Funnily enough I was going to add exactly you're "of it's time" observation in my own comment but thought I'd let it lie. It's not an album I've played in many years and I now remember why not. Despite our current thinking this album went on "to reach No.39 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. Two singles also charted: the first being a reunion with singer Rod Stewart for a cover of 'People Get Ready' and the second single 'Gets Us All in the End'. The instrumental 'Escape' even went on to win the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammys, which was to be Beck's first of many such awards".

Cheers, Steve

Origin, Evanescence, CD. Treating the neighbours to a thunder storm while it snows.

On the turntable this afternoon has been more of the recent Porcupine Tree In Absentia reissue on white vinyl.  Really good, and highly recommended.

Afterwards, it was Shelby Lynne's Just a Little Lovin' on an Analogue Productions 200g slab on black vinyl - I've long enjoyed the CD of this one, but somehow the AP vinyl issue is a a bit underwhelming.  It's good, but not the "wow" you'd expect.  Maybe I have a duff copy?

And just to rub it in, I then dug out my old original US issue of David Bowie's Tonight.  I think Tonight has been rather unfairly treated by the critics.  It contains some great music - the two side openers, Loving the Alien and neighbourhood Threat being particular highlights - and compares well with its immediate predecessor, Let's Dance. I bought my copy on release in the US - IIRC from a record shop somewhere near Quincy Market in Boston. It has survived very well, and sounds superb!!  A quick look at the deadwax reveals the Masterdisk stamp and the trumpet etching (the trumpet was usually a good sign on US pressings of the time).  If you ever wonder what all fuss is about with vinyl then try to get a listen to an LP such as this against the CD...

I was going to go out, but given there's a mini-blizzard here, think I'll stay in, and listen to the English musical avant-garde in a playful mood instead. On UK first press vinyl from 1979: