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:
Woody Shaw - United
Great hard bop album by the underappreciated Woody Shaw.
- Bass – Stafford James
- Drums – Tony Reedus
- Piano – Mulgrew Miller
- Trombone – Steve Turre
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Woody Shaw
(2017)
Human
I was wondering what to play after Leonard Cohen, thinking that I'd dig back into his wonderful catalogue but The Rag 'n' Bone Man's rich baritone voice persuaded me to move on.
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - CD Rip
Edward
Dylan Howe - Subterranean, Original U.K. vinyl (bought from Dylan after a gig).
Improvised jazz inspired by Bowie's Berlin-era music. A combination of ambient grooves and hard driving jazz. 2 saxes and piano provide beautiful textures and powerful lead lines, Howe’s drumming is superb, and the guest artists add more lovely textures. The tunes lead off from the themes of the Bowie originals rather than being settings of them, a lovely album.
Can't remember who pointed out this but thanks!
Mark Turner & Ethan Iverson - Temporary kings
Mark Turner (sax) - Ethan Iverson (piano).
A beautiful album but probably not my best choice while participating in the 'pet bereavement' thread as it's just got me choked up again. 
I now need something uplifting.....
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way, mid-80s vinyl.
Space-jazz, fantastic improvised lines with subtle textures, superb interplay, genuinely beautiful themes superbly played around, by one of the most amazing lineups ever to play on one album. Miles is incredible even for him on this, the young McLaughlin offers beautiful fills, it’s a work of true beauty.
Paul Simon
Paul Simon - The Ultimate Collection Best of - 24/96
Edward
Nice trio jazz
Now listening to Carla, nice contemplative music...
I needed a mood-changer. Ian Dury should fit the bill 
Vinyl released 2015 - Only discovered this guy recently and I’m glad I did. This is a fine jazz album with a mix of post-bop, fusion, and contemporary R&B-infused jazz. Great stuff. ????
[url]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kTIKb-eQm10[/url]
James Hunter - The Hard Way, a great album that is both soulful and bluesy and Hunter's voice has been described as somewhere between Sam Cooke and Bobby "Blue " Bland.Sounds like its from the '60s 
Stevee_S posted:
(2014)
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.
Totally agree Stevee, except I would go with Bourbon rather than Armagnac as a comparator.
One thing that is not in dispute is the sheer quality of this album. I can never listen to only part of it.
MDS posted:
I needed a mood-changer. Ian Dury should fit the bill
Love "Itinerant Child"
Tabby cat posted:Playing on Cassette on TDK SA - X C60 - Nice Debut album by Cream
So, dear Tabby ... a complete old school attitude ?! ????
i remember seing them in the Royal Albert Hall London Live (2005) and thinking: how in the hell three OLD guys make “so much noise”?!
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Vinyl. Always good to hear Ian's music
David Bowie - Heroes, 1980s vinyl.
From the wild energy of the vocal numbers on the first side, through the ambient art-rock (manky)instrumentals of the second side, an album that gives a lot. The instrumentals are totally gripping, and the songs have a completely compelling power, when I listen to the title track I’m often convinced it’s his finest.
Ry Cooder - Chicken Skin Music.
ALANP posted:
Ry Cooder - Chicken Skin Music.
I’m off to bed after the current album, I’ll pull that out for tomorrow, it’s been many years.
French Frith Kaiser Thompson - Live, Love, Larf & Loaf, Original U.K. vinyl.
4 very fine musicians, Richard Thompson from the folk-rock world and three luminaries from the experimental art-rock world forming a “supergroup”. A wacky album. Some classic Thompson songs, some experimental numbers, a rocked out version of an Okinawan folk song sung in the original language by Thompson. Enjoyable listening, and the two guitarists are superb.
It’s what I call a slow burner......the more I listen the better it gets