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:
Bach at breakfast - not bad
Eoink posted:
Alban Berg Quartet, Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 16 Op. 135, Original U.K. vinyl box Set.
Op 135 is my favourite piece of instrumental music, (pretension warning). For me late Beethoven ranks with late Rembrandt and Shakespeare, the greatest artists exposing human soul in their art, the late Beethoven Quartets and Piano Sonatas for me show humanity as much as any music could. And for my taste, Number 16shows the human conflict and the joy of resolution in a beautiful form that raises my soul, and in this studio recording the Bergs nail it, a desert island disc for me.
Eoin, this is at least the second time that you have played and championed this album with fine words which has encouraged me to seek out a copy. Thanks.
Paul McCartney & Wings. Band On The Run (1973). 25th Anniversary Edition on CD from 1999. I highly doubt there is another notable classic rock album recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. And what a classic this is!
Some great pop tunes on this collection, which take me back to long hot school holidays with the radio playing in the background. I've just been sampling a few tracks and now found myself playing the whole album. Such great songwriters.
joerand posted:
Paul McCartney & Wings. Band On The Run (1973). 25th Anniversary Edition on CD from 1999. I highly doubt there is another notable classic rock album recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. And what a classic this is!
As you were posting this, I was writing about how 10cc reminded me of long hot summers and school holidays. Well, this album does exactly the same. I never did work out how to play Bluebird. What a great album indeed.
Playing on Compact Disc on Naxos - What better way to get the working week going on this Sunny English morning
Playing on Compact Disc on Naxos - Lovely Vivaldi Flute Concertos
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Vinyl reissue on Pure Pleasure released 2013 - A fine album from Mr Clive Powell. Featuring a young John McLaughlin on guitar. ????
Tom Barford - Bloomer
Good modern jazz by British sax player Tom Barford and his band.
Tom Barford Saxophone | Rupert Cox Piano | Billy Marrows Guitar | Dave Storey Drums | Flo Moore Bass
Miles Davis - The complete 1960 Amsterdam concerts
Playing on Compact Disc on Naxos - Really nice Baroque Harsichord Compilation
I’ve never heard this until today. What a great record. I knew a few of the tracks of course, including one of my favourite Paul Simon songs, René and Georgette Magritte, but most are new to me.
Now Playing..........
Cowboy Junkies- Early 21st Century Blues
Streaming on NAS......... Beginning this Monday morning with the Cowboy Junkies. This is a recent purchase and instantly turned into my favorite album by them, great vocals & music and outstanding SQ!
Pork Pie - Transitory
Great fusion-jazz from the 70s. If you like the fusion period of Herbie Hancock or Weather Report, you might like this as well.
- Bass – J.F. Jenny-Clarke
- Congas, Pandeiro, Tambourine, Agogô, Bells – Ivanir "Mandrake" Do Nascimento
- Drums – Aldo Romano
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Philip Catherine
- Electric Piano, Organ [Prepared], Piano [Grand], Celesta – Jasper Van't Hof
- Saxophone [Soprano, Alto], Flute, Flute [Bamboo], Performer [Nagaswaram] – Charlie Mariano
Playing on Cassette on TDK SA - X C60 - Nice Debut album by Cream
Now Playing........
Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow
Streaming on NAS........ Released in June 2018 and Dave is still sounding mighty sweet! I have always enjoyed Dave's music and concerts and hope he keeps producing albums for years to come! ......and of course, that I am around to listen to them.......
LP - Very lucky to have discovered Miles all these years ago - keep coming back to him
Listening to this & shortly after treated to 'In A Silent Way' !
Baroque music seems to be popular today, so I recommend this recent recording of Vivaldi double concertos. The soloists are uniformly excellent and the playing of La Serenissima under the direction of Adrian Chandler is exceptionally lively and vivid. Plenty of toe-tapping from me; who says that PRaT is not relevant to classical music?
Roger
Schubert / Beethoven: Grigory Sokolov, piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Impromptus D 899 | Three Piano Pieces D 946
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major op. 106
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Les Tendres Plaintes | Les Tourbillons | Les Cyclopes | La Follette | Les Sauvages
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Intermezzo in B-flat minor op. 117. no. 2
Kari Ikonen trio - Bright
Good modern piano trio jazz.
- Bass – Ara Yaralyan
- Drums – Markku Ounaskari
- Piano – Kari Ikonen
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Popular Problems
The wonderful late Leonard Cohen who made some very fine albums very late on in his career, his voice deeper and richer in his later years like a fine old Armagnac.
MDS posted:Clive B posted:
Playing this silky smooth album on vinyl from 1984 - was it really that long ago?! Great recording and pressing.
Haven't listened to Sade for goodness-knows how many years, and I don't have any of her CDs. Think I'll get this and re-acquaint myself with her. Thanks Clive.
You won't regret it!
steve
This is such a perfect antidote to a tough day in work. Aural Valium in a positive sense.
.sjb