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:
A few days ago I was saying on here that this is one of the Genesis albums that I rarely play. Thought I remind myself of it this evening. While it's not up there with some of the early albums, yes, I should play it more often.
First spin. Queyras and Tharaud together again, after a long time. Brahms' cello sonatas are played as you'd expect from this duo: lyrical, clean and beautiful, self recommending. The Hungarian dances, here in arrangement for cello and piano, are in my mind far too cheerful to be coupled with the sonatas.
Listening to hires disc.
Cheers
EJ
1970 - CD (rip)...
2 x LP - Speakers Corner 2015 reissue : )
Herbie Hancock - acoustic piano, fender rhodes electric piano, hohner D-6 clarinet, synths'
Bennie Maupin - soprano sax, tenor sax, saxello, bass clarinet, flute, percussion
Paul Jackson - fender bass
Mike Clark - drums
Bill Summers - congas, percussion
Blackbird McKnight - guitar
Recorded live at Shibuya Kohkaido, 28th June 1975 & Nokano Sun Plaza, 1st July 1975 - Tokyo Japan
Murcof. martes.
Tony2011 posted:
1970 - CD (rip)...
Oh, yes, Tony. Always good to hear a bit of Iron Man 
Because I haven't listened to any Tori in a while.
Mayo played Back in Black as I was driving home. Brings back great memories of going to youth club in my denim jacket covered in patches. This one was on the left sleeve.
1957 - CD (rip)...
Now Playing.......
Nils Petter Molvær - Buoyancy
Nils Petter Molvær (trumpet, electronics, effects), Geir Sundstöl (guitars, banjo), Erland Dahlen (drums, percussions, xylophone, piano), Jo Berger Myhre (bass, keyboards, guitar).
Streaming on NAS....... Going with a mention from NAIM_NYMPH (Debs) above and taking Nils out for a spin, looking for a little lift while winding down the work week and winding up for the weekend!
Review by Karl Ackermann on All About Jazz found here:
More than thirty years ago, Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær had left his mark as an exceptional improviser with his ECM Records debut on Masquarelo's Bande à Part (1985). Those beginnings—in the company of Nordic jazz legends—led Molvær to an ongoing process of nurturing his musical sensibilities across electronic grooves, club beats, jazz, and more genre-defying styles. Molvær's new quartet offers Buoyancy, a natural progression from 2014's Switch (Okeh).
Geir Sundstöl on guitars and banjo and Erland Dahlen on drums, percussions, xylophone and piano were part of Molvær's Switch quintet. They are joined here by Jo Berger Myhre playing bass, keyboards and guitar. Molvær adds electronics and other effects to his trumpet contribution but, in comparison to Switch, Buoyancy is lighter on the programming and electronics; functions that had been in the hands of three members of the earlier quintet.
Molvær wrote each of the ten compositions on the album and the diversity of styles is broad. The aforementioned electronics are very much present on the opening "Ras Mohammed," a distant feeling piece with a Middle Eastern flavor. The too-brief "Moute Cave" is an ethereal Molvær solo as is the beautiful "Martoli Bridge." Sundstöl's electric guitar drives the thundering "Jackson Reef," propelled further by Dahlen's dynamic drumming and Myhre's bass. The most exotic piece on Buoyancy is "Puri Jati" with the trumpet complimented by Sundstøl's sitar-like National resophonic guitar, an instrument he had used to great effect on the previous album. The ghostly "Maddagala" closes the album, again with an alluring blend of trumpet, guitars and electronics.
As Molvær continues to experiment with tonal nuances, sonorities and effects, he demonstrates an expert understanding of how and where to implement these properties in each coherent composition. All of these elements have led him to more refined writing rather than excess. Buoyancy is an expertly balanced collection of global influences, minimalism, noise and a solid jazz sensibility; each piece is different but there is an intangible anchor throughout the collection.
Tidal. Imelda May - Mayhem
2006(7) - CD (rip)...
Camel - Music Inspired by the Snow Goose
CD Released 1975
2000 - CD (rip)...
Now Playing......
Kenny Burrell - Soul Call
Streaming on TIDAL....... Going with the mention from HAIM RONEN and taking out Kenny for a spin. Lovely guitar working on this Friday afternoon.
Note on TIDAL:
Now Playing.....
Duke Ellington Orchestra - Digital Duke
Streaming on NAS........ A album released in 1987 and has not had a spin in quite awhile....... and it is sounding mighty fine!
Now Playing......
Bobo Stenson Trio - Contra La Indecision
Streaming on TIDAL....... Another album released today by ECM Records and taking it out for a spin. Also a mention of this album by JEROEN20 which had me place it in the TIDAL Queue.
Bobo Stenson (piano), Anders Jormin (double bass), and Jon Fält (drums).
Note from ECM Records here:
The great Swedish trio of Bobo Stenson takes a stand against indecision in a decisively beautiful new album. As ever, the trio draws upon a wide range of source materials. A yearning title song by Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, Bartók’s adaptation of a Slovak folk song, a piece from Mompou’s Cançons I Danses collection, and Erik Satie’s Elégie are integrated into the programme, alongside original compositions by Stenson and Anders Jormin and group improvising. So strong is the group’s character and the musical identity of each of its members that the integration of this material always feels organic and logical. Stenson’s lyrical touch, Jormin’s folk-flavoured arco bass and Jon Fält’s flickering, textural drumming are all well-displayed on Contra la indecision, the trio’s first new recording in six years.
Johnny Cash. Out Among The Stars. On vinyl from 2014. I first heard this in the record shop whilst perusing vinyl. After hearing several tracks I went over to the C-section and grabbed the LP. Best of the handful of JC albums I own.