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:
Back to the classics. While short-lived, one, if not the best jazz trio ever. Atmosphere and delicacy.
Quite a good FLAC 16/44 streaming from Tidal for that matter. Plenty of depth.
Chag -
Max Roach: Quiet As It's Kept.
A mix between blues and Zydeco but a really good listen
Now Playing.......
Bill Frisell - Ghost Town
Bill Frisell (banjo, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and loops)
Streaming on TIDAL....... Bill's solo album, he does it all......
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759): Franco Fagioli (countertenor) | Il Pomo D'Oro | Zefira Valova
Händel Arias
The birth and death of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) are the bookend markers we have set to define the Baroque period. What is often forgotten is that Händel was also born in the same year but he lived nine years longer. The countertenor was really an early music phenomenon starting around the 14th century and pretty much petered out by the mid-18th century along with baroque ideals and harpsichords. Händel may have really popularized the countertenor in England where it had not really caught on prior to this.
Now Playing.......
Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias
Stream on NAS......... It's Monday morning and need some background music while organizing the day/week, why not some Sacred Arias?
Pet shop boys - Behaviour
Allmusic.com:
Behavior was a retreat from the deep dance textures of Introspective, as it picked up on the carefully constructed pop of Actually. In fact, Behavior functions as the Pet Shop Boys' bid for mainstream credibility, as much of the album relies more on popcraft than rhythmic variations. Although its a subtle maneuver, it would have been rather disastrous if the results weren't so captivating. Tennant takes this approach seriously, singing the lyrics instead of speaking them. That doesn't necessarily give the album added emotional baggage -- all of the distance and detachment in the duo's music is not a hindrance, it's part of the concept -- but it does result in an ambitious and breathtaking pop album, which manages to include everything from the spiteful "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" to the wistful "Being Boring."
Jeroen20 posted:Yellow ackets - Club nocturne
Only a couple of tracks in and I can tell this one is right up my street. My first listen to Yellowjackets and I am impressed.
Nice one Jeroen.
Chapter 3 of the Doric String Quartet's continuing survey of Haydn's mature quartets. These guys are incredibly good at Haydn, and they've kept it up in the six op. 64 quartets.
Cheers
EJ
1987 - UK pressing...
The Happy End - Resolution
On CD:-
Field Music - Open Here
Sunhouse was a short-lived Nottingham based band, who released two EPs and one CD album. The band consisted of Gavin Clark(vocals), Paul Bacon (guitar), Robert Brooks (bass) and Dominic Dillon (drums). By the time the CD Crazy on the Weekend was released in 1998, the band had already split up.
Highly recommended.
On CD:-
Billy Cobham - Crosswinds
dav301 posted:On CD:-
Field Music - Open Here
A cracking album, from one of UK's most innovative bands, who surely deserve much more recognition. IMHO.
Released 2008 a fantastic CD
Now Playing.......
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra - Imaginary Cities
Chris Potter (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet), Adam Rogers (guitars), Craig Taborn (piano), Steve Nelson (vibraphone, marimba), Fima Ephron (bass guitar), Scott Colley (double bass), Nate Smith (drums), Mark Feldman (violin), Joyce Hammann (violin), Lois Martin (viola), and David Eggar (cello)
Streaming on TIDAL...... Taking Imaginary Cities out for a spin for the first time. The first couple of tracks grabbed my attention, enjoying the music quite a bit.
(1971)
Rory Gallagher - Deuce
The late great Rory Gallagher's debut solo album.
Released August 1980 - One of his very best imo
Original Vinyl
1984(?) - Dutch pressing...
Freddy Kempf - plays Rachmaninov, Bach/Busoni, Ravel & Stravinsky
Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa - Seesaw
Another belter from Beth and Joe. Probably not quite matching the sheer class of their latest 'Black Coffee', but it is without doubt that these two great artists go together like.....err.....coffee and cream. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Recommended.