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

a change of pace..

On the old black stuff

ToneFloat © 2006 (Black Vinyl) 3 x LP set : )

Tim Bowness vocals

Steven Wilson instruments

Colin Edwin bass guitar, double bass

Steve Janson drums

David Kostan synthesiser and symbal

Ian Carr trumpet

Ben Christophers acoustic guitar

Ian Dixon trumpet, flugelhorn

Rick Edwards percussion

Theo Travis saxophone

Recorded and mixed by SW at no man's land,

with addition recording by Dave Anderson

at Foel Studio, Wales

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It that Steve Wilson playing the jazzy flute?

...we should be told.

A nice easy going album for a Sunday afternoon : )

Debs

Laura Gibson "LaGrande"

Streaming

Vinyl Polydor 1972. Very good live recording. Recommended

There aren't many EPs listed here but this one is worth a mention. An impromptu studio session when Paul B was in London. Great blues tracks. A pity they didn't make an album. This EP has been issued on a recent CD as bonus tracks on 'A Hard Road'

A 'find' and regular play.

Erika's vocals are superb - also a good recording; intimate performance presentation and improvisation with excellent bass, guitar and keyboard playing - some 'subterranian bass' in unexpected places.

Particular strong tracks are 'Other Side', I Spy and 'You remind me'

Erika does the sexy sultry voice on 'Limo' and 'Cash'.

Watch-out for the 'false ending' track too.

DB.

Another slice of vinyl I haven't played for decades. Great stuff.

 Jarret  /  Garbarek

Am not the biggest fan of hip hop, but interesting lyrics and jazz(ish) flavor to the music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Don Giavanni (Highlights)

Don Giovanni... Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)

Donna Anna... Sena Jurinac (soprano)

Donna Elvia... Maria Stader (soprano)

Leporello... Karl Christian Kohn (bass)

Don Ottavio... Ernst Haefliger (tener)

Zelina... Irmgard Seefried (soprano)

Masetto... Ivan Sardi (bass)

Il Commendatore... Walter Kreppel (bass)

RIAS Kammerchor

Radio Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ~ Ferenc Fricsay

Recorded in 1958

Playing CD4 from 10 x CD box-set

[ADD] Documents © 2011

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On the black stuff.

Had this.

Now this.

Why?

Who would you rather be, the singer in a band or Sir Harry Pearce?

Get on board! Get on board! ...

Huwge,

I sold and sorted out their Studio Revox Reel to Reel system in 1979 while at REW.

Stu.

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Symphony no.4 in E flat major "Romantic"

(version 1878/80, rev 1886)

I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell

II. Andante quasi allegretto

III. Scherzo: Bewegt. Trio: nicht zu schnell, keinesfalls schleppend

IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

Kölner Runfunk-Sinfonieorchester ~ Otto Klemperer

Recorded: 1954, NWDR Köln (Live)

Playing CD2 of 10 x CD box-set

Documents © 2012

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Great set, my copy arrived last week but I haven't spend a lot of time with it yet.

Oliver,

They sound great, you're going to love 'em

The last sonatas (Opp. 109-111) - Kempff keeps these on a small scale, which took me some time to appreciate. There is little of the turbulence achieved by Pollini, Kovacevich or Fischer but the playing is undeniably fine and a valid alternative view of these fascinating works. Wouldn't want to have this set as my only set but love to keep it in the good company of aforementioned and others  (it was my first sonata cycle, purchased in '92 I think, but it took other sets, mainly Kovacevich and Brendel, to hook me on Beethoven).

The sound is bothering me, though. I wonder if the remastered collector's edition is a worthwhile improvement?

Cheers,

EJ

Thank you. 

Retro or what?

Debs,

Play this to the cat's they will love it.

Icicle Works - Vinyl