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;
Stevee_S posted:
(1971)
Sometimes nothing but a bit of Zeppelin will do and this is one of the classics.
Definitely!
MDS posted:Hungryhalibut posted:It is, but just nowhere near as good. If you don't have them already, try Suzanne Vega's 'Close Up' series. It knocks Snorah into a cocked hat.
Yep. Have had the Close Up series for sometime, Nigel. And I seem to recall you suggested it to me. It's a delight and a lovely complement to her earlier albums.
I would say I'm a bigger fan of SV than Ms Jones, but I do enjoy the 'relaxed, lazy, jazz..' style of Come Away With Me, as Mike-B so accurately encapsulates it.
Ah, ok. In which case try this. Relaxed, jazzy and rather wonderful.
Hungryhalibut posted:MDS posted:Hungryhalibut posted:It is, but just nowhere near as good. If you don't have them already, try Suzanne Vega's 'Close Up' series. It knocks Snorah into a cocked hat.
Yep. Have had the Close Up series for sometime, Nigel. And I seem to recall you suggested it to me. It's a delight and a lovely complement to her earlier albums.
I would say I'm a bigger fan of SV than Ms Jones, but I do enjoy the 'relaxed, lazy, jazz..' style of Come Away With Me, as Mike-B so accurately encapsulates it.
Ah, ok. In which case try this. Relaxed, jazzy and rather wonderful.
Now that lady is completely new to me. Thanks, Nigel. Will give her a go (if you'll pardon the expression).
Hungryhalibut posted:MDS posted:Hungryhalibut posted:It is, but just nowhere near as good. If you don't have them already, try Suzanne Vega's 'Close Up' series. It knocks Snorah into a cocked hat.
Yep. Have had the Close Up series for sometime, Nigel. And I seem to recall you suggested it to me. It's a delight and a lovely complement to her earlier albums.
I would say I'm a bigger fan of SV than Ms Jones, but I do enjoy the 'relaxed, lazy, jazz..' style of Come Away With Me, as Mike-B so accurately encapsulates it.
Ah, ok. In which case try this. Relaxed, jazzy and rather wonderful.
Thanks, Nigel. That lady is completely new to me. Will give her a go (if you'll pardon the expression).
Stevee_S posted:A+ | WAV
(1976)
Joining Clive in a bit of Camel, this release has 5 bonus tracks including 3 live and (then 2002) previously unreleased ones from Hammersmith Odeon on the night of 14th April '76.
Oh dear! It looks like I'm going to have to get that on CD as well! This is possibly my favourite Camel album of those I've heard (I've not heard them all).
2004 - CD (WAV)...
Can't leave Steve to enjoy Camel on his own:
2002 - CD (WAV)...
Early Monk, best of the Blue Note years:
Covering his bebop-era work from the late '40s and early '50s, the 16-track collection finds Monk in his early prime with such up-and-coming jazz standards as "Ruby, My Dear," "In Walked Bud," "'Round Midnight," and "Straight No Chaser." And unlike much of the pianist's later work on Riverside and Columbia, here the sound is compact and fleet, with some of the best solos to be heard on any classic bop date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOiIW4LuRdw
MM latest vinyl reissue release. As always quality is second to none.
It took 40 years due to technical issues with syncing the audio to the film, but it is FINALLY done - listening to the CD soundtrack that came with the DVD - Zappa Roxy the Movie.
I think this time period was his best band - just stellar talent top to bottom.
Paul Simon. The Rhythm Of The Saints. On original CD from 1990. A creative mix of pop and southern-hemisphere beats with a spiritual texture to much of the music. Expertly crafted with the all the usual superb Simon SQ.
During workout, stripped can also be nice....
A+ | WAV
(2001)
A delightful blend of Baroque music and Latin American folk. The Saldivar Codex No. 4 was written in Mexico c.1730 by a Spanish emigre, Santiago de Murcia, but only discovered in recent times. It features elements of Spanish Baroque, central-American folk music, and some French influences.
A+ | WAV
(2002)
Why? Undoubtedly due to the influence of my last Spanish style of music played. This impressive DG double album remastered in 24/96 from the original master tapes boasts an impressive dynamic range (DR) of 17 on some tracks and only slight hiss from these recordings, some of which were laid down in the early fifties.