What are you listening to? (Vol VII)

On CD:-

Jenny & Johnny - I'm Having Fun Now

Cheers,

EJ

On original vinyl:

steve

More vinyl:

Warming up to seeing them on 24th!

steve

Original Jazz Classics LP © 2009 issue

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While Cooking my evening meal : )

Debs

Votto's Traviata, with a very young Renata Scotto, has long been one of the few go-to recordings of choice if Callas isn't your cup of tea. I've known this version since I was a kid, as my parents' recording of choice. In my view, it is only bettered by Scotto's later recording with Muti. Comparing the two, Scotto was in better voice here, the perfect Traviata. But Muti keeps a tighter reign on the proceedings than Votto with spectacular results, and Alfredo Kraus, while an acquired taste, is so much more involving than the dull Gianni Raimondi. The fact that this recordings includes all the traditional cuts, doesn't really bother me (Muti is complete). The Votto recording, from the 60s, sounds good but cloudy compared to the best from the era.

Cheers,

EJ

Bon Iver

Cheers

Flettster

Norah Jones

"Not Too Late"

Otis Rush - Right Place, Wrong Time

Cheers

Flettster

Fink

"Distance and Time"

Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden - blues, ballads, and jumpin' jazz

Lamb

"Lamb"

Cheers

Flettster

Laura Shay

"To A Place"

Finally, after a power outage of four hours.

Cheers

Flettster

Giulini's Mozart: Symphony NO. 40.