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

All this talk of Sam Cooke has prompted me to get this out. Vinyl album I bought back in the 1980s:

Kevin-W posted:

All this talk of Sam Cooke has prompted me to get this out. Vinyl album I bought back in the 1980s:

Just ordered this one.....gap in my collection, lovely music

One of Joni's best in my opinion, but as always with Joni's work always difficult to choose. By the way as anyone got any up to date information on her current health situation.

1974 UK Vinyl.

Quad 33 posted:

Tony2011 posted:

 

1963 - Tidal..

Tony hope you are well...This is my all time favourite SC album. Every time I play a Sam record I cannot help thinking what music he would have made if he had not been lost so young. Apparently  he was about to go in the studio the week after he was shot to record a Blues album. Now that would have been something.

Take care Graham.

Yes, Graham, along with Otis,  he had one of the great voices of that generation and both  immense losses. Good to hear from you. Trust all is well and you're still listening to those lovely rare  blues albums of yours. 

Best regards dear friend.

Tony

Following on from Tony's post. 

Original 1963 UK RCA Victor 'red spot' label 12-track mono LP. 

Now Playing........

Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

Playing on Compact Disc - Very nice 2 nd album by  NYC's   Interpol

Now Playing.........

Pat Metheny - First Circle

Pat Metheny   (synclavier guitar, sitar, slide guitars, guitar, guitar synthesizer), Lyle Mays  (trumpet, piano, synthesizer, oberheim, agogo bells, organ), Steve Rodby  (bass drum, bass guitar, acoustic bass), Pedro Aznar  (glockenspiel, voice, bells, guitar, percussion, whistle) and Paul Wertico  (drums, field drum, cymbal).

Streaming on NAS........  continuing on with Pat and friends to kick of this day and they are sounding mighty fine this morning, upbeat and full of joy!

On CD. You don't really need a reason to listen to Bill, do you?

Woody Shaw - Woody III

Great album by Woody Shaw. The first three track Woody Shaw heads a 12-piece band. The last three tracks are in a quartet and sextet setting.

• Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Rene McLean (tracks: B1)
• Bass – Buster Williams (tracks: A1 to B2), Clint Houston (tracks: B3)
• Bass Trombone – Steve Turre (tracks: A1, A2)
• Congas – Azzedin Weston (tracks: A1)
• Cornet – Woody Shaw (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
• Drums – Victor Lewis
• Flugelhorn – Woody Shaw (tracks: A3, B2)
• Flute – James Spaulding (tracks: A3), Rene McLean (tracks: A3)
• Percussion – Azzedin Weston (tracks: A3), Nobu Urushiyama (tracks: A1, A3)
• Piano – George Cables (tracks: B2), Onaje Allan Gumbs (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)
• Soprano Saxophone – Rene McLean (tracks: A1, A2)
• Tenor Saxophone – Carter Jefferson (tracks: A1 to A3, B3)
• Trombone – Curtis Fuller (tracks: A1 to A3), Steve Turre (tracks: A3)
• Trumpet – Charles Sullivan (tracks: A1, A2)

1967 - Tidal...

Live album with Keith Jarrett, Ron McClureand and  Jack DeJohnette completing the lineup

Everybody? Well, I certainly dig him. On CD.

Tony 2011 has got me all Sam Cook excited! Also we have rain of 'biblical proportions' here in Sheffield at the moment so all gardening has had to be postponed and playing great music is the order of the day.

2010 Music On Vinyl reissue .Not been able to track down a reasonably priced original so this digital transfer will have to surfice until i do. 

Playing on Vinyl on 77 Records -  1959 - Brilliant Live lightning Hopkins Set

Portico Quartet - knee-deep in the north sea

inspired by hearing Get the Blessing on Late Junction last night.

Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers

On Vinyl

Great to have some new songs and this is one of his best.

A new musician to me, seen his name mentioned on here a few times

Really enjoying this one !!!

What a masterpiece!  

CD. Was the Evans/LaFaro/Motian trio the greatest ever?

Quad 33 posted:

 

One of Joni's best in my opinion, but as always with Joni's work always difficult to choose. By the way as anyone got any up to date information on her current health situation.

1974 UK Vinyl.

I saw Graham Nash a few weeks back and he said she was coming along fine. But it will take a while.

2018 - Tidal...

Now playing........

Paul Weller - True Meanings

Streaming on TIDAL........ so this mentioned a few time and placed in the TIDAL queue and now taking out for a spin. The first track is sounding mighty fine, nice acoustic guitar & vocals, and get them feet moving as well!

Two more from my Sam Cook collection..

 1965 (RCA VICTOR Red Spot Mono Vinyl.

1976 Vinyl

George Cables - Night and day

Another good piano trio album by George Cables.