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:
Also from yesterday. Not really jazz music, but still beautiful...
This was for me going to much into hip hop type of music, don’t like it so much besides the occasional trumpet work of Christian Scott...
Simple Minds
Street Fighting Years - CD Rip
Edward
LP four of this four-disc set. Better than doing any work, isn't it? Reissue vinyl from last month.
The excellent new album from the wonderful Johnny Marr. Probably his best yet.
Nice enough piano Brittan Piano Concerto to get the working week going - Playing on Compact Disc on Naxos
Yesterday a few forumites were playing discs from this box set - so i though I would follow their example. For me (and many others, it seems), these are the best sounding LZ CDs out there. In fact, they are some of the best-sounding CDs I have ever heard, period.
Starting off with the old Brown Bomber...
2012 - Tidal...
Soko - I Thought I Was An Alien
2001 - Tidal...
The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály wrote his Sonata in B minor for solo cello, Op. 8, in 1915. It was first performed in 1918 and published in 1921.
It is among the most significant works for solo cello written since Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites. It contains influences of Debussy and Bartók, as well as the inflections and nuances of Hungarian folk music.
Fabulous Reggae album by English band Steel Pulse from Birmingham,Handsworth was the area they lived in - Playing on Cassette on TDK AD-X C60
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2014 - Tidal...
Now Playing........
Paul Bley - Fragments
Paul Bley (piano), John Surman (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Bill Frisell (guitar), and Paul Motian (drums).
Streaming on NAS....... One beautiful album and perfect for this sunny and warm Monday morning in preparation for this work week and more importantly kicking off the summer season with the Summer Solstice arriving this Thursday @ 6:07 AM for US & Canada!
Another from that glorious SHMCD set. The second disc, in particular (the old vinyl sides three and four) always sounds amazing:
Now Playing........
The Paul Bley Quartet
Paul Bley (piano), John Surman (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet), Bill Frisell (guitar), and Paul Motian (drums).
Streaming on NAS....... Continuing on with Paul's quartet, loving the music this morning, it is fitting into my mood and setting up a fantastic day ahead!
Gene Clark - "White Light" (1971) everyone should have a favorite Byrd, mine is Gene Clark
God Help The Girl - "God Help The Girl" (2009) Always grateful to Maurice (mOomoO) for this recommendation. Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian)) and Catherine Ireton making great indie pop music.
1970 - Tidal...
Superb debut album by Royal Blood from 2014 - Wow what a wall of sound from just a duo of Bass and DRums - Playing on Cassette on TDK SA C60
Drlve-By Truckers - "Decoration Day" (2003) released 15 years ago yesterday, the first DBT album with Jason Isbell, although JI had toured with DBT back to late Southern Rock Opera era - roughly December 2001.
(2014)
Soën - Tellurian
Fabulous prog metal / prog rock from Sweden, heart wrenching lyrics beautifully sung mixed up with hard punching heavy numbers, one of my favourites.
A Garage Psych Classic - Debut album by The Seeds - Playing on Vinyl on Cresendo Records 1966
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Eric Wood - "Letters From The Earth" (1997) singer/songwriter acquaintance (circa 2001) from upstate New York, he appears to have fallen off the earth.