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:
ewemon posted:
You tease ! - I have this on pre-order and am looking forward to delivery 
Sounding sublime this afternoon. A beautiful album both in content and recording quality that i always enjoy listening to.
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin'
1997 - CD (rip)...
Unplugging the Eagles to hear some more, this live double album is well worth the ticket.
Signed vinyl copy. The Rails are Kami Thompson (Richard and Linda’s daughter) on vocals and acoustic, and James Walbourne (guitarist for the Pretenderand the Pogues), here with three fine sidies to make up a 5 piece. Folk-rock songs from James and Kami, beautifully sung, extremely well played, it’s lazy to compare James with his father-in-law RT, but the excellence of his guitar playing and the way it’s used to enhance the song makes it very easy to do so. Class.
1990 - CD (rip)...
ewemon posted:
When I saw her at the Royal Festival Hall I thought it was a fabulous performance but I must have dozed off and missed that bit. Must pay 100% attention next time.
2001 - CD (rip)...
Recent 180gm vinyl. Dr John’s first outing, before the blues/boogie-woogie piano master, he was a voodo psychedelic, this album turns 50 this year, still sounds weird, but really enjoyable.
Enjoying some Supertramp and a glass of sherry while waiting for dinner to cook.
Eoink posted:
Recent 180gm vinyl. Dr John’s first outing, before the blues/boogie-woogie piano master, he was a voodo psychedelic, this album turns 50 this year, still sounds weird, but really enjoyable.
I bought this on release, attracted at first by the cover (ah, those were the days). As the years pass it never fails to stun, and it’s easily one of the weirdest albums to retain its allure. Mystery to me why Stuart Maconie never made it a Freak Zone Album Of The Week
(1989)
Because I needed some more of Don Henley's voice and music.
Stevee_S posted:
(1989)
Because I needed some more of Don Henley's voice and music.
Joining Stevee in listening to this, in my case on original vinyl. Because it’s a damn fine album I haven’t listened to for far too long. Thanks for the reminder Stevee.
2005 - CD (rip)...
Stevee_S posted:james n posted:james n posted:While i catch up with the Music Room postings, this fine album is getting a play
Malia & Boris Blank - Convergence
I enjoyed this album so much yesterday that it's got to have another play today. A wonderful musical collaboration with a fantastically bouncy bass line (in true Yello fashion).
Superb stuff
I agree, it's great fun.
And IMO one of the top ten albums of this decade : )
Debs
One of my long-time favourite Tull albums, nicely remastered on this CD. Accompanying booklet makes interesting reading too.
2 x LP - Verve 2007 : )
Herbie Hancock – piano
Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
Dave Holland – bass
Lionel Loueke – guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Larry Klein - bass (on "All I Want")
songs were written by Joni Mitchell, except where noted
"Court and Spark" (featuring Norah Jones) – 7:35
"Edith and the Kingpin" (featuring Tina Turner) – 6:32
"Both Sides, Now" – 7:38
"River" (featuring Corinne Bailey Rae) – 5:25
"Sweet Bird" – 8:15
"Tea Leaf Prophecy" (featuring Joni Mitchell) (Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein) – 6:34
"Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:42
"Amelia" (featuring Luciana Souza) – 7:26
"Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter) – 7:30
"The Jungle Line" (featuring Leonard Cohen) – 5:00
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Covering his bebop-era work from the late '40s and early '50s, the 16-track collection finds Monk in his early prime with such up-and-coming jazz standards as "Ruby, My Dear," "In Walked Bud," "'Round Midnight," and "Straight No Chaser." And unlike much of the pianist's later work on Riverside and Columbia, here the sound is compact and fleet, with some of the best solos to be heard on any classic bop date.