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;
My favourite jazz singer, and one of her best albums.
Compelling blend of jazz and blues. Starts with a great version of Roland Kirk's 'Volunteered Slavery'.
Recommended to me by Trickydickie, and very good it is.
My favourite John Martyn album.
John Martyn - The Church With One Bell
Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower. Live at Monterey in Sept. 1966 featuring Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee and Jack DeJohnette. CD-rip.
.....next up
ARMEN DONELIAN & MARC MOMMAAS - ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
Armen (piano) & Marc (tenor saxophone)
A album recorded live, one take and the results are certainly worth a listen.
Rush: Permanent Waves, Mobile Fidelity ltd vinyl pressing.
Falla: Love the magician, chandos, 1986, vinyl,
Sarah Walker, Margaret FIngerhut (sic), Geoffrey Simon, LSO.
essential summer sounds
Recorded in 1958. The album was reissued in 1967 on the Prestige label and renamed: 'The Kenny Burrell Quintet With John Coltrane'.
Kenny Burrell — guitar
John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Jimmy Cobb — drums
next up......
Carrying on with a little more .....
Bendik Hofseth - ITAKA
Pleasant album with vocals, I do believe I enjoy his saxophone playing much more then his singing. He is an excellent musician and composer . . . . .
Picking up on a album played by HH above......
Starting right in with the first cut 'Dream Weaver'........
......sounding mighty fine.
Claude Debussy: Alessandra Ammara (piano)
Images - Book 1 | Preludes - Book 1 | Nocturne
This is the first disc of what will be a complete Debussy set from Alessandra Ammara and this is very good news for me. I have been familiar with Ammara since I heard her at around the Honens competition and I love her playing and especially her Debussy. She is very accurate and her ability to voice in a special way makes you feel like you are hearing certain parts for the first time. Never will you hear a harsh note played and everything has a delicious softness to it which just draws you in. Also, the piano sound is excellent. This may be one of the first albums where a Fazioli is used and that I really like. This piano has such a beautiful bass.
Bach Cantatas.
For the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity
BWV 162 / 49 / 180
Divine recording..
Christian McBride - Gettin' to it.
Christian McBride's debut CD as a leader.
- Christian McBride - Bass
- Joshua Redman - Sax
- Roy hargroove - Trumpet
- Cyrus Chestnut - Piano
- Steve Turre - Trombone
- Lewis Nash - Drums
Bought this first press vinyl earlier in the week. Sounds lovely, and I adore Scott's version of "The Look of Love":
Bert Schurink posted:Divine recording..
Interesting Bert, I'd not have thought his style would suit Brahms, maybe unfairly I have a mental image of him as a flamboyant technique driven player, I'll see if I can find this on Tidal and hear the other side of him, thanks as usual.
Another fine album by Christian McBride. This time in a trio setting.
From Allmusic.com
Christian McBride's second studio album in 2013, Out Here, finds the adept bassist leading his trio through a jaunty, exuberant set of straight-ahead acoustic jazz. The album follows on the heels of his equally as appealing quintet album, People Music. However, where that album found McBride delving into the knotty post-bop sound of artists like '60s Bobby Hutcherson, Out Here is more of a classic standards album in the vein of works by Oscar Peterson and Duke Ellington. Joining McBride here is his working trio of pianist Christian Sands and drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr., who was also featured on People Music. Both Sands and Owens are superb, technically adroit musicians who complement McBride's warm, generous bass playing at every turn on Out Here. What's great about McBrideleading his own trio is that because he is fundamentally such a monster of a bassist, he can and does take the lead on any given song just as well, if not better, than many of his non-rhythm section instrument-playing brethren. That said, he certainly lets his bandmates shine in the spotlight throughout much of the album. In fact, as on the trio's take on "My Favorite Things," both Sands and McBride take turns interpreting the melody. Elsewhere, they delve into bluesy, gospel-influenced numbers with "Ham Hocks and Cabbage" and "Hallelujah Time," and jump headlong into a swinging rendition of "Cherokee." There are also some gorgeous ballads featured on the album, with McBride's Latin-tinged "I Guess I'll Have to Forget" standing out among them. McBride even summons the spirit of his more funk and soul-influenced albums with the trio's giddy album-closing take on the R&B classic "Who's Making Love."
fine performances of Ponce, Frank Martin, and the Krenek Suite...another great guitar release on Naxos!
Never heard of her till a few weeks ago but if you like Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill and Reba McEntire you will probably like Chely Wright
Suites for two violas da gamba:
Music track of two violas da gamba is performed by different musicians:
Laid Back: Happy Dreamer. CD Rip.
I was introduced to this album by attending this years Acoustica show (Dynaudio room IIRC) and thought a couple of the tracks sounded really interesting - I followed up the lead when I got home (thanks Shazam & Discogs). I’m glad I did as its a really good album and well worth seeking out. Exposure to new music is one good reason for attending a Hi-Fi show!
Laid Back consist of Danish duo of John Guldberg (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tim Stahl (vocals, keyboards, drums, bass) and I'll certainly be investigating more from their back catalogue. Well worth a punt. More here...