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;
This fantastic album from 2014.
Ibeyi "Ibeyi"..
"Ibeyi is a French-Cuban musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sings in English and Yoruba, – a Nigerian language their ancestors spoke before being brought to Cuba by the Spanish to be made slaves in the 1700s – though Lisa's is the lead voice, Naomi plays traditional Peruvian/Cuban percussion instruments cajón and Batá drum, while Lisa also plays piano. In the Yoruba language, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) translates as "twins".
Vinyl
Murray Perahia - Bach Partitas 2,3 and 4
What can I say about this CD? The music is beautiful, Murray's playing is excellent and the sound quality is very good.
Tony2011 posted:
1981 - U.K. Vinyl
Because it's a beautiful day out there....
Found the original post, thanks - going to try & get the vinyl version as well, really good on cd.
Jolly old Rog, on vinyl:
A bit of Supertramp in a vain attempt to fill the Saturday afternoon void created by the absence of footie 
. Roll on the start of the 17/18 season, I say.
CD. Beautiful music from not very often recorded composers. Excellent performance / oboe virtuosity.
Doug, thanks again.
I couldn't find a music track of Cave playing Clementi, so here he is playing Haydn:
1979 - U.K. Vinyl - first pressing...
A bit of mr Zimmerman to start off the weekend.
Triple clear vinyl. Bought earlier in the week:
A + 3 | WAV
(1977 | 1991)
From a lovely sounding MCA Records label CD and Steve Hoffman remaster.
Nathalie Loriers - Nympheas
Very nice jazz quartet led by Belgian pianist Nathalie Loriers.
1970 - vinyl - UK first pressing...
Now, a bit of mr Islam...
A + 3 | WAV
(16th June)
Recently acquired, this one is a lot of fun.
On vinyl
Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems
My favourite LC album. Like a fine wine, the man just got better with age.
Now, even more Sean Rowe - this time a first listen to The Salesman And The Shark
Possibly a more 'intense' offering by Mr Rowe compared to his other albums, but still very good. I think this gentlemen is a superb artist and I like pretty much everything he has done.
Michel Herr - Intuitions.
I just discovered a nice small jazz label: 'Igloo Jazz classics' They have re released some recordings made around 1990 focussing on Belgian musicians. They have some excellent recordings in their small catalogue. Such as this one.
Van Morrison- Philosopher's Stone
This is an absolute belter IMHO. It just makes me smile. 
. Yeah, like that.
Chet Baker - Crystal bells
- Chet Baker - Trumpet
- Philip Catherine - Guitar
- jean-Louis Rassinfosse - Bass
From allmusic.com:
This 1983 studio date, titled Crystal Bells here yet previously released under other titles, features trumpet Chet Baker performing within a trio setting with the Belgian duo of guitarist Philip Catherine and bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse. Although famously known as an intuitive musician who played by ear, by the '80s Baker's improvisation had coalesced into a beautifully logical, root harmony-based style in which one can discern the exact progressions of any given tune simply by listening to him. Here, his lines connect, turn by turn, melody upon melody like a pastel jigsaw puzzle forming before your eyes. Subsequently, Baker thrived in the company of the like-minded Belgians, whose bop-inflected technical prowess on their instruments was also matched by their deft sense for melodicism and sympathetic group interplay. As accompanists alone, they're superb cohorts for the jazz legend, hanging their ears on each of his notes, outlining the harmonies behind him, and buoying his soft, lyrical phrases. There are also subtle stylistic juxtapositions within the trio with Catherine's choice of electric, amplified guitar allowing for the occasional foray into country twang, or ambient, fusion-infused colorations. Similarly, though, Rassinfosse's velvety double-bass lines reveal the influence of the impressionistic tone of Ron Carter, and he never fails to imply a clipped rhythmic pulse; a necessary skill in the drummerless setting Baker often favored in his later years. Ultimately, Crystal Bells is an absolutely magical session with inspired performances that still ring true so many years after Baker's passing.
Because it's brilliant and despite playing it many, many times I'm still smitten by this album.
A much underrated album. Philosophers Stone next up! Thanks for the reminder, Nigel.
sjbabbey posted:
A much underrated album. Philosophers Stone next up! Thanks for the reminder, Nigel.
@sjbabbey, thanks for the tip. Van has done so many albums over the years, and I am familiar with many of them, but this one has passed me by. It is queued up in Tidal for a listen tomorrow.
MDS posted:
Because it's brilliant and despite playing it many, many times I'm still smitten by this album.
@MDS, like you, so impressed am I by this young lady (cheers Tony for letting us know about Kandace), I have played this way too many times. Time for another album from her I think. I find it baffling that an artist with such talent is not more mainstream. Ms Springs certainly deserves greater popular acclaim and success in the future if there is any justice in this world. Let's see.