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;
Roxy Music - For your Pleasure.
That "difficult" second album turned out to be their finest hour, IMHO.
Roxy at their sleazy best.
On Rhino CD. My second favourite Yes album after Yessongs. So much good stuff on here (Howe is on fire) and a high water mark of prog.
Some contemporary progressive rock. But not a patch on the real thing posted by Simon, above.
Lifesigns by Lighthouse. Or the other way round.
Getz and his co-billed partner, guitarist Charlie Byrd -- who was actually responsible for bringing bossa nova records to the U.S. and introducing Getz to the style -- have the perfect touch for bossa nova's delicate, airy texture. For his part, Byrd was one of the first American musicians to master bossa nova's difficult, bubbling syncopations, and his solos are light and lilting. Meanwhile, Getz's playing is superb, simultaneously offering a warm, full tone and a cool control of dynamics; plus, Byrd's gently off-kilter harmonies seem to stimulate Getz's melodic inventiveness even more than usual. But beyond technique, Getz intuitively understands the romanticism and the undercurrent of melancholy inherent in the music, and that's what really made Jazz Samba such a revelatory classic. Absolutely essential for any jazz collection. (AllMusic)
On vinyl. Underrated follup to Entroducing.........
Joe Bonamassa - Blues of Desperation.
A return to form for Joe, with some searing blues rock ............. erm ..............LOUD!
Last one for this evening, nighty night. 
Clive B posted:
RVG`s late 60s BN recordings were hit and miss - but this was one of the better ones I think. Groovy too. Nice group!
Another $5 Big Lots score:
(2014) CD Good live album.
Two solo piano works and two works for orchestra (one arranged from the chamber version) results in a wonderful CD! Hard to believe these compositions are over 100 years old…
(2016) CD Bluegrass/Americana Good album by the band; I like this better than the preceding album "Tightrope".
Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons Of Hitch Hiking
CD Rip Flac
Okay, time to start the evening with some good jazz music.
Another must have from Blue Note...
Art Blakey – drums
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons – piano
Jymie Merritt – bass
Music Matters 2014 reissue of the 1958 Blue Note Records release.
A + 3 | WAV
(2016)
Eponymous debut album introduced to this forum by Bruce Woodhouse. Very good contemporary but late 60s/70s sounding psychedelic rock from the US West Coast, one of my favourite albums from last year.
I've always had a soft spot for this particular Genesis album having been fortunate enough to see them perform it live (many years ago).
...and I just was right in the mood for this.
All the way up to eleven.
2016 .,.
MDS posted:
I've always had a soft spot for this particular Genesis album having been fortunate enough to see them perform it live (many years ago).
same here....special times they were indeed.
Now McCoy Tyner in a quartet setting.
Not played this for a while. So...
Midnight Oil - Diesel And Dust
