What are you listening to right now? (VOL I)

Something one of my sisters bought me a few years back. Gets an outing every now and again. No idea how you classify it, Japanese influenced nose flute new age meditation music, but not unpleasant.

Stefan,

You need to have tunes on the road, no excuse these days with the size and capacity of the various types of mp3 players available. How long before you wedge something in the fan?

Regards

Nic

Needs no introduction.

Nic

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Originally posted by fishski13:
kuma,



excellent stuff on the headphones. it's too late to fire up the speakers. i picked this up earlier this eve along with the Propellerhead and the Crystal Method cds you recommended - all 3 were 1/2 priced used - big score!

Corey,

You did good, dude!
I have the Involver only on vinyl and havent' bother picking it up on a CD yet.

Swing Out Sisters: Get in Touch with Yourself

Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue - Bach. Walcha. Harpsichord.

Wow, this is one performance I would like to see reissued! Fredrik

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Originally posted by Sloop John B:

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Originally posted by Huwge:
Monk & Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

I have no Monk in my collection to speak of, would this be a good palce to start. or would there be better places to sample Monk?



SJB

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John,

Those are the Monks I like best:

* Live at the It Club, a double album
* Mulligan meets monk
* Brilliant corners


regards,

Haim

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

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Originally posted by HR:
Peace with the Peace Keeping Force,

Good morning dear Haim!
Maybe you know my father?

Good evening dear Gianluigi!
Is your father a General too?

Haim

Begona Olavide / Saltero / MA Recordings M025A

Salterio virtuoso Begoña is most elegantly presented on her world debut recording, performed at La Monasterio de la Santa Espina, Valladolid, Spain. She performs numerous medieval works on 7 different psalteries, all of them beautifully handcrafted by her husband, world renowned lutier, Carlos Paniagua. Also participating are percussionist Pedro Estevan, J. C. de Mulder and Daniel Carranza collectively on vihuela, barroque guitar and thiorba. Medieval music which is exotic yet modern in feel.

Recorded in Spain in 1994

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Originally posted by HR:

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

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Originally posted by HR:
Peace with the Peace Keeping Force,

Good morning dear Haim!
Maybe you know my father?

Good evening dear Gianluigi!
Is your father a General too?

Haim

Good morning Haim!
Yes.
He retired as major general in 1994.
Has been operations' chief in Landsouth Nato, Verona, during Bosnia.
Maybe you know him.

Back in the late 70's, early 80's there was a vibrant jazz scene in Chicago featuring remarkable local talent at small venues on the North side of town. Feeling nostalgic, I pulled out my copy of Musiac by our own Fred Simon and Michael Bard. It is too bad that this wonderful record is no longer available. I used to catch them as often as I could back then. The music sounds just as fresh today. Good work Mr. Simon!! I am going to listen to the others this weekend.

Anthony

Another trip down memory lane:

Paul Chambers Quartet - Bass on Top



Previously, a little Milcho Leviev, then some Julie London followed by Oscar Peterson at the Shakespeare Festival. All vinyl.

long live MA recordings !

cheers
Stefan
(happy to be home...)

A bit of mixture tonight with

Atem - T.Dream
The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie = Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan
Richard Digance - Live at the QEH

Moving on...

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Originally posted by sjust:


long live MA recordings !

cheers
Stefan
(happy to be home...)

Stefan, welcome back home.

I got myself the Further Attempts 15 years ago, and for some reason I hardly played it for the first few years. Well, things really changed around here and now it is the disc that has been played the most (by far) of my entire music collection. I just cannot get enough of it.

We played it the other night at ProMusica on the 500s and Ken just could not leave the room, it sounded so magical.

I think that track 4 with the siren, the silence and later on, the cello and piano coming in, is just from another world. I always start the disc with it, play the whole album and then end by replaying 4, taking it literally: After...Before.

I hope you enjoy it as well,

Haim

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Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:

Good morning Haim!
Yes.
He retired as major general in 1994.
Has been operations' chief in Landsouth Nato, Verona, during Bosnia.
Maybe you know him.

Gianluigi my friend,

I am sorry but I never had the honor to meet your father who must be very special to rise to such a rank. I am sure you have a lot of exciting sories to tell us of his and your lives. I should probably stand at attention when I am writing to you!

The only General I met personally and talked to was General Sharon whom you do not admire that much.

My father, as well as my younger brother and me, we served in the infantry. We were all, unlike your high ranking family, sargeants, and this is why there is always a special place in my heart for this album.

Best regards,

Haim

In the car, in the rain, in the bad traffic, today:

Evidence of Things Unseen / Michael Cain / MA Recordings M031A


The first solo piano recording of Michael Cain who, as of the summer of 1996, has been recording for the German ECM label. Michael has for many years been the pianist of choice for Jack Dejohnette in Jack's own ensembles. All the compositions on "Evidence of Things Unseen" are by Michael, some purely improvised, some partially composed. Not just another solo jazz piano recording, but an intimate revealing of Michael's own musical self. Recorded at the Harmony Hall on the magnificent Bösendorfer Imperial Concert Grand with 2 handmade, line level, DC powered, titanium capsule microphones.

First chance to listen to my new Simply Vinyl 180g version of this, which I managed to get new from America, arrived this week (deleted by SV some years ago).



Primarily bought to save my original LP, very interesting indeed.

Vocals and guitar even more incredibly clear and detailed, as are the accompanying percussion and other instruments - except poor old Danny Thompson on Double Bass, who seems to have receded a bit into the background of the mix. But still a wonderful new insight for me into an album I have been listening to for 30-odd years!

Followed by



Can't have Nick Drake without being followed by John Martyn! We went to see him last week at Cambridge Corn Exchange. I had a really tall chap in front of me who - mysteriously and wonderfully - decided to go for a pee just in time for 'Solid Air' and 'May You Never'.

Yes, in many ways John Martyn is now (to quote his own song) 'Over the Hill', but we're so glad to have been able to see him.

And he told a great joke about George W Bush, unrepeatable on this polite forum!! But on the night even quite old ladies laughted like drains.

James

Haydn Symphony Nr 93 in D will accompany me to the Hay. Davis, Concertgebeouw, Philips. I always loved this Cinderella among the London Symphomies. there is something very funny in the slow movement for those those who think flatulence has a funny side! sad like me perhaps! Hehe! Fredrk

PS: A very funy thing at work happened, when I suddenly sung the first bars of the Eine Kleine Nacht Misic of Mozart (it surprised me!) and by bar three I had an ensemble from two Poles who claim not to know any classical music at all. There was no further comment but they affectionately regard as quite certifyable!

The Beatles-A Hard Days Night

Matt

Bruce Springsteen - all records from the 1975-1985 box set.

Vinyl is great at night.

Stefan,

Do you have this Haden?

Haim

bjork is one of my favorites with headphones. the last song on this album is titled "headphones".

PACE