Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue. One of the first jazz records I purchased. I don't play it so often these days, but it still sounds wonderful. A bit tame, but enjoyable all the same.

Eoink posted:

Tony2011 posted:

Since poor Alison has been neglected by Kev, who’s been spending  a lot of time with you know who, I’ve decided to get this one out. 

He’s a shameless hussy that Kevin.

Because I'm such a slapper, here's a bit of late night Frapp. UK first press vinyl. Bobbie doesn't mind, she's not the jealous type.

Now Playing.................

Keb' Mo' - Keep it Simple

Streaming on NAS.................  this album from 2004 arrived in the mail, ripped to NAS and now taking Keb' Mo' out for a spin!   I recently played this album on TIDAL and needed to purchase a hard copy, this is one sweet album!   I have been fortunate to see him perform a few times and always enjoy his shows......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGDYPIvV8hk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5riqOR36I0Y

Now playing.............

Ray LaMontagne - Till the Sun Turns Black

Streaming on NAS............ this album from 2006 arrived in the mail, ripped to NAS and now taking Ray out for a spin!  Another album mentioned on the forum, gave a couple of plays on TIDAL and then ordered a copy, really enjoy this album and need to find the time to further explore Ray's catalogue.......   sounding mighty sweet!

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 - rec. 1972

Ashkenazy/Solti/CSO

It's been a awhile since I pull this one out. Enjoyable performance all around and good sound. Not as powerful or delicate as Kempf. Solti's style always reminds me of someone who always overdresses. Ashkenazy blushes off and works around and not taking too seriously of solti's titanic orchestra.

Phil Woods: Musique Du Bois.Awful cover is compensated for by some very classy alto playing and a great band with Richard Davis and Jakki Byard on good form. PW made a lot of records - this is one of the best.

For someone who was supposedly a mediocre pianist, Mr Ravel didn't half compose some superb music for the instrument. On CD:

For some weird reason, I had a sudden hankering to hear some exotica - so it's gotta be Martin Denny or his acolyte Arthur Lyman. I plumped for this, by Lyman, on CD. Amazing recording from 1959:

Stevee_S posted:

Eoink posted:

Stevee_S posted:

 

(2014)

Recession Blues

The Hoax paying a fine 35 minute tribute to BB King. Sadly, it seems they won't be making any more music together, they were a wonderful outfit who I had never listened to before until our very own Ewemon flagged this album up. I've now managed by hook and by crook to obtain all their albums which are a great statement to the quality of British Blues rock. This album was given to me by Jon Amor from the band who, when I told him how hard (impossible) it was to get it just mailed me the CD. Great blokes, great blues, great music played the right way with passion.

That reminds me I need to keep looking out for this.

Eoin, there are no more copies out there. I you are interested then you could contact me on the Naim Wall and I could point you in the right direction....

Thanks Steve, I'll do that this evening. You're a star

What a bloody good album !!!

This is a great record of a not so well know trio in the western part of the world, which is quite funny given it’s name...

First impressions - more dynamics than the other album...

Kevin-W posted:

For some weird reason, I had a sudden hankering to hear some exotica - so it's gotta be Martin Denny or his acolyte Arthur Lyman. I plumped for this, by Lyman, on CD. Amazing recording from 1959:

Ye gods Kevin. I’ve just streamed some of that and I now have vast amounts of cheese splattered across the lounge. Beautifully recorded cheese mind you, but the stuff is just everywhere. I’ll be cleaning this down forever!

Vinyl. What a peculiar compilation this is: nothing from Meddle, nothing from Piper, but a track from the execrable A Momentary Lapse of Reason? Half of DSOTM? Three-fifths of WYWH? I sense the hand of a committee in all this...

Playing on Compact Disc - Always enjoy a bit of The Bangles - Going down to Liverpool is fantastic and has a favourite line " Where are you going with a load of nothing in your hand "

George Benson and Earl Klugh - Collaboration, on a superb sounding Japanese cd.

Playing on Compact Disc - Great songs and very dry wit from The Eels from 2001