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

Playing on Compact Disc - The Startmaster in blistering form on the Famous Irish Tour of 74

Now Playing.........

Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There

Tord Gustavsen (piano), Harald Johnson (double-bass) and Jarle Vespestad (drums).

Streaming on NAS........  Starting the day with Tord, Harald, and Jarle for some sweet & soothing music to gently launch me into this day!  

Billy Stewart - The best off

His version of Gershwin's 'Summertime' is amazing.

Van Morrison - The Philosopher's Stone (1998). A compilation of outtakes from '69 to '88. Not heard this before, I saw it mentioned here earlier, sounding good.

Playing on Compact Disc  - A good round up of the Aphex Twins (a.k.a) Richard James  ambient electronic  work from 1985 - 1992

Dougie MacLean

Resolution - CD Rip

Edward

Enjoying Disc 1 from this lovely album. 

Dougie MacLean

Till Tomorrow - 24/192

Edward

Playing on Vinyl on Tradition Records 1962 - Great album by The late Great Country Blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins

Cannonball Adderley - Something else

One of those great Blue Note albums.

Playing this because I saw Suzanne V perform it live last Saturday, a performance I very much enjoyed..

(1998)

Natalie Merchant - Ophelia

Streaming along nicely with a glass or two of Chardonnay on a lovely summer's evening. 

I find I rate this album more and more with passing years and accumulated listens. 

.sjb

Barry Harris - Magnificent!

Good jazz by the Barry Harris trio, recorded in 1969.

• Ron Carter - Bass
• Barry Harris - Piano
• Leroy Williams - Drums

Another Dan SHM-CD from Japan:

It cannot go wrong with Ron.. ????

Chag -

Kevin-W posted:

Another Dan SHM-CD from Japan:

Hi Kevin,

What's the sound like? I've always felt it was recorded with blankets thrown over the microphones! Love the music, but CD & vinyl just sounds muffled with my copies. BTW, did you get your Necks tickets?

ATB Denis

Can't get enough of these Japanese Dan SHM-CDs - they sound very good (although not as good as the old black stuff of course):

Kevin-W posted:

Another Dan SHM-CD from Japan:

A great thing about the Dan is that all their albums were very well recorded, so when they get SHM'd or SACD'd the SQ of the recording is still wonderful but with a slightly different nuance. The Dan's SHM's have a very slightly lower dynamic range compared to original CD's and yet these Japanese master releases add a certain something to the mix. Personally I still prefer the original early CDs but it's a very close call. 

Playing on Vinyl on Virgin Records - Debut solo album from 1974 from Tangerine Dreams Edgar Froese - Will be in need of something rockin' later as it's a bit to ambient but nice background non the less.

DenisA posted:

Hi Kevin,

What's the sound like? I've always felt it was recorded with blankets thrown over the microphones! Love the music, but CD & vinyl just sounds muffled with my copies. BTW, did you get your Necks tickets?

ATB Denis

Hi Denis

I agree with you that it's the least good sounding of their records, although this Japanese SHM-CD sounds pretty OK.

I've been locked in the studio these past couple of days, so you've just reminded me that I must get those Necks tickets TONIGHT!

Stevee_S posted:

A great thing about the Dan is that all their albums were very well recorded, so when they get SHM'd or SACD'd the SQ of the recording is still wonderful but with a slightly different nuance. The Dan's SHM's have a very slightly lower dynamic range compared to original CD's and yet these Japanese master releases add a certain something to the mix. Personally I still prefer the original early CDs but it's a very close call. 

Hi Steve

Funny thing is, I've never actually heard Steely Dan on CD before - everything I've got (apart from a live album) is on vinyl and thus I have never bothered to listen to them on CD, so I've no idea what's good or not.

Someone came I know just came back from years spent living in Japan; he returned with a thousand discs, including many SHMs and SACDs. Circumstances meant he lacked anywhere to store them so I took a few hundred off his hands while he sorts himself out. He said play them as much as you like, so I am going through the ones I like (which to be fair, there aren't too many of. His collection seems to consist mnostly of rather sterline Japanese jazz-rock).

Round Midnight - Dexter Gordon (along with everyone else !)

Listened to this a lot of times, but not for a while - I really enjoy the film too !

Because I haven't listened to Alice Cooper for quite a while.....

Stevee_S posted:

(1982)

Daryl Hall & John Oates

I do like a bit of Hall & Oates from time to time and this was a bit of a cracker, nicely breathed on by MoFi in 2013.

I can recommend this as a fine bit of H&O

steve