What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)

John Mayer - Paradise Valley, a less poppy and more mature sound

Now playing.......

Mathias Eick - Ravensburg

Mathias Eick (trumpet, voice), Håkon Aase (violin), Andreas Ulvo (piano), Audun Erlien (electric bass), Torstein Lofthus (drums), and Helge Andreas Norbakken (drums, percussion).

Streaming on TIDAL.......    In the mood for some soothing trumpet, and I also love this album!

Johnny Hartman - Songs from the heart

ewemon posted:

An even earlier set of Andrews entitled Sings and Sings and Sings. Sorry no pic

Always thought he sounded vey much Bobby Blandish on this album.

Why not?

Tabby cat posted:

Great debut album from Wishbone Ash - Playing on Vinyl on Decca Records 1971

Ian, I believe their debut album was the eponymous Wishbone Ash, released a year earlier...

Disc 1 of the two disc set

Having a Wishbone Ash fest - Playing on Vinyl on MCA Records -1981

Thanks Stevee - Did you see them Live over the years ?

I only saw them once on the Number the Brave tour 1981 and thought they where great.I remember they started the set with "The King will come" it was wicked.Argus is their big album.

Happy listening - Rock on Mate

Louis Hayes sextet - Blue Lou

This is a great recording by the Louis Hayes sextet! The title might imply that they only / mostly play slow songs. However, the opposite is true. All tracks are medium to up tempo. All members play well and give great solos.

Recommended if you are into bebop style of jazz.

Louis Hayes - drums

Eddie Allen - trumpet

Gerald Hayes - alto sax

Javon Jackson - tenor sax

Ronnie Mathews - piano

Clint Houston - bass

The Isley Bros / Santana - Power of Peace, this isn't too bad musically, but like a lot of Santana's recent output the sound is compressed to hell and there is no dynamics or nuances to the music.Shame as it seems a modicum of care went into performing the songs  

Joanna MacGregor - Play

No real reason. Work has finished. Having a cup of tea     But the mood is right.  

Nightmares on Wax.      Shape the Future.

Latest long player

(January 2018)

Moon Duo - Jukebox Babe

Just a really nice two track taster from the duo who addd their own psych rock spin to this one from Iggy.

“We started playing ‘No Fun’ after BBC Radio 6 asked us to record an Iggy song for his 70th birthday. We added it to our set to work it out for the session and kept playing it every night because everyone loves that song. We worked up a version of ‘Jukebox Babe’ because our sound engineer Larry got it stuck in his head and was singing it all the time. We figured, we may as well play it if we’re going to hear it all the time."e

A great recommendation by Mr Marshall (Don Letts, Social Classics Vol 2) led me to explore more. First off it's...

Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

Tabby cat posted:

Thanks Stevee - Did you see them Live over the years ?

I only saw them once on the Number the Brave tour 1981 and thought they where great.I remember they started the set with "The King will come" it was wicked.Argus is their big album.

Happy listening - Rock on Mate

Yes I caught them at The Fairfield Halls in Croydon on their 1973 tour. It was a really good night loads of their early big numbers got played (very well) the place was rocking. If you don't happen to have any of their live albums go for Live Dates (not Live Dates 2 or 3) good stuff from their early years. 

Cheers. 

Sebastien Tellier.   Politics.

Too all those looking forward to tomorrow's exciting voting procedures.

Moon Duo - Live in Ravenna

(2014)

In need of more from Moon Duo and reminiscing about live gigs prompted me to give duo's a spin. I wasn't there unfortunately, a hot summer evening on an Adriatic  beach in the summer of 2013, I could go a bit of that right now. 

james n posted:

A great recommendation by Mr Marshall (Don Letts, Social Classics Vol 2) led me to explore more. First off it's...

Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

I’ve always loved the Clash version of the title track. 

Eoink posted:

Loki posted:

This morning: Bruckner's 7 th Symphony, Scottish Symph. Orch, Naxos: sublime! And I usually avoid all Naxos

I’m a fan of Naxos, both for their recordings of well known works with lesser known artists, and for their historical pressings. Not all are fine, but there are definitely more gems than not for my taste. The Idil Biret complete Chopin is a particular favourite.

Thanks for the suggestion. Any particular, stand out recommendations? Even for these Asgaardian ears?

1998 - CD (rip)...

Steve Earle Live at the Continental Club