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;
The Decemberists - "What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World" (2015)
1979 Canaedian MCA copy. Another weekend purchase...
seakayaker posted:Now Playing......
Paul Hanmer - Trains to TAUNG
Taking the lead from TONY2011 above and giving 'Trains to TAUNG' out for a spin.....
Opening Track - Wow! Thank you Tony, I am enjoying this and hope the rest of the album is as captivating.
Yes, new to me and quite enjoyable. Definitely some Jarrett influences there but still very much his own music. Percussion plays a great part of its appeal as well imo.
I'm on my second listen and trying to buy a CD copy but there are some ridiculous prices out there. I'd love to get a vinyl pressing but hard to find and it looks like they are all imports(SA).There's always Tidal though! 
dedicated to today's eclipse (which I had to follow via nasa's live stream)
EJ
badlyread posted:CD2NAIT2ELA1 posted:
'Snow Borne Sorrow' by Nine Horses (Sylvian/Jansen/Friedman)
A major David Sylvian fan since 1987, I've only just allowed myself to open up this 2005 gem.
& I'm glad I did- thanks to TIDAL via iPhone4S.
Why did you wait so long? It is excellent.
At last, I'm going to get round to playing this now. Ooops, SWMBO just put the TV on, so must use eargoggles.
Yet another weekend vinyl purchase, on UK second vinyl pressing:
Tony2011 posted:seakayaker posted:Now Playing......
Paul Hanmer - Trains to TAUNG
Taking the lead from TONY2011 above and giving 'Trains to TAUNG' out for a spin.....
Opening Track - Wow! Thank you Tony, I am enjoying this and hope the rest of the album is as captivating.
Yes, new to me and quite enjoyable. Definitely some Jarrett influences there but still very much his own music. Percussion plays a great part of its appeal as well imo.
I'm on my second listen and trying to buy a CD copy but there are some ridiculous prices out there. I'd love to get a vinyl pressing but hard to find and it looks like they are all imports(SA).There's always Tidal though!
The only purchase capability above MP3 level for downloading is on 7digital which is 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC. Could not find any hits when looking for CD or HiRes downloads.
Thanks for the mention, I enjoyed the album quite a bit and about to start up another.
The Weepies - "Hideaway" (2008)
Now Playing......
Paul Hanmer - Playola
I enjoyed 'Trains to TAUNG' so much I needed to check out another album from his catalogue.
1994 - Tidal...
Another one from the vaults that I have not listened to for a while. Most of the tracks are funky and cheerful but the more downtempo "Ascension" is the best track on the album imo.
Local boy made good.
Count Basie (Orchestra) - The Complete Decca Recordings 1937-1939. 3CD-rip.
Karajan's 1962 Tosca, originally issued by RCA but recorded by Decca's John Culshaw, sounds as if it could have been recorded yesterday apart from some thinness on the top and slight congestion - incredible. The performance is a bit of a mixed bag: the young Price is a brilliant Tosca - very different than Callas but wholly convincing. Giuseppe di Stefano, a decade after his famous turn on EMI, was well into vocal decline. He acts well and is sensitive to the line, but has to push at climaxes. The disappointment for me is Taddei's Scarpia, who snarls his way through the role as a bully without much menace (until his final utterances, when he dramatically wakes up). Karajan is good - he paints with the orchestra, avoids bombast without loss of dramatic effect, much as he continued to do with Puccini throughout his career.
Overall, doesn't displace my favorites (Sinopoli, Karajan II) but a unique document and overall a great experience.
Cheers,
EJ
1977 - Tidal...
Elizabet & the Catapult - "Like It Never Happened" (2014)
It's something of a 30 year rewind here tonight - one of my favourite albums from the 80's.
Everything But The Girl - "Acoustic" (1992)
Joe Henry - "Scar" (2001)
Next up.......
Paul Motian Trio - Sound of Love
Paul Motian (drums), Bill Frisell (guitarist), and Joe Lovano (tenor saxophonist)
A mention of Paul Motian by JEROEN20 above got me thinking about how much I enjoyed Paul and Bill Frisell playing on the Jakob Bro album 'Balladeering), along with Lee Konitz and Ben Street. So I thought I would take out the Sound of Love for a spin.
The following notes are from Tidal: This live 1995 recording from New York's Village Vanguard club features drummer Paul Motian, guitarist Bill Frisell, and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano turning in a stellar set of jazz covers and Motian originals (this is the same trio the drummer led in the late '80s and recorded high-profile tributes to Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, and Tin Pan Alley with). As the premium sound quality of the recording makes clear, this trio had an almost telepathic rapport on stage, inspiring each other in both ensemble playing and solo flights. This kind of hand-in-glove chemistry is certainly due in part to the group's many stints on the road, but also comes from the individual player's complimentary styles: Frisell and Lovano (albeit less subtly) both dig into the structure of the songs, producing clever and dynamic statements, while Motian contains the proceedings with his steady, yet elastic time keeping and provocative accents. The covers here include extended readings of Monk's "Misterioso" and Charles Mingus' beautiful ballad "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love," in addition to a loose and bittersweet rendition of the jazz standard "Good Morning Heartache." Motian balances out the set with originals like the thorny, Latin rhythms-based "Mumbo Jumbo," the lightly swinging waltz number "Once Around the Park," and the dark-hewn, yet beguiling closer "Play." This is a great recording of some of the best jazz combo playing from the '80s to 2000. For Motian newcomers, though, the best bet is to first get one of this group's studio-recorded repertoire titles (Monk in Motian, Bill Evans, On Broadway) before checking out this sprawling live release. ~ Stephen Cook
On vinyl...
On Classic Records 200g vinyl...
On vinyl...
Put this on for a couple of tracks.... whole album later. Consistently lovely vibe on this album and a great mix of moods.
Elisabeth Brauss (piano)
Beethoven: Klaviersonate Nr. 7 Op. 10/3 | Prokofiev: Klaviersonate Nr. 2 Op. 14 | Chopin: Klaviersonate Nr. 2 Op. 35 | Denhoff: Etude de Couleurs Op. 115
A debut recital from Elisabeth Brauss who dazzles us with her mighty technique. At only 22 years old she has many strengths already although the highly charged, brisk tempos does not always appeal to me. It works though to get a recording contract. I have a suspicion though that a live performance will come off better than the recording? The below youtube clip of the Beethoven seems to me to be slightly better than the recording itself which seems to be much more business like. In the live setting she seems much more willing to breath once in a while and play around a little (pun intended).
