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;
Streaming Tidal. I have several DK but not this one that's why I'm streaming it. When searching for it I realized there are several of her albums in MQA format in addition to the "CD quality" 16/44.1, in particular this one says FLAC MQA 24/96. For those forumites who like to compare formats DK albums are well known and may be you have also vinyls, CDs or downloaded files to compare with.
Last from the lovely Liz ..
A+3 | WAV
(1983)
J.J. easing the way into Sunday morning.
A+3 | WAV
(1994)
Following on from the above referenced radio documentary, I thought I'd play some Miles and spotted this, which I haven't played for many, many years. I thought I'd listen to an alternative mix of 'In a Silent Way'.
More electric Miles. This is just fitting perfectly with my mood this morning.
Original 1975 UK vinyl. What could be better on a fine Sunday than two jazz giants playing together?
Cricket bats at the ready! Original UK vinyl from 1977:
Wayne Shorter - Adam's apple
From Allmusic.com
With the possible exception of its song, "Footprints," which would become a jazz standard, Adam's Apple received quite a bit less attention upon its release than some of the preceding albums in Wayne Shorter's catalog. That is a shame because it really does rank with the best of his output from this incredibly fertile period. From the first moments when Shorter's sax soars out in the eponymous opening track, with its warmth and roundness and power, it is hard not to like this album. It might not be turning as sharp of a corner stylistically as some of his earlier works, like Speak No Evil, but its impact is only dulled by the fact that Shorter has already arrived at the peak of his powers. Taken in isolation, this is one of the great works of mid-'60s jazz, but when Shorter has already achieved a unique performance style, compositional excellence, and a perfectly balanced relationship with his sidemen, it is hard to be impressed by the fact that he manages to continue to do these things album after album. But Shorter does shine here, while allowing strong players like Herbie Hancock to also have their place in the sun. Especially hypnotic are two very different songs, the ballad "Teru" and Shorter's tribute to John Coltrane, "Chief Crazy Horse," both of which also allow Hancock a chance to show what he could do.
Early Sunday morning's winds:
Track is from another RCA recording with James Galway:
Haim Ronen posted:
Hi Haim, Gotta love that sticker, bottom right!
Chris
Wayne Shorter - Etcetera
Another good one from Wayne Shorter.
From Allmusic.com:
Recorded in 1965 but not released until 1980, Et Cetera holds its own against the flurry of albums Wayne Shorter released during the mid-'60s, a time when he was at the peak of his powers. It is hard to imagine why Blue Note might have chosen to shelve the album, as it shows Shorter in a very favorable light with an incredibly responsive rhythm section performing four of his originals and a cover of Gil Evans' "Barracudas." The low-key nature of the album as a whole, especially the title track, might have contributed to Blue Note's lack of attention, but there are definitely gems here, especially the closing track, "Indian Song." At times the rest of the album seems like a warm-up for that amazing tune, where Shorter swirls around in a hypnotizing dance with Herbie Hancock's piano, grounded by the nocturnal bass of Cecil McBee and the airy structure of Joe Chambers' drumming. The short, repetitive themes and passionate, soulful playing echo John Coltrane, but this quartet has its own flavor, and the perfect, intricate web they weave here helps pull the whole session up to a higher level.
It's a lovely summer afternoon, let's imagine we're on the Copa with a mint UK first press mono:
Sonny Stitt - Sits in with the Oscar Peterson trio.
Great jazz. Sonny Stitt plays very well on this album.
From allmusic:
This LP combines a complete session that Sonny Stitt (doubling on alto and tenor) did with the 1959 Oscar Peterson Trio (which includes the pianist/leader, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen) and three titles from 1957 with Peterson, Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis, and drummer Stan Levey. The music has the feel of a jam session and, other than a theme-less blues, all of the songs are veteran standards. Highlights of this fine effort include "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "The Gypsy," "Scrapple from the Apple," "Easy Does It," and "I Remember You." Lots of cooking music.
now playing.......
Freddie Hubbard - Live in Warsaw 1991
A Sunday Morning wake-up call!
up Next, in the Queue.......
Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Impanema
Taking the lead from Kevin-W above, taking a walk with Astrud on the beach, wow what a view! ......a very nice voice as well......
(1998)
Their first album and still one of their best...
A complete re-recording of her Sweet Old World album
First listen to this track from their new album releasing in a month or two, well up to their usual high standards.
First play of new vinyl