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

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Originally posted by Graham Russell:

A great band, particularly Searching for the Young Soul Rebels and Don't Stand Me Down. This has prompted me to put it into the car in the morning. It's a bit too late to play it loud enough now!

Yet again... only 100 times this year!

a recent purchase from cd wow. up there with any of his solo work. a very enjoyable listen.

Simon sure has a way with words.



SJB

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Originally posted by hungryhalibut:
Gerry Mulligan's excellent 'What is There to Say?', and before that The Stranglers debut - nothing like a contrast!!

And next, the new Tord Gustavsen.

Nigel

Mention of Gerry Mulligan reminds me that I ought to listen to him more often! Thanks, Nigel, for jogging my mind!

In Autumn 1985, I had the great joy of seeing Gerry Mulligan with Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto at Sheffield City Hall. It was being shot for TV and I never saw the programme, but the cameras didn't interfere with anything! One of my student flatmates got the tickets, and she got really dolled up for the occasion. Wow! all round, I say - vivid memory 20+ years later.

James

Overtures for a closure of a day.

Haim

Bach Brandeburg Three: Private recording of the last concert I played in. Reviewing this five years on I find more good points than I used to be able to! For this last concert, I played entirely without rehearal as that would have ruined my left hand before the start. So I was in from cold, and by the Bach I had warmed up nicely. I played it on my very first little student bass, still in the excellent set-up I put on it many years before, with a nice bridge action, and Pirastro "Original" Steel Strings. The bass was not fine enough to carry gut and project well. But it was nice to go full circle, and play the little instrument one last time, having sold my big five stringer some months earlier. At least I could play all the notes at the written pitch with the big one though, but it is not so significant if the octave breaks, upwards, are made carefully in the phrasing - often a case of playing a whole passage an octave high, or ignoring an octave drop when it comes...

The Bach was programmed for me! How nice that was to play this one more time under the circumstances...

[Nostalgic Moment Smiley]. Fredrik

Alan Parsons Project, Ultimate. A very tasty single-CD collection of the APP's finest moments; as I love Pink Floyd, I can't help but like the APP; the sound of the first three albums in particular is a valid extension of that mid-70's Abbey Road sound that the Floyd (with Alan assisting) propagated. Also - and this is no small thing to me, as a once and future session player - the tasty, sculptured guitar work of Ian Bairnson.

and it's young from the nest that's on the flat roof beside my bedroom. Bloody racket.

its a flock of starlings and their newborn that are the curse of my mornings... Its like living through a Stephen King novel...

Post-bop perfection!!!

You lucky, lucky bastard (as they say!). Green with envy.

Regards

Nic

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Originally posted by JWM:

In Autumn 1985, I had the great joy of seeing Gerry Mulligan with Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto at Sheffield City Hall. ... Wow! all round, I say - vivid memory 20+ years later.

James

Not as good as previous material IMO and production seems to have gone downhill

awesome and sounds wonderful.. (just a pity about "shimmer" and "lullaby" which dont fit the albums mood)

Glad you're still with us Nic, after Mrs Nic discovered your dirty little secret...

How's it performing now? (A question that belongs to another Forum, I guess!)

ATB,
James

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Originally posted by nicnaim:
You lucky, lucky bastard (as they say!). Green with envy.

Regards

Nic

quote:

Originally posted by JWM:

In Autumn 1985, I had the great joy of seeing Gerry Mulligan with Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto at Sheffield City Hall. ... Wow! all round, I say - vivid memory 20+ years later.

James

Larry Carlton & Lee Ritenour - Larry & Lee

Pretty Things - SF Sorrow Resurrection.I find some of Arthur Brown's commentary a little annoying.Fat Dave even guests.

James,

I'm sure members will indulge us if a little musical reference is also contained within the comments.

The wife took it very well, and got her revenge and retail theraphy by going out and getting the biggest ice cream maker she could find in John Lewis. Does make lonely ice cream BTW.

Additional hi-cap seems to have added greater depth and clarity between individual instruments/voices as well as more distinct separation if that makes sense. The bass is more luxurious and the overall sound richer. I liked your description of your sound being less grainy, I think I know what you mean.

The difference to some records is astonishing, Miles Sketches of Spain was a revaltion, as was Norah Jones - Come away with me. Certainly no regrets.

Currently

quote:

Originally posted by JWM:
Glad you're still with us Nic, after Mrs Nic discovered your dirty little secret...

How's it performing now? (A question that belongs to another Forum, I guess!)

ATB,
James

First

David Tudor-Music For Piano (Edition RZ)

then

AMM-The Inexhaustible Document (Matchless)

now

T.Monk "Straight No Chaser" (Columbia)

after 800 km on the road, today.

cheers
Stefan

I insist. A great record, Thomas. Come on, join us for the concert in Darmstadt ! I. should be awright again, too !



cheers
Stefan

Don't normally like Marty Stuart but this isn't bad. Got a loan of it from a friend.