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

"Thirty Years after his death and his sound still haunts every tenor saxophonist who tackles a ballad" Penguin Guide to Jazz.

Amen

RAK - The Sultan's picnic

after

Ulf Wakenius - Forever You
(splendid !)

Still working down the pile of last weeks purchases...

cheers
Stefan

Aswad - Live and Direct

Nic

psychedelic games for may by 60 year old Syd and his backing band (a.k.a The Pink Floyd).

The Slits - Cut. Sounds as good now as it did in 1979, and still one of my all time favourite record sleeves.

Nic

Beethoven Diabelli Variations, Brendel.

regards, Tam

Goldbergs! Fredrik

PS: The R4 mid-night news first, but you know what i mean!

Harpsichord of piano?

Out of interest, do you have a good piano recording, I have both Gould's but neither quite does it for me.

regards, Tam

Dear Tam,

I very recntly parted with Tatianna Nicholaeva on Hyperion after getting the fabled recording of H Walcha on harpsichord. I wish I had it know, as I could have given it you, instead of a to rather unwilling music teacher for a school library.

On the other hand if you prefer the piano, I can most strongly recomend the TN reading. Not slow and laboured, but quite the opposite of GG, who I cannot really comment (positively) on so will refrain!

All the best from Fredrik

Thanks for the recommendation - I will look out for it.

I'm becoming less and less of a fan of Gould (if I ever was). I enjoyed his 80s goldbergs well enough until I heard them on decent system when his breathing/singing became rather too intrusive. I didn't get on with his Well Tempered at all and thought the works might simply not be for me. Then I picked up Barenboim's recent set in a sale and was utterly turned around (though I head those being roundly slated on Radio 3 the other day so, I suppose they're not for all comers either.....)

regards, Tam

Grace Jones - Island Life

and why not!

Dear Tam,

I was lucky enough to find the WTC on LPs as old as me but still in fine condition played by Walcha, and I have been lucky enough to be given the whole three collections of Partitas and Suites and other things including the Italian concerto and French Overture in B Minor all played by the great man. I parted with Edwin Fischer's Piano set of the 48 as a result, but still would recomend that as a adjunct to any collection if you you prefer the piano. Again the response is quite fast moving, even very fast on occasion, but totally devoid of mannerisim in the over staccato sense or even the use of the pedal which is not apparently in evidence to any distracting degree, but it is full of feeling and meaning.... In other words, in 1933 to '35 Fischer must have been a very modern performer indeed! I gave to a pianist friend who has been bowled over by it, and he was actually a pupil of Bernard Roberts, and whose opinion I value greatly in all things musical. The Fischer is still available on EMI.


all the best from Fredrik

PS: Now it is time for those Variations so good night dear friends....

"Live Collection" Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band on a Japanese imported CD

Was sorting out some stuff in my office, forgot how good this disc is - Tribe Called Quest, just good fun (even if it has been hidden behind a lever arch file these past 18 months)

Delia Derbyshire of Unit Delta Plus and The White Noise



An Electric Storm

made when studios looked like this.

Delia died in 2001, but David Vorhaus, her partner on Electric Storm, has just released the fifth white noise album:

, which is OK, but not as good as the first some 30 years ago.

BTW, Delia worked in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and was the original producer, of Ron Grainer's theme from Doctor Who.

Funny stuff, that...

cheers
Stefan

quote:

Originally posted by Tam:
Beethoven Diabelli Variations, Brendel.

Ah, now you're talking!

earler in the car: PF - DTOTM

Fuuny stuff, that, too !

Has anybody come across a version of "Eclipse" done in a hillbilly fashion ? Most funny when I heard it in the readio in the US, last week. I'd REALLY like to know who that was...

Any hint appr'ed

Stefan

Stefan,
It could have been any one of Hayseed Dixie, Luther Wright & The Wrongs or The Austin Lounge Lizards.
All have covered Pink Floyd in concert if not on disc - I had a copy of Pickin' on Pink Floyd but can't find it at the moment, but I don't think Eclipse was on this.

Currently listening to Enrico Rava "Tati," earlier was a guilty pleasure whilst SWMBO is at the pictures - The The "Hanky Panky"

Anna Maria Jopek with Pat Metheny: I heard this on XM radio. Very tasteful

Bingo, Huw !
It was the Austin Lounge Lizards with "Brain Damage" (ehemm...)

Great ! Ordered and hope to have as much fun here, as in the car, then.

THANKS !

Stefan

Dug this one out from the back of the collection,

Red by Black Uhuru, On red vinyl. There did seem to be lot of cloured vinyl around in those days, The Police - Outlandos D'Amour on blue, Penetration - Moving Targets on Luminous etc.

Nic

Beethoven piano concerto no.1, Aimard/Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Was: Bruckner symphony 0, Solti/Chicargo Symphony Orchestra.

regards, Tam

Now JJ Cale - Okie, seems right for the mood I'm in.

Nic

Strawberry Fields Forever - timeless