What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

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Originally posted by Lontano:
Earlier, in the car also. This is an excellent Motian release.

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I have been hearing Oasis all night coming from my younger sons room. Last week, he was listening non stop to the Carpenters.

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Originally posted by droodzilla:

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I have been hearing Oasis all night coming from my younger sons room. Last week, he was listening non stop to the Carpenters.

I know which I prefer!

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Originally posted by droodzilla:
I nearly bought that today, but ended up with this:

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I recommend the Motian Nigel. I'll be interested to hear how you like the Corea. It is music I need to try harder with - never really given it enough attention. I'll dig out my copies tomorrow.

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Originally posted by Lontano:
Beautiful stuff. NOTES FROM BIG SUR contains a series of pieces that flow easily into one another, giving a through-composed feel to the album. There are plenty of peaks and valleys on this date, but for the most part, saxophonist Charles Lloyd and his ensemble maintain a subtle ballad sensibility throughout. Lloyd's own gossamer playing is very legato on much of this album, avoiding the harsher tone and avant-garde tendencies of some of his early recordings. Of course, ECM producer Manfred Eicher's strong use of reverb also gives this music a sleek veneer.

"Monk in Paris" is one of the most interesting tunes on NOTES FROM BIG SUR, as it features not only subtle section work, but also some exploratory improvisations from both Lloyd and pianist Bobo Stenson. On this piece, each soloist climaxes with a series of riffs that cascade downward like a waterfall. In contrast, "Pilgrimage to the Mountain - Part 1 Persevere" is more mellow and understated. Beginning with a faint arco bass melody, this song gradually develops into a wash of chordal clusters, towering long tones, and random percussive textures. In general, NOTES FROM BIG SUR is an introspective, poetic work that stands as one of Lloyd's finest albums.

Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway in November 1991.

Personnel: Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone); Bobo Stenson (piano); Anders Jormin (double bass); Ralph Peterson (drums).

Recording information: Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway (11/1991).

Photographer: Dorothy Darr.

Personnel: Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone); Bob Stenson (piano); Anders Jormin (acoustic bass); Ralph Peterson (drums).

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Originally posted by Whizzkid:
Reminds me of one of my favorite authors.


Dean...

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Does this mean you are a fan of Ginsberg?

Gordon

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Originally posted by Olly:
Drat

That was supposed to be album art for The Pretenders - Learning to Crawl.

Olly

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Originally posted by Voltaire:

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Originally posted by Whizzkid:
Reminds me of one of my favorite authors.


Dean...

Does this mean you are a fan of Ginsberg?

Gordon

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Originally posted by droodzilla:

Burroughs beats all the rest of the Beats put together!
IMHO

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Released in 1969, SCOTT 4 caps off a remarkable quartet of records (all issued in the span of less than three years), and arguably stands as Scott Walker's most accomplished album. On this 10-track set, the British-based singer-songwriter unveiled his first collection of entirely original numbers, marking a notable departure from the earlier precedent of having three Jacques Brel tunes per studio outing. Here Walker's utterly distinctive chamber-pop aesthetic appears in morerestrained and refined form, as revealed on the urgent-yet-graceful "The Seventh Seal" (based on the revered Ingmar Bergman film of the same name) and the gentle, meditative "Boy Child". Those looking for the pomp-and-circumstance of earlier Walker material will find hints of it on "The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)", but the predominant mood of SCOTT 4 is set by lush and layered, though relatively subtle, string arrangements that perfectly complement his deep, expressive voice. While Walker would issueother important and intriguing recordings in the decades that followed, this album marks the end of his highly influential late-'60s heyday.

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Originally posted by droodzilla:

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Does this mean you are a fan of Ginsberg?

Gordon

Burroughs beats all the rest of the Beats put together!
IMHO