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;
16/44 WAV. starting here on a beautiful Sunday morning
Marshall Crenshaw. Eponymous debut on original vinyl from 1982. Maybe one of the lesser remembered quality albums of the early 1980s? Very Beatle-esque. A brilliant debut, the entirety bristles with energy and honesty, without a hint of trying-too-hard. The SQ is superb and makes me wonder how much better the MFSL LP could possibly sound.
Time for some modern jazz by Dutch sax player Tineke Postma.
From amazon:
"A Journey That Matters," the third album as a leader by the award-winning Dutch saxophonist and composer Tineke (pronounced TEE-na-ka) Postma and is the first recording on the new label Foreign Media Jazz. The CD which has already received rave reviews in the Netherlands where it was released in June 2007 and in Japan since its release there in July 2007, A virtuoso instrumentalist equally eloquent on the tenor, alto and soprano saxophone, Postma is reunited on "A Journey That Matters" with American drummer Terri Lyne Carrington who appeared on the saxophonist's previous release "For The Rhythm" (Munich Records 2005). The new CD also features pianists Rob van Bavel, Marc Antoni van Roon and Randal Corsen, bassist Frans van der Hoeven and guitarist Edoardo Righini, all leading members of the contemporary Dutch jazz scene.
With the release of "A Journey That Matters" Tineke Postma is also making an original musical statement, one that is just the latest stop on an engaging musical odyssey the saxophonist invites aficionados of contemporary modern jazz around the world to join her on.
From the Artist
In addition to the eight original compositions and arrangements Postma contributed to "A Journey That Matters" are inspired interpretations of three works by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. When asked why, among all the immortals in the jazz pantheon, she chose to include beside her music only songs by these two giants, Postma explained: "In 2005 I did a tour of 14 Dutch cities playing the music of Ellington and Strayhorn and I became so familiar with their work that it felt natural to include three of my favorites tunes from their songbook on the new album. I truly love their compositions - they're perfect models and inspirations for what I should aspire to in my own writing. They are so strong and timeless...you can arrange them in a modern way yet the composer's imprint on them is so indelible that the original character of the song remains."
16/44 WAV.
Schubert Symphonies I find truly wonderful. This 8CD set from Deutsche Grammophon is recorded beautifully. The playing from the COE is so vibrant and just flows.
I think an easy place to start if you're just getting into Classical imo.
Sunday morning music.
The 1965 debut album of blues vocalist and harmonica player Junior Wells, performing with the Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band, an early collaboration with Buddy Guy. One of the truly classic blues albums of the sixties.
Snatch It Back and Hold It" (Junior Wells) – 2:53
Ships on the Ocean" (Wells) – 4:07
Good Morning Schoolgirl" (Sonny Boy Williamson) – 3:50
Hound Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:12
In the Wee Wee Hours" (Junior Wells) – 3:42
Hey Lawdy Mama" (uncredited - composition rights typically given to Buddy Moss) – 3:10
Hoodoo Man Blues" (Wells, Williamson) – 2:49
Early in the Morning" (traditional) – 4:44
We're Ready" (Buddy Guy, Wells) – 3:33
You Don't Love Me, Baby" (Willie Cobbs) – 2:58
Chitlin Con Carne" (Kenny Burrell) – 2:12
Yonder Wall" (Elmore James) – 4:10
1967 US 12-track stereo LP reissue of the original release by Delmark Records as part of the 'Roots Of Jazz Series',
Two of the best Russian chamber works ever composed, magnificently played and recorded. Listening to the SACD layer.
Cheers
EJ
16/44 WAV. fancied some strings.
Disc 2. Wonderful imo.
A good start of Sunday...
The 'Naim Hiss' thread reminded me of this fine album and after listening to 'Impossible Germany' last night i thought i'd revisit the whole thing today. Perfect for a mellow Sunday morning.
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Gene Harris with the Philip Morris band
Paul McCartney
Flowers In The Dirt - Tidal HiFi
First album of the day. I have a few Paul McCartney albums but have never heard this album before, very good album, i am sure that this will grow on me with more listening.
Edward
Continuing on a mellow Sunday theme with this. A classic...
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Jordi Savall describes this recording as being a program that builds bridges, in this case between East and West and between “classical” and “popular” styles, but also between generations of performers. He explained the difficultly of producing a professional recording with members of your family of different generations, but in the end it became “something special” in that the family had rehearsed the program together for two years before recording the album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZnDHjfyw5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR8-JyJldVU
And to follow Blue Lines vibe, it's got to be this one
Morcheeba - Big Calm
Alba1320 posted:
Despite having what I was subsequently informed is the poorest quality release of it
, this a a cracking good album!
I often find ignorance is bliss!! I'm sure most of my CDs are not of the 'highest' quality but frankly, I don't give a damn! I have a suspicion that many members of this forum spend a great proportion of their time searching for one Holy Grail or another. Me, I listen to music!
EJS posted:
Two of the best Russian chamber works ever composed, magnificently played and recorded. Listening to the SACD layer.
Cheers
EJ
You sure can pick them EJ! Never heard any of these works before - listening via Qobuz steam on my Sonos 1.
VladtheImpala posted:
Working my way through this 18 CD set again (ripped from CD to NAS in FLAC), currently on CD 4 - Preludes Book I played by Krystian Zimerman. One of the best box sets I've ever bought, about £40 if I recall accurately.
Concluding the Preludes with Book II on CD 5. Continuing to CD 6 for Images Books I and II, together with Childrens' Corner played by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Possibly later, CD 7 has the 12 Etudes with Mitsuko Uchida.
Yesterday's arrival - freshly ripped. Sounding great on this sunny Sunday 
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I am familiar with the 'Dutch Swing College band' because my father listens to it. I think you call this Dixieland.
It's nice music to listen to once in a while. It has got that swing element from a long time ago.
Preceded by Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway. Tidal. Been getting quite a few plays round these parts. What a powerful voice. Could be worth the admission price for "We could fly" alone. Hi res version currently in offer on Qobuz for £7.94 (hmmm..)
A + 3 | WAV
(2015)
Another cracking day with the sun splitting the sky, grabbing an early beer and kicking back with some nostalgic Gentry classics.
1. Ode To Billie Joe
2. Mississippi Delta
3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
4. Fancy
5. Touch 'Em With Love
6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (From 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid')
7. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry
8. Chickasaw County Child
9. Okolona River Bottom Band
10. The Girl From Cincinnati
11. Reunion
12. Tobacco Road
13. I Saw An Angel Die
14. He Made A Woman Out Of Me
15. Courtyard
16. Sunday Best
17. Parchman Farm
18. Sermon
19. Let It Be Me - Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry
20. Billy The Kid
21. Marigolds And Tangerines
22. Lookin' In
Initially, due to the jazz influence and highly experimental nature of the album, the record received harsh criticism, with Rolling Stone listing it as one of the worst albums of the year.[9] However, the record's reputation has grown in stature and has been called Mitchell's masterpiece, "an LP to stand alongside Blood on the Tracks"
Joni Mitchell – vocals, acoustic guitar (01, 02, 03, 04, 09), Moog (02), piano (05, 09), keyboards (07), Arp (10), Farfisa (10); cover design, illustration
Graham Nash – background vocals (01)
David Crosby – background vocals (01)
James Taylor – background vocals (01), guitar (06)
Robben Ford – electric guitar (01), dobro (04), guitar (08)
Jeff Baxter – electric guitar (01)
Larry Carlton – electric guitar (03, 04, 05, 09)
Victor Feldman – electric piano (01, 05), congas (04), vibes (05), keyboards (06), percussion (06)
Joe Sample – electric piano (03), keyboards (08)
John Guerin – drums (01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08), arrangement (06), Moog (06)
Max Bennett – bass (01, 05, 06, 07, 08)
Wilton Felder – bass (03, 04)
The Warrior Drums of Burundi (02)
Chuck Findley – horn (03), trumpet (06, 08), flugelhorn (07)
Bud Shank – saxophone and flute (03, 06), bass flute (07)
Dale Oehler – string arrangement (05)
1975 UK first issue 10-track LP