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:
ewemon posted:
I make no excuses for posting this again as it is good album
The fact you posted this twice Ewe, is hint enough that I should take a listen and I am so glad I did (or rather am doing so, as I listen while penning this, well while prodding my iPad with a stubby finger).
What a lovely voice and what a great selection of songs to cover. Very, very nice.
Bought this on CD today to fill a gap in my Bill Evans collection. It had long been on a list of albums to buy. Listening to it now it's gorgeous and I feel a bit annoyed with myself for not having got it before.
Mercky posted:
I recall having a battered pre recorded cassette of this in my car stereo for about a year back in the early 80’s. Still pretty funky stuff all these years later. There was a documentary film on herself produced in Ireland and released earlier this year on Netflix called Bloodlight and Bami which gets fairly good reviews
Grace Jones used to live near me at one point, locals got used to avoiding the scarily driven Mercedes coming down the hill with her behind the wheel, seeing her face stil makes me nervous.
Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
The Style Council - Cost of Loving - UK Ist Press.
Hiding amongst the quite ordinary is some classic 80's politically charged soul music.
Ella Fitzgerald - The Best of the Song Books: The Ballads, chosen at random,but proving to be a good choice 
On mono vinyl. Their greatest album, and one of the most extraordinary art projects ever conceived.
Kevin-W posted:On mono vinyl. Their greatest album, and one of the most extraordinary art projects ever conceived.
Well Kevin, the box set gets ever closer.
Boz Scaggs - Come On Home (1997). A hidden gem, Boz at his best IMHO.
Now playing..........
Iona Brown & The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Streaming on NAS............ number 3 of 5 from the NAIM Black Box #1 and is working well to help me settle in and relax for a while before running out to a commitment this evening! ......sounding might fine.......
A $1 purchase at Goodwill.
Hank Jones at Maybeck. One of the great jazz pianists.
Played this yesterday evening before the game. Nice cover, good music...
Exquisite playing...
Neeme Jarvi & Gothenburg symphony orchestra - Tchaikovsky
Murray Perahia - Bach: Goldberg variations
A very fine version by Murray Perahia.
Cheering up a wet morning !
Jerome Richardson - Midnight Oil
Good jazz by flutist Jerome Richardson and his sextet. Recorded in 1958.
- Bass – Joe Benjamin
- Drums – Charlie Persip
- Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Jerome Richardson
- Guitar – Kenny Burrell
- Piano – Hank Jones
- Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland
Vinyl. She just has an amazing voice. Wish she had recorded more solo work.
Disc three of this wonderful set concentrates on Local Gentry from 1968. Among the previously unreleased treasures, "The Conspiracy of Homer Jones" is a pure delight.
My partner is going to be very pleased that this has just come through the post, she is a huge fan
