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;
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartetto di Cremona
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
String Quartet in f minor, Op. 95
String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
On Cd
ted_p posted:Derek And The Dominos
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Listing to the 1996 remastered version.
Edward
Best version I have heard of this is the Japanese Platinum SHM cd. Very smooth.
Classic Tina at her best.
On CD
Johannes Brahms: Mandelring Quartett and Roland Glassl
Complete String Quintets
Sunny weather, sunny music.
UK first press vinyl (1990). Really enjoyed this when I gave it a first spin in years the other day, so time for another outing.
Rolling Stones
first up this morning is.......
Wayne Horwitz - Some places are forever afternoon
Wayne Horwitz (Piano, Hammond B-3, electronics), Ron Miles (cornet), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Peggy Lee (cello), Tim Young (guitar), Keith Lowe (bass) and Eric Eagle (drums)
Wayne composed 12 pieces based on 12 poems written by Richard Hugo. Richard wrote many poems based on the towns and locations in the Pacific Northwest. At the end of Wayne's project he went on tour through the Pacific Northwest, part of the performance was the individual poem would be read prior to the piece of music being played. (The Audio on the CD only has the music but the 12 poems are included in the insert included with the CD)
I attended one of the performances in Port Townsend, WA, the location of Copper Canyon Press which publishes poetry exclusively.
This album is extremely enjoyable.
Solti's Aida, in hires, from flac disc. The young Vickers was born to sing Radames, and Price was here in her absolute prime.
Cheers
EJ
In the mood for something spacey, so here's my fave Floyd album on a lovely-sounding Japanese pressing:
After several plays I'm really enjoying Ms Krall's latest. The slower tempo suits these sunny summer afternoons somehow.
Kronos Quartet - Folk songs
Herbie Hancock - The Piano.
Very nice solo recording of Herbie Hancock. The first three songs a standards (e.g. My Funny Valentine), but the way he plays them makes them sound really refreshing. This album has mostly a relaxed / mellow feeling.
If you are into solo piano music than I can highly recommend this one.
From Allmusic.com
Recorded after the funky fusion of Head Hunters, Thrust, Sextant, and other electric albums, and before the dawn of "Rockit" and more commercially viable and hip-hop-oriented material, Herbie Hancock took time out in 1978 to touch base again with his piano. Recorded completely solo, this set was issued only in Japan as the truly awful Feets, Don't Fail Me Now was issued stateside. A curious set, the first half of the album features Hancock playing jazz standards in truly elegant and restrained fashion. His treatments of "My Funny Valentine," "Green Dolphin Street," and "Someday My Prince Will Come" -- all tracks he performed as part of the Miles Davis Quintet -- are elongated, morphed, and beautifully woven together as a suite. The latter half of the recording is comprised of four tracks, "Harvest Time," "Sonrisa," "Manhattan Island," and "Blue Otani," all of which are originals. These pieces are concerned with Hancock's preoccupation with the piano as a solo instrument. They are composed as formalist treatments that are extrapolated upon at several different junctures, or "turning points," within them. They embody notions of classical music à la Anton Webern, blues, Erroll Garner's lyrical phrasing, and Bill Evans' harmonic sensibilities. They are, in sum, inseparable from one another and are usually performed as a suite. This is a stunning triumph for Hancock, and it's too bad that the album has never been issued in the U.S., as it would undoubtedly be a popular addition to his vast catalog. About the closest one can come are the tracks from here included in The Herbie Hancock Box. Maybe someday.
Def Leppard's
Hysteria Deluxe Edition
One of my all time favorite albums with the title song being one of my contenders for the best song of all time.
Played loud of course.
Edward
Pcd posted:Very relaxing
This is lovely.
nigelb posted:Pcd posted:Very relaxing
This is lovely.
And so is this one makes you really appreciate a Naim system
ewemon posted:ted_p posted:Derek And The Dominos
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Listing to the 1996 remastered version.
Edward
Best version I have heard of this is the Japanese Platinum SHM cd. Very smooth.
Thanks for the feed back ewemon, the 1996 remaster is ok but not great IMHO, was going to buy the 24bit version but it dose not get a good review on the internet. Will definitely buy the Japanese Platinum SHM cd soon.
Edward
On Cd
Royal Blood's latest, delivered to me this afternoon.
Between the walk (along the river) and the sitting (on the tractor):
This 2005 disc of keyboard music by Byrd finds Leonhardt at the top of his form. As always, his technique is secure, and nothing in Byrd's virtuoso writing is beyond him. And, as always, his musicianship is assured, and nothing in Byrd's sensitive music is beyond him. Leonhardt's Pavanes are stately yet soulful, his Galliards are exciting yet playful, his character pieces are amusing yet graceful, and his closing Fantasia is controlled yet colorful.(AllMusic)
Anathema - The optimist