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

Orchestral jazz, nice..

Now enjoying a good album from Tom, can be found on Bandcamp...

Paul and Linda McCartney - Ram, just love how all his melodic instincts come to the fore on this brilliant album that was much derided when initially released . 

UK first vinyl pressing from 1976. When I were a lad and this first came out, Radio Caroline used to play this album (the opener "Pulstar" especially) to death. This brings back memories of listening to pirate radio late at night under the bedclothes!

MDS posted:

BTW, Chris. It doesn't seem right for you to have no avatar so I'm going to suggest one:

Not bad in his day, and that's from a Pompey fan!

M

Thanks Mike, that's a generous thought from the blue half of Hampshire   After the pants debacle, I will probably leave it a bit, then hopefully come back with something...

Elvis Costello on Mastertapes on R4, for National Album Day. The intro for Watching the Detectives was mesmerising live.

Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours

Luke Howard Trio - The Meadowlands

All in all, a chilled Saturday morning after a parkrun and a soak.

Cheers, C.

With Gianni Cosica on the accordion, two trombones and a bass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O3tWfALggM

Israel Nash - Lifted

Tidal...

Antonio Forcione - Tears Of Joy

Derek and The Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):  Wilhelm Kempff, piano

The Piano Sonatas

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKcsBgyIme0

Kevin-W posted:

I got this UK first pressing (lovely plum Atlantic, distributed by Polydor, virtually mint) earlier this year in Brighton for just £30. Sounds lovely. After this album, the band lost me...

That's unfortunate because you're missing out on some of their finest material, not least their next album, Close to the Edge, which is arguably the definitive progressive rock album. Go on, give it another go or three - you might find you like it now

New York Trio - Thou Swell

Bill Charlap - piano; Jay Leonhart - bass; Bill Stewart - drums

1st spin, sounds nicely light...

Tim Hecker - Konoyo

Tidal...

Tharaud plays it straight in Beethoven’s last sonatas, well, almost - he can’t resist a few isolated moments of thunder in the bass octaves, which purists may object to but I found quite brilliant. He takes the boogiewoogie variations of op. 111 at a higher speed than usual and comes away better than most - but he doesn’t quite achieve a transcendental level in the last variations, where Claudio Arrau and Steven Kovacevich remain supreme. Overall, a very good record and one I will return to often.

cheers

EJ

Tony2011 posted:

Tim Hecker - Konoyo

Tidal...

Hi Tony

Visually that is quite some artwork.  Still trying to figure out if its a photoshop job or if its a real photograph.  Any insight from the notes?  If the music is half as interesting, I have to go to TIDAL and give a listen.

On CD:-

David Bowie - Let's Dance

Bert Schurink posted:

Bert Schurink posted:

1st run...

 

Again an impressive album, recommended...

Just listened to it. Trifonov and the orchestra are both brilliant! The recording's quite good as well.
Indeed, most recommended.

Woody Shaw - Stepping stones: live at the Village Vanguard

Great live recording from Woody Shaw and his quintet.

• Bass – Clint Houston
• Cornet, Flugelhorn – Woody Shaw
• Drums – Victor Lewis
• Piano – Onaje Allan Gumbs
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Carter Jefferson

“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””

Hi,

The artwork  is by Teo Schifferli. Not photoshop but a full art piece. Here it is from a different angle:

More info  about the album:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/c...konoyo/#.W8H5lBrTWf0

UK first press (1975) of the debut albium by a really underrated band. Noosha Fox was obviously a huge influence on Alison G and Kenny Young was a gifted songwriter and producer with a good ear for glammy, quirky pop.

Bill Evans - You Must Believe In Spring 

Carlos Santana - Blues For Salvador, although billed as a solo project he is still backed by Santana Band members,but less commercial.

Not much to say here really other than obviously on CD :-

Tony2011 posted:

Bailyhill posted:

Tony2011 posted:

Tim Hecker - Konoyo

Tidal...

Hi Tony

Visually that is quite some artwork.  Still trying to figure out if its a photoshop job or if its a real photograph.  Any insight from the notes?  If the music is half as interesting, I have to go to TIDAL and give a listen.

“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””

Hi,

The artwork  is by Teo Schifferli. Not photoshop but a full art piece. Here it is from a different angle:

 

 

More info  about the album:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/c...konoyo/#.W8H5lBrTWf0

 

 

Thanks Tony

Now the original makes a whole lot more sense.  There must have been something about the original that suggested that this was NOT Photoshop.  That is genius.

Bailyhill