What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Joe Albany with Warne Marsh - The Right Combination. CD rip. Heartfelt playing from 1957-kind of refreshing.

A + 3 | WAV

(3rd February)

Soen's 3rd and latest album which, totally slipped under my radar when it came out a few months ago. Downloaded from bandcamp last night and giving it a first listen. 

Released yesterday, and downloaded from bandcamp

Stevee_S posted:

A + 3 | 24/96 WAV

(20th May)

His latest offering (on 8 course lute) downloaded last night, delightful.

"Some people will be angry. Others will laugh. There are many orphaned lute pieces in English sources that have come down to us with no name at all. I have taken the liberty of christening four such pieces in this program with names that seem to suit their musical spirits... By far the majority of the lute music from the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) has survived in manuscripts. There are pieces that turn up again and again in different sources, often with variant readings, and there are masterpieces that can be found only once. In general, an English manuscript contains works by various composers, sometimes mixing works from different periods and styles copied by various scribes. The pieces in the current program have been assembled in the same way. Such was the spirit of the Elizabethan Age. This anthology contains four pieces connected with John Dowland and others by contemporaries from the generation of lute composers that preceded him." - Extracted from Hopkinson Smith's notes about the album

This is indeed a very nice recording. Listening to it right now via Tidal.

Jeroen.

When it comes to Genesis, I prefer the post Peter Gabriel period.

Jeroen20 posted:

When it comes to Genesis, I prefer the post Peter Gabriel period.

100% agree,  likewise Peter Gabriel was at his best as a soloist.

Mike-B posted:

Jeroen20 posted:

When it comes to Genesis, I prefer the post Peter Gabriel period.

100% agree,  likewise Peter Gabriel was at his best as a soloist.

100% disagree. They traded artistic creativity for commercial interests after PG left. Actually I think the rot set in after Steve Hackett left. 

Mike-B posted:

Jeroen20 posted:

When it comes to Genesis, I prefer the post Peter Gabriel period.

100% agree,  likewise Peter Gabriel was at his best as a soloist.

To me they are almost two different bands... 

Just back from my Saturday morning run, drinking tea. What better for making tea than a flying teapot?

1977 - Vinyl - Uk pressing...

Eloise posted:

Mike-B posted:

Jeroen20 posted:

When it comes to Genesis, I prefer the post Peter Gabriel period.

100% agree,  likewise Peter Gabriel was at his best as a soloist.

To me they are almost two different bands... 

When Gabriel left,  Genesis became just another pop/rock band. Gabriel was the creative force behind  the band. Don't get me started on PC.

 Spoon make some of the most artful, confident rock 'n' roll of any group around. Their fifth full-length is nothing short of a dizzying, soulful masterpiece, easily the most expansive work in their career. Gimme Fiction is an exhilarating album of keenly focused artistic vision and ambition.

Jimmy Smith - at the organ (volume 3)

Jimmy Smith - Organ

Thornel Schwartz - Electric guitar

Donald Bailey - Drum

Nice up tempo jazz with funky elements. 

1992 - vinyl - UK pressing...

Listening via Tidal to 'Cross-Platfrom interchange'  by UK bass player Misha Mullow-Abbado.

This is a very nice modern jazz album. On the album several jazz style's can be heard, from typical modern jazz to latin bop, dixieland and bigband. 

Golden Earring

The Naked Truth - 16bit 44.1kHz

Edward

2001 - CD...

Starting a morning in a slow pace of the 6 strings: viola da gamba:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VIdf_0-A0

Clive B posted:

Mike-B posted:

Jeroen20 posted:

When it comes to Genesis, I prefer the post Peter Gabriel period.

100% agree,  likewise Peter Gabriel was at his best as a soloist.

100% disagree. They traded artistic creativity for commercial interests after PG left. Actually I think the rot set in after Steve Hackett left. 

For me, there was a steady decline to And then there were three.....after that I felt that it was a more rapid decline. How can you go from the invention of Trespass to the likes of Abacab? No criticism intended, I guess it is also influenced by where you were at the time and at which point you started your journey hence the 'two bands' comment. 

My playlist for the last two weeks:

Wind in Sails ep

   Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyle.

   It's taken a few plays to really get into this, his new album ............... he's definitely cheered up somewhat over previous offerings, and

   a few listens later, this is a storming album. 

  Or, as one reviewer on The Rainforest said, "Gargoyle, Rinse, Repeat" 

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stone In The Road

Just the ticket for a relaxing, bright Saturday afternoon. 

1996 - Vinyl - UK pressing...