what was the last cd you bought?

It was recommended to me - as was the Bee Gees first album, which I thought I'd hate, but it's really rather good and nothing like the late 70s stuff that made me cringe.

*Northbound / Iro Haarla / ECM
*Raccolto / Stefano Battaglia / ECM

"Other People's Lives" Ray Davies

I've bought a lot of Angela Hewitt lately.
Just picked up two more Bach albums:
Keyboard concertos 1
Goldberg-variations

NICE

Regards
Rickard

quote:

Originally posted by HR:


*Northbound / Iro Haarla / ECM
*Raccolto / Stefano Battaglia / ECM

Haim - I will be interested to hear how you get on with Raccolto - not sure that I like it too much myself.

quote:

Originally posted by Expat in Oz:

quote:

Originally posted by HR:


*Northbound / Iro Haarla / ECM
*Raccolto / Stefano Battaglia / ECM

Haim - I will be interested to hear how you get on with Raccolto - not sure that I like it too much myself.

Adrian,

It is no easy music for sure,and I don't want to rush into any conclusion since I just received the discs today,and I listened to them only once. The exploratory style and the pace of the music remind me a little of Christian Wallumrod's ensemble (Sofienberg Variations-ECM which I learnd to like a lot). You really have to be in the mood for this kind of music.
I much prefer the first disc with Giovanni Maier playing the double-bass compared to the second one, where I find the violin of Dominique Pifarely to bo too screechy.

Regards,

Haim

Three CDs ordered tonight from JPC:

*Anuar Brahem / Le Voyage de Sahar
*Ketil Bjornstad / Floating
*Goykovitch, Dusko & Ferenc Snetberger / Samba Do Mar

The last ones I bought that have arrived.

Souad Massi - Honeysuckle (Mesk Elil)
The Duhks - Your Daughters & Your Sons
Abigail Washburn - Song of the Traveling Daughter

The last CD that I bought was:

Scot Project - A1

The lesson here is that you shouldn't put your mug on your CD covers in trendy sunglasses and 'modern' hair unless you are worthy.

DS

Just spent some birthday money:-
Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - Further Adventures of.....
Paul Weller - Studio 150
Van Morrison - Pay the Devil

quote:

Originally posted by HR:


*Northbound / Iro Haarla / ECM
*Raccolto / Stefano Battaglia / ECM

So.
How are they!
ECM is doing a great job.
Again!

Madar / Anuar Brahem / ECM
Gnu High / Wheeler / ECM

quote:

Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

*Northbound / Iro Haarla / ECM
*Raccolto / Stefano Battaglia / ECM



So.
How are they!
ECM is doing a great job.
Again!

Gianluigi,

I liked them, but that does not say much. You should audition them before buying. Adrian was not sure he liked Raccolto but I say that you have to do battle with (Stefano) Battglia and listen to his music numerous time before passing judgement.

Regards,

Haim

quote:

Originally posted by HR:

quote:

Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

*Northbound / Iro Haarla / ECM
*Raccolto / Stefano Battaglia / ECM



So.
How are they!
ECM is doing a great job.
Again!

Gianluigi,

I liked them, but that does not say much. You should audition them before buying. Adrian was not sure he liked Raccolto but I say that you have to do battle with (Stefano) Battglia and listen to his music numerous time before passing judgement.

Regards,

Haim

Gianluigi - I do not have the stamina of Haim. I could hardly get through one listen the of the Raccolto CD and I son't want to do "battle" during moments of listening pleasure. I like a challenge though. Haim has listened 5/6 times at least.

There is so much superb music out there to play and nor enough hours in the day for me. Raccolto did not excite me and is now relegated to my keep beacuse I like the ECM artwork pile of CD's.

I will be interested to hear your opinion if you try it out.

Now if you want a good new ECM CD try the new one from Anouar Brahem - Le Voyage De Sahar.

Adrian

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Originally posted by HR:
I liked them, but that does not say much. You should audition them before buying.

Hi HR!
An audition would be the best, but record shops (i'd rather say record shop) here are like supermarkets: you pick up and leave!
Anyway still ECM is doing a very good job gathering very interesting musicians and new paths as well.
Quality and discovering.
A good way to go!
Cheers!

quote:

Originally posted by Expat in Oz:
Raccolto did not excite me and is now relegated to my keep beacuse I like the ECM artwork pile of CD's.
I will be interested to hear your opinion if you try it out.
Now if you want a good new ECM CD try the new one from Anouar Brahem - Le Voyage De Sahar.
Adrian

Hi Adrian!
Le Voyage De Sahar is in list to be one of my next purchases.
I'll put Raccolto on the sheet as well!
ECM catalogue, as many other labels, is very vast and, as you wrote, there's so little time to dedicate to!
As i wrote, in my answer to HR, shop here is not the kind you'd probably call a record shop.
Once there was one with 3 turntables and 2 cd player with respective listening booths and a large group of clients/friends.
But the owner suddenly died and we missed a friend and a good source.
Some of the last things i've got are: Soir, dit-elle by Trio Mediaeval, Messe Noir by Alexei Lubimov and the beautiful Beethoven's Piano Sonatas played by Andras Schiff.
I'm waiting for the postman to bring me J.S.Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo played by Gidon Kremer and Shubert's C major Fantasies played by Schiff as well.

Just a question: have you ever got something by the label OPUS111?
I have Schubert D 894 & 960 played by Sokolov and think it's a great performance.
Did you listen to something else?

Thanks a lot!
Gianluigi

quote:

Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

quote:

Originally posted by HR:
I liked them, but that does not say much. You should audition them before buying.

Hi HR!
An audition would be the best, but record shops (i'd rather say record shop) here are like supermarkets: you pick up and leave!
Anyway still ECM is doing a very good job gathering very interesting musicians and new paths as well.
Quality and discovering.
A good way to go!
Cheers!

Gianluigi Shalom,

Do not take me too seriously. I am just playing with words: 'Battaglia' and 'doing battle' (and do not forget the movie: 'The Battle of Algiers'). The music of Battaglia is challenging but I enjoy it, especially the first disc with the cello which I like a lot. You can listen to some tracks here:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/hnum/7853678/rk/home/rsk/hitlist

Perhaps you will convince Adrian to give it a second listen.

Haim

quote:

Originally posted by HR:
Gianluigi Shalom,
Do not take me too seriously. I am just playing with words: 'Battaglia' and 'doing battle'.......

No problems HR!

quote:

Perhaps you will convince Adrian to give it a second listen.
Haim

I'll try, then!
But now please tell me.
Did you listen to Paul Motian Band - Garden of Eden?
I was about to order it, but maybe someone can give me some lines to refer to!

Thanks the both of you!

quote:

Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

quote:

Originally posted by HR:
Gianluigi Shalom,
Do not take me too seriously. I am just playing with words: 'Battaglia' and 'doing battle'.......

No problems HR!

quote:

Perhaps you will convince Adrian to give it a second listen.
Haim

I'll try, then!
But now please tell me.
Did you listen to Paul Motian Band - Garden of Eden?
I was about to order it, but maybe someone can give me some lines to refer to!

Thanks the both of you!

Gianluigi,

It is great to have another ECM fan round here and I see you like the jazz as well as the New Series stuff. I have most of those CD's you have mentioned. I have nothing on Opus though.

I have Paul Motian Garden of Eden. I do not like it a lot. It is not as good as his last and I have read a number of 3 star reviews for it that I agree with - average.

In my opinion, unless you are an ECM completionist or a big Paul Motian fan there are better CD's out there.

Cheers
Adrian

Thanks Adrian!
I do remember when the first ECM titles reached our town.
Starting from about 1980.
1984 new series started a new age in music and those times were so exciting with that special atmosphere coming from different impulses.
Jazz, fusion, african music, english rock, dark poets, first step of a kind of neo folk, first electronic, classical resumption and a lot of small labels coming on!
Music, music, music.

quote:

Originally posted by Expat in Oz:
In my opinion, unless you are an ECM completionist or a big Paul Motian fan there are better CD's out there.

Cheers
Adrian

I forgot to say that my eyes are open wide, my ears ready and all of your suggests and opinions are warmly welcome!

Thanks guys!
Cheers
Gianluigi

Gianluigi,

This is the only Opus 111 that I have, that I like and that I am listening to right now:

Faure / Overtures for piano & cello / Peter Bruns, violincelle & Roglit Ishay, piano.

The sound of the disc is warm and open and the playing is very good.

If you are getting into ECMs, why don't you ask Adrian who is the master of all ECMs to draw a list of 10-20-30 of what he thinks are the best discs, so you can check them out on your own time.

Regards,

Haim

quote:

Originally posted by HR:
If you are getting into ECMs, why don't you ask Adrian who is the master of all ECMs to draw a list of 10-20-30 of what he thinks are the best discs, so you can check them out on your own time.

Regards,

Haim

Hi Haim!
You've already done!

Instead............thanks for link to JPC.
I like sites when you can make yourself an idea, even sometimes far, of what you're about to get.
I do repeat that those short MP3 can be very far from the truth, but.........better than nothing at all.

Thanks a lot again!
Gianluigi

An album i consider one of those soldering points, we find along the road, between classical and modern.
Tech atmosphere, large new cities by night and a spread of fast black and white frames.
A kind of evolution perhaps?
Insen, by Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Not a everyday music piece, but something to play in those "sometimes" we call the moments with no wind and direction.