what was the last cd you bought?

TK421 posted:

Paul Simon - Graceland The Remixes

Absolutely nothing like the original but very cool with lots of toe tapping opportunities.

I'm impressed you have found something positive in this. I have given it a couple of spins (streaming it) because as a Paul Simon fan, it was on my list. I have tried but really can't find anything positive to say about it. I didn't find anything particularly inventive in the various approaches or that they brought anything to the original songs. I would recommend anyone interested try to give it a streaming listen first.

recent arrivals in the mail.......

Rickie Lee ones - The Evening of My Best Day

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Boz Scaggs - A Fool To Care

Chris Stapleton

A Room: Volume 1

Chris Stapleton

A Room: Volume 2

Edward

Calexico's 'Algiers', this one is the limited edition double album that add 'Spiritoso' as the second album. 'Spiritoso' features many of the songs from 'Algiers' but recorded live with the Vienna and Berlin Symphonic orchestras. 

Star compilation tribute album to Muscle Shoals, covers of some of the biggest hits that came out of Alabama. I don’t know a lot of the artists, so it’ll be a good learning experience, I usually find at least one new act to collect from this sort of compilation. It’ll be worth it just for  Gotta Serve Somebody - Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton & Lee Ann Womack.

3-CD set:

Arrived in yesterday's mail.........

Jack DeJohnette featuring Bill Frisell - The elephant sleeps but still remembers

Jack Dejohnette (drums, percussion, vocal and piano) and Bill Frisell (guitar and banjo).

A visit to Fat Cat Records last evening.........

Jack Dejohnette - Special Edition

Jack DeJohnette  (drums, piano, melodica), David Murray  (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Arthur Blythe  (alto saxophone) and Peter Warren  (bass).

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John Surman & Jack DeJohnette - Invisible Nature (Live in Tampere and Berlin)

John Surman  (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, synthesizers) and Jack DeJohnette  (drums, electronic percussion, piano).

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Bill Frisell - Have A Little Faith

Bill Frisell (guitar), Don Byron (clarinet, bass clarinet), Guy Klucevsek (accordion), Kermit Driscoll (bass) and Joey Baron (drums).

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Lucinda Williams - Essence

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Cowboy Junkies - Lay it down

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Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl

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5 CD Set -  Beethoven - The Symphonies - John Elliot Gardiner - Orchestra Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Prokofiev - Works For Violin And Piano - Gil Shaham (violin), Orli Shaham (piano)

Ravel Sonates & Trio - Renaud Chapuçon, Gautier Chapuçon, Frank Braley

Prokofiev - Complete Works For Cello And Piano - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tatyana Lazareva (piano)

I ran by Fat Cat Records this morning to return a CD that I already had and searching the racks found the following.........

Trio Beyond - Saudades

Jack DeJohnette  (drums), John Scofield  (guitar) and Larry Goldings  (Hammond organ, electric piano, sampler).

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JULIIAN PRIESTER PEP0 MTOTO

Julian Priester  (trombones, horns, whistle flute, syntheziers), Pat Gleeson  (syntheziers), Hadley Caliman  (flute, saxophones, bass clarinet), Bayete Umbra Zindiko  (pianos, clavinet), Nyimbo Henry Franklin  (basses), Ndugu Leon Chancler  (drums), Mguanda David Johnson  (flute, soprano saxophone), Kamau Eric Gravatt  (drums, congas) and Bill Connors  (electric guitar).

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John Taylor - Angel of the Presence

John Taylor (piano), Martin France (drums) and Palle Danielson (bass).

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John Hiatt - Walk On

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John Abercrombie - Cat 'n' Mouse

John Abercrombie  (guitar), Mark Feldman  (violin), Joey Baron  (drums) and Marc Johnson  (double bass).

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Cowboy Junkies - Early 21st Century Blues

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Charles Lloyd - All My Relations

Charles Lloyd  (saxophones, flute, Chinese oboe), Anders Jormin  (double bass), Bobo Stenson  (piano) and Billy Hart  (drums).

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Brian Blade Fellowship - Perceptual

Brian Blade (drums, guitar & vocals, Melvin Butler (tenor & soprano saxophone), Jon Cowherd (piano & keyboards), Dave Easley (pedal steel guitar), Kurt Rosenwinkel (electric & acoustic guitars), Christopher Thomas (bass), Myron Walden (alto saxophone & bass clarinet), Daniel Lanois (guitars on tracks 8 & 9 only) and Joni Mitchell (vocal on track 8 only).

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ben harper and the blind boys of alabama- there will be a light

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a good day..................

I realise I'm rather late coming to this party, but in this case oh so much better late than never. 

Had an opportunity to drop by Fat Cat Records again yesterday and found the following.......

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bill frisell with dave holland and elvin jones

Bill Frisell (electric & acoustic guitars, loops), Dave Holland (bass) and Elvin Jones (drums).

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Charles Lloyd - Hyperion With Higgins

Charles Lloyd  (tenor saxophone, taragato, maracas), Brad Mehldau  (piano), John Abercrombie  (guitar), Larry Grenadier  (double bass) and Billy Higgins  (drums).

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Damien Rice - O

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Don Cherry - Dona Nostra

Don Cherry  (trumpet), Lennart Åberg  (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute), Bobo Stenson  (piano), Anders Jormin  (bass), Anders Kjellberg  (drums) and Okay Temiz  (percussion).

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Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, C melody saxophone), Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn - disc one), Mulgrew Miller (piano - disc two), Anthony Cox (bass - disc one), Christian McBride (bass - disc two), Billy Hart (drums - disc one) and Lewis Nash (drums - disc two).

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Joshua Redman Quartet - Moodswing

Joshua Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (Bass) and Brian Blade (drums).

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Julian Priester - In Deep and Dance

Julian Priester (trombone), Geoff Harper (bass), Dawn Clement (piano) and Byron Vannoy (drums).

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A delivery arrived at the house yesterday with the following........

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Boz Scaggs - Middle Man

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Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees

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Boz Scaggs - Speak Low

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Jack DeJohnette - In Movement

Jack DeJohnette  (drums, piano, electronic percussion), Ravi Coltrane  (tenor, soprano and sopranino saxophones) and Matthew Garrison  (electric bass, electronics).

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The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder - San Patricio

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This morning I had an hour spare when running errands, so a quick look through the local charity shops brought up quite a decent haul. All for £1 each. Will all be ripped this evening in readiness for listening tomorrow when at the desk...

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I am, That's What I'm Not.

Tanita Tikaram - Sentimental.

Prince - Purple Rain. 

Weezer - Maladroit.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo - In Harmony.

Paul McCartney - Flowers in the Dirt.

Del Amitri - Twisted.

Moloko - Things To Make And Do.

Lily Allen - It's Not Me, Its You.

Rachmaninov:  Daniil Trifonov, piano

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Bach: Vikingur Olafsson, piano

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Bach:  Hilary Hahn, piano

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