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

Vinyl released 2005 - Newman does a fine tribute to his old pal Ray Charles. Lovely album. ????

Last one yesterday evening ...

Bicep - Bicep

90’s Dance Music. Only listen to Opal if you like deep squelchy synths.

 Cheers 

The fist one today. Top version of these concertos.

Jah Cure - True Reflections...A New Beginning 

An early album without the additional gloss, but full of great songs. The best tracks being Most High Cup Full & Same Way.

 Cheers 

In memory of Mikko Saarela (1958-2019)

Hollie Poetry - Versus

Lots of very clever songs. My Grandma (Bungalows & Biscuit Tins) & Deckchair (Language Learning)

Cheers

Vinyl released 2012- Self-titled debut, the melancholic Los Angeles garage rock band sing obsessively construct jangly, mid-tempo pop songs. Fine album ????

Joe Ely and Band - Live at Antones.

Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram, fancied some melodic pop to start the day.

John Coltrane - Trane's blues

A compilation of songs that Coltrane recorded for Blue Note as a sideman for others (such as Paul Chambers and Sonny Clark). Very nice jazz.

Johnny Hammond - Higher ground

Great soul-jazz by Johnny Hammond with nice contributions by George Benson and Joe Henderson. Recorded in 1974.

• Alto Flute – Romeo Penque
• Bass – Ron Carter
• Bass Trombone – Alan Raph, Paul Faulise
• Bassoon – Eli Carmen*
• Clarinet – Eddie Daniels
• Drums – Steve Gadd
• Flugelhorn – Marvin Stamm
• French Horn – Ray Alonge
• Guitar – George Benson
• Keyboards – Bob James
• Oboe – Romeo Penque
• Organ – Johnny Hammond
• Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson
• Trombone – Tony Studd, Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Alan Rubin, John Frosk, Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdCTBeqML10

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Carly Simon - No Secrets

I love the cover - she is very beautiful and sang beautifully! It is evocative of a period when I too was young. 

Alan, what does it sound like and which songs do you like best.

Phil

Hi Phil, the album is well recorded, produced by Richard Perry, with a stellar cast of people helping out.The style is uncluttered giving prominence to her vocals and the two more better known songs "The Right Thing To Do" and "You're So Vain" are representative of how the record sounds.All the songs IMO are of equal quality and as an album it flows well ,but have to admit it is the only Carly Simon album I own ,so I don't know how it compares with the rest of her work.Recommended

Alan 

Just ordered it. Thank you Alan.

[@mention:12970396060785205], Mike, I must order some Mary Black. Where should I start?

Phil

Try Babes in the wood for a starter.....her voice is divine.

The "Hello Big Man" album is a must have. 

If you search "Original Album Series" at Amazon, or visit HMV and look you'll see loads of box sets of 5 disks for a tenner (usually).

This is in a pack with, I think, the preceding and next 3 albums by Ms SImon so is a no-brainer if you want to try out an artist on the cheap - £2 per album, vs (usually) £10 for one of them. Packaging is minimal - just a card sleeve with no booklet, etc - just like the original record would probably have been.

With Carly Simon, If you like one of the albums you'll probably like the rest, and it's no more lost than buying a single disk if you don't ! 

I've bought quite a few of these box sets as an introduction to artists and find them good value - I've ended up with albums I'd never have considered buying on their own, but as an efective freebe buying the box was a no brainer.

Now you've inspired me to go and listen to No Secrets ... which is what I think this thread is supposed to be about

The Rolling Stones - Stripped , the original single disc version ,which has to be one of the best sounding Stones albums around.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From The Road, playing the two disc expanded set.

First, Donald Fagen - Morph The Cat

Total feelgood.

Now, Leicester v Saints on Radio Solent [FM  obvs.!]

Feels good at 0-1 up. .......

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The dog, Hennessy, me and this - feeling nice

3 years ago, blimey....

Blackstar - David Bowie

Blues

I've not listened to this album in a while and i'd forgotten what a gem it is. A fine debut 

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

Grew up with this at ‘the shrine’ back home as a teen.

Natalie Prass - The Future and the Past.  A new purchase and very good too.  Pop with a touch of soul music about it.

Now playing.........

Stefano Bollani Quintet - Joy In Spite of Everything

Stefano Bollani (piano), Jesper Bodilsen (double bass), Morten Lund (drums), Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) and Bill Frisell (guitar).

Streaming on NAS......... feeling down and out the last few days and woke up this morning feeling like things were turning the corner so selected Stefano's 'Joy In Spite of Everything' and the music is definitely lifting me up. Sounding mighty sweet!