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

Playing on Cassette on TDK AD - X  C60  -  Fabulous Rhythm and Blues from John Mayall  from 1966 and introducing Clapton to the musical world.

Tabby cat posted:

Playing on Compact Disc - A fine dose of UK Synth pop to get the working day going.

Good choice TC - still sounds great, unbelievable it was recorded nearly 40 years ago! Mine's on vinyl, the songs are great even if the production isn't.

  Malia & Boris Blank - Convergence.

  First music of the afternoon, following a rebuild of the Fraim ............ (see sounds expensive 500DR v 300DR thread ).

  What better to switch back onto than this beautifully recorded and produced album?

Chick Corea - Now he sings, now he sobs

Chick Corea - Piano ; Miroslav Vitruos - Bass ; Roy Haynes - Drums

On vinyl -  to my ears echoes of Barb Jungr in her voice.

Anybody who is interested in modern jazz should have heard this album. It's a statement and another highlight in his discography...

Not sure how to describe this to someone not interested. 

Maybe not bother. Plenty of other stuff to listen to. Why would you even be interested ?

Not that it's the most awesome thing ever. (if you like this sort of thing)

  Muddy Waters - Folk Singer.

  Following this afternoon's Fraim rebuild, this has never sounded better ............ or is that just expectation bias?

  Anyway, this hilariously titled album was intended to promote Muddy, in the midst of the then folk music boom in The States.

  Don't worry, folk it ain't, just down and dirty acoustic blues, with Muddy ably accompanied by Buddy Guy on guitar, Willie Dixon on

  upright bass and Clifton James on drums .............. does it get any better than this? 

  Nope.

Playing on Compact Disc - Final album from British Shoegazers and 4 AD darlings Lush from 1996.

(1975)

Another Green World

In the mood for something 'old' ambient, experimental and interesting led me to Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, his last outing with Island Records and a very good one it was too.

al9315 posted:

seakayaker posted:

Now playing........

Bill Frisell - The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach

Bill Frisell (electric guitar, acoustic guitar), Brian Blade (drums, percussion), Don Byron (clarinet, bass clarinet), Billy Drewes (alto saxophone), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), Viktor Krauss (bass) and Ron Miles (trumpet).

Streaming on NAS........  moving on to some mellow songs arranged by Bill Frisell and a wonderful cast of musicians!

Try this one - very good !!!

Yes, I much prefer Painted From Memory. It shows what a fine and developed voice Elvis Costello really has. Great tunes too.

 

 

 

this one - very good !!!Yes, I much prefer Painted From Memory. It shows what a fine and developed voice Elvis Costello really has. Great tunes too.

this is a stunning album!

Adam Meredith posted:

Stevee_S posted:

Another Green World

In the mood for something 'old' ambient, experimental and interesting led me to Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, his last outing with Island Records and a very good one it was too.

I like this too - and, fairly recently, really enjoyed "Another Day on Earth". I'd rather lost interest after the collaborations with D. Byrne.

Yes a cracking album, did you not get on with their My Life in the Bush of Ghosts ? 

Clive B posted:

Emily Remler - Blues for Herb

I know I frequently post Emily Remler album shots, but if you've not heard her and have an interest in jazz guitar, then try to find time to have a listen to this video, which I was studying last night. Some superb playing from both Emily and the bass player, whose name I do not know.

Looks like Steve Bailey on Bass 

https://stevebaileybass.com/about-steve/

Love the bit in his bio "Moved to Los Angeles In 1985. Surfed too Much and Played LOTS AND LOTS of gigs."

Tabby cat posted:

Playing on Cassette on TDK AD - X  C60  -  Fabulous Rhythm and Blues from John Mayall  from 1966 and introducing Clapton to the musical world.

I think this was preceded by the Yardbirds, so it would be incorrect to say that the Beano album introduced EC to the musical world. 

AndyP19 posted:

Clive B posted:

Emily Remler - Blues for Herb

I know I frequently post Emily Remler album shots, but if you've not heard her and have an interest in jazz guitar, then try to find time to have a listen to this video, which I was studying last night. Some superb playing from both Emily and the bass player, whose name I do not know.

Looks like Steve Bailey on Bass 

https://stevebaileybass.com/about-steve/

Love the bit in his bio "Moved to Los Angeles In 1985. Surfed too Much and Played LOTS AND LOTS of gigs."

Excellent research and discovery, thanks.

Adam Meredith posted:

Stevee_S posted:

Adam Meredith posted:

Stevee_S posted:

Another Green World

In the mood for something 'old' ambient, experimental and interesting led me to Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, his last outing with Island Records and a very good one it was too.

I like this too - and, fairly recently, really enjoyed "Another Day on Earth". I'd rather lost interest after the collaborations with D. Byrne.

Yes a cracking album, did you not get on with their My Life in the Bush of Ghosts ? 

Loved it (and Catherine Wheel) - just lost interest after (not as a result of).

Yep, with you now. 

Clive B posted:

Tabby cat posted:

Playing on Cassette on TDK AD - X  C60  -  Fabulous Rhythm and Blues from John Mayall  from 1966 and introducing Clapton to the musical world.

I think this was preceded by the Yardbirds, so it would be incorrect to say that the Beano album introduced EC to the musical world. 

Clive,you are right.The Yardbirds went out of my mind with my posting.

Badi Assad - Rhythms

Bought this years ago on a whim because the album cover looked interesting. Before the days of Tidal, you understand.

Got it home and disliked it. So I have always skipped over it when looking for something to play and never bothered to play it because I don’t like it. Right?

Wrong. Saw it lurking there in my NAS looking all dejected and abandoned so I thought, why not? Do you know, it is rather good, and I quite enjoyed it.

So what have I learned? Well, my taste in music is rather more fluid than I thought, and, don’t write off stuff forever.

(2015)

British Sea Power - Sea of Brass

A magnificent fusion and interplay of a top notch full brass orchestra and Indie, who'd of thunk it... it works really well.

Emily Remler - East to Wes

Played earlier today, this was the last solo album released while she was still with us. She really was cooking on this album, but the stand-out track for me is her version of 'Softly as in a Morning Sunrise'. The (almost) diatonic chord sequence in the key of Em in the introduction is truly divine, then setting out the head tune in harmonics and octaves is inspired. 

Chief Chirpa. posted:

Give us a clue please Chief Chirpa! 

Jeff 'Tain' Watts - Bar talk

Nice modern jazz.

Jeff 'Tain' Watts - Drums;  David Budway - Piano; Paul Bollenback - guitar;  James Genus - bass;   Ravi Coltrane - Sax; Joey Calderazzo - piano; Hiram Bullock - guitar; Gregoire Maret - harmonica.

Stevee_S posted:

Chief Chirpa. posted:

Give us a clue please Chief Chirpa! 

 In May, a restaurant and hairdresser took calls from Google Duplex, a voice assistant software unveiled to an amphitheatre of developers in California. The exchanges were mundane, and, therefore, a success. The software was programmed to mimic natural human speech, including "mmhs" and "aahs," and respond conversationally to questions from a maître d' or stylist. The demo drew gasps from the crowd. It was a milestone towards the point at which we'll no longer be able to distinguish between human and machine. Objekt's second LP, Cocoon Crush, seems engaged in a similar process—that is, of making techno that sounds as unrobotic as possible.

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