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;
I'm gonna follow Gianluigi above, and play some Slav. UK first press vinyl:
Sometimes only some serious heavy-duty rock will do. This album has always been a reliable answer. I can still recall the first time I heard it. A 'wow' moment I still treasure.
(1970)
Tossed up between David Sylvian and the Sabbath, Sabbath prompted by MIke (MDS) choice edged it, this ripped '86 Castle CD is really rather good.
Mighty Mo Rodgers - Blues Is My Wailin' Wall.
A mighty fine mix of blues, soul and r 'n b ............. this guy's new to me, but, following a recommendation from Ewen, it's a winner! 
Barry Harris - Barry Harris plays Tadd Dameron
From allmusic.com:
Barry Harris, arguably the top bebop pianist of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, was particularly in prime form throughout his Xanadu recordings. The perfect player to interpret Tadd Dameron's music (of which he had full understanding), Harris performs eight of the influential composer's songs on this 1975 album with bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Leroy Williams. Highlights of the highly recommended (but probably difficult-to-find) set include "Hot House," "The Chase," "Casbah" and "Our Delight."
Now Playing.....
Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World
Simply, a wonderful album...... take the time to give it a listen.
....recently played
and posted in the wrong thread and now moved to the correct thread.....
Joe Lovano - quarters - live at the village vanguard
This album was mentioned a few days back and have waited for the weekend to give it a listen since the run time is over two hours. On the third track and the music is fantastic, love it!
Joe Lovano (Tenor, Soprano & C-Melody Saxophone), Set One: Tom Harrell (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Anthony Cox (Bass), Billy Hart (Drums). Set Two: Mulgrew Miller (Piano), Christian McBride (Bass), Lewis Nash (Drums).
Jazz Album of the Year, 1995 – Downbeat Magazine.
his double CD features two distinct quartets recorded live at the Village Vanguard, ten months apart. The group with Tom was one of my most creative, and it exemplified the concistency and conception of improvisation that happens when a group is very free, but structured was well.
The Quartet with Mulgrew was more traditional, drawing on a repetoire of famous music, except for Sounds of Joy, which I wrote to play with Blackwell.
We played that tune with more traditional harmonies here. This quartet reaches some beautiful heights in the classic tradition of swing and modern jazz.
During this period, the early 90s, I had four working groups: The Trio, the Sounds of Joy Trio, the Quartet with Tom, with no piano, and the Quartet with Mulgrew. These were the sounds in my life, what I was playing, what was evolving from my life. It was the intimacy of the trio and all of these different elements that make it happen.
Music on Album: 1. Fort Worth [Set 2] (Lovano), 2. Birds of Springtime Gone By [Set 1] (Lovano), 3. I Can’t Get Started [Set 1] (Duke/Gershwin), 4. Uprising [Set 3] (Lovano), 5. Sail Away [Set 2] (Harrell), 6. Blues Not to Lose [Set 3] (Boyd), 7. Song and Dance [Set 2] (Lovano), 8. Lonnie’s Lament [Set 2] (Coltrane), 9. Reflections [Set 2] (Monk), 10. Little Willie Leaps [Set 1] (Davis), 11. This Is All I Ask [Set 2] (Jenkins), 12. 26-2 [Set 2] (Coltrane), 13. Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love [Set 3] (Mingus), 14. Sounds of Joy [Set 1] (Lovano)
CD Rip. Just fancied some Dan, intelligent lyrics, good tunes sung well and played superbly never fail.
Now Playing......
Mark Knopfler - Golden Hearts
Another album that is fun to play, Mark has a lot of talented musicians playing with him up on this album.
On Southern Blood, Gregg sang several songs with references to roads and going on/ending, which made me think of the road going on for ever in Midnight Rider, so I had to play Idlewild South to hear it, and also to hear the young Gregg. Great songs, great band.
After some tv back to some 'pop' jazz
Continuing in the same way..
CD. L. v. Beethoven - Music for winds - Les Vents Français (E. Pahud, F. Leleux, P. Meyer, R. Vlatković, G. Audin, Eric Le Sage). This recording from last year is very ear-catching, in the different works participate a small number of instruments and the combination provide a very nice balance. Recommended.
Primal Scream - Screamadelica Primal Scream - Give Out, But Don't Give Up.
Why?
Well, if I'm having one one those "eeny meeny miny mo?" moments, I just press "Play" on these two, and happiness returns. 
G 'night folks. 
Just thought I'd play Steven Wilson's stunning 4th solo album, 'Hand.Cannot.Erase' (does anyone know why the full stops?) to test my new pre-amp and because it's better than his latest album IMO (currently, at least), which may be because on here he has the outrageously talented Guthrie Govan on guitar.
Everything!
Watching last night's "25 years of Jools Holland's Later", which I recorded.
You forget how many of today's better known acts first appeared on this programme, and, in many cases, how much affection they feel for the format, and return to play "live" again and again.
Thanks for the memories Jools. 
Oh, and by the way, the Beeb are doing a 25th. anniversary concert this evening.