What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2017
2017 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread can be found here;
Speakers Corner 2-LP + 7" reissue package. 'Cause he's a genius...
Sometimes the feeling that this music is intended to put people in a trance....
2011 - Vinyl...
late afternoon, early evening vinyl electronica session with St-Germain
and his latest release
One of Hanna's last recordings (2002), playing classical music pieces with his jazz trio.
Original vinyl
Why? Heard a song of his earlier today and it always makes the system sound good. Must get more of his stuff.
steve
Dexter Gordon - Clubhouse, 192/24. Recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979! Ideal for a lazy Sunday to start off the New Year!
She & Him - "Volume 1" (2008) M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel
CD one ("Straight Up") of this four-disc anthology of [producer] Creed Taylor's poioneering CTI label. Features Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, Ron Carter, Chet Baker, George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, Don Sebesky, Grover Washington Jr and Randy Weston.
As Louis Balfour would say: "Niiiiiiice!"
Richard Hawley 2015 Hollow Meadows.. Vinyl
A+ | Transcoded DSD
(1988)
Delicate Sounds - Pink Floyd
A two and a quarter hour boot from their Delicate Sound of Thunder tour, picking this one up from about the mid way point with The Dogs of War.
Kevin you are correct I haven't been to Dalston for well over 25 years in the days that I used to live in Islington. It was a hell of a wrench moving North from South of the river! 
Stevee_S posted:A+ | Transcoded DSD
Kevin you are correct I haven't been to Dalston for well over 25 years in the days that I used to live in Islington. It was a hell of a wrench moving North from South of the river!
I moved from North of the River (Childs Hill, Marylebone, Hampstead, Bayswayer, Camden and Lower Holloawy) to the South (Balham, Battersea, Clapham, Streatham, Wimbledon and back to Balham) in 1989 and couldn't be happier. Once you go South you never go back! 
Disc two ("Deep Grooves & Big Hits") of this superb CTI box set. Contains tracks by Eumir Deodato, Esther Phillips, Johnny Hammond, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Grover Washington, Hank Crawford, Joe Farrell and Hubert Laws. Deodato's "2001" is the big hit here, but most striking for me are Phillips' amazing version of Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson's "Home Is Where The Hatred Is"; and Hammond's super-funky "It's Too Late" (the old Carole King number).
The Beatles - Abbey Road - Vinyl 2009 Remaster
I found a BBC4 'Classic Album' programme in our TiVo box on the recording of Graceland, one of my favourite Paul Simon albums. Fascinating to see what went into the recording and production, so now it's time to give it a proper listen.
Paul Simon - Graceland
EricirE posted:The Beatles - Abbey Road - Vinyl 2009 Remaster
I have the little apple usb stick thing they did with all the 24bit flac files on it. I imported it onto Core a couple of evenings ago. Sounded quite decent!
On vinyl.
Another great forum recommendation and the last one for today.
Kandace Springs - Soul Eyes
From the masterworks box set
Absolutely sublime