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;
Terumasa Hino Quintet - Into the Heaven. From 1970, CD-rip.
Woman on Top - Music from the motion picture, CD-rip. Brazilian music in mostly good sound.
Streaming Qobuz. Enrico Pieranunzi - Trasnoche Gentle piano to calm down before going to bed.
Haim Ronen posted:
I had tickets to see Kenny at a small venue just down the road a few months back. I had to travel for work and missed it. Damn.
Now Playing.....
Ane Brun - It All Starts With One
Continuing on with exploring Ane's catalogue. I am enjoying her music......
Two lovely pieces of music well recorded to start off the day.
Now Playing......
Antonio Forcione - Ghetto Paradise
A fantastic album to end the day..........
Lyrical nice
Murray Perahia - Mozart piano concertos
Taylor Eigsti - Luck to be me.
Great jazz by pianist Taylor Eigsti. He uses interesting arrangement for some well known songs.
From allmusic.com
What can you say about a 21-year-old jazz pianist who begins with John Coltrane's "Giant Steps," turns the harmony inside out, twists the mode, and presents its mirror image and reflects the composer's lyricism and fire in fiery post-bop language, and still maintain the integrity of the tune? Only that it's Taylor Eigsti. Lucky to Be Me is Eigsti's third album, and his first for Concord. It reeks of self-confidence and a bad boy's sense of mischief, and with good reason: Eigsti's got the chops, both technically and inspirationally, to pull this -- and much more -- off. The instrumentation on this set is varied. Musicians include bassist Christian McBride, drummer Lewis Nash (the rhythm section on the aforementioned and the gorgeous read of Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" just to name two), saxophonist Eric Marienthal, drummer Billy Kilson, bassist James Genus, guitarist Julian Lage, trumpeter Greg Adams, and more. The shifting instrumentation and arrangements are characterized by the tunes. McBride and Nash also appear on a jazz read of Mussorgsky's "Promenade" and Alabama 3's "Woke Up This Morning," the theme from The Sopranos. That's not the half of it, though: there are startling versions of Eddie Harris' "Freedom Jazz Dance," "Darn That Dream," and Björk's "I've Seen It All." Eigsti brings freshness, sophistication, and a deep sense of maturity to these tunes. He reinvents them without ever tearing them apart; in other words, his sense of "song" is profound and foremost. The Harris tune is introduced by the a series of contrapuntal moves by Eigsti and then flipped over into some kind of bop/modal thing -- all the while keeping the rhythm intact and forceful. But it is, perhaps, on his own compositions, like the lovely "Get Your Hopes Up," where he shines most. Eigsti is not an academic player, though he is a flashy one. His sense of harmony and melody is not far removed from the euphoric dynamics of Pat Metheny's, and here, as in everything he writes on Lucky to Be Me, the sense of time is fluid -- floating and yet anchored by his left hand. Eigsti engages Lage on the head and then slips around him, playing behind the beat first, double-timing it next, and finally coming right through the middle of it to allow the lyric to reestablish itself as the prominent voice in the tune. His large, open-ringing chords are the signatures he imposes on his harmonics and his changeups. This is a solid date throughout. Though the track listing may read like it's schizophrenic and manic, the disc is anything but. It flows from top to bottom, and the listener will no doubt be moved and awed by some of Eigsti's pyrotechnics -- though they always have soul -- and on the tunes that feature Lage, listeners will be awed, too, by his command of the jazz guitar language. Lucky to Be Me is a mature, fiery, and surprising set by a talent who is still getting started while arriving fully formed as an artist.
John Coltrane - Setting the Pace. Recorded in 1958 (rel. 1961). The JVC reissue- XRCD2 rip.
First listen to the beautiful Voyager Golden Record 3-LP box set I got last week. This is the first LP (on gold vinyl, natch). And very fine it is too:
SIDE ONE
1. Greeting from Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General of the United Nations
2. Greetings in 55 Languages
3. United Nations Greetings/Whale Songs
4. The Sounds of Earth
SIDE TWO
5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Munich Bach Orchestra/Karl Richter
6. Ketawang: Puspåwårnå (Kinds of Flowers) – Pura Paku Alaman Palace Orchestra/K.R.T. Wasitodipuro
7. Cengunmé – Mahi musicians of Benin
8. Alima Song – Mbuti of the Ituri Rainforest
9. Barnumbirr (Morning Star) and Moikoi Song – Tom Djawa, Mudpo, and Waliparu
now playing......
Marc Ford - Holy Ghost
Taking Marc out for a spin this morning, track two says it all, "blue skies coming around....."
The Golden Record box part two:
SIDE THREE
11. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
12. Mariuamangɨ – Pranis Pandang and Kumbui of the Nyaura Clan
13. Sokaku-Reibo (Depicting the Cranes in Their Nest) – Goro Yamaguchi
14. Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Arthur Grumiaux
15. The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), K. 620, Act II: Hell’s Vengeance Boils in My Heart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) – Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Wolfgang Sawallisch
16. Chakrulo – Georgian State Merited Ensemble of Folk Song and Dance/Anzor Kavsadze
SIDE FOUR
17. Roncadoras and Drums – Musicians from Ancash
18. Melancholy Blues (Marty Bloom/Walter Melrose) – Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven
19. Muğam – Kamil Jalilov
20. The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps), Part II—The Sacrifice: VI. Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) (Igor Stravinsky) – Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Igor Stravinsky
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Glenn Gould
Gould would have turned 85 today. Not necessarily known for his Beethoven recordings, however, I’ve always enjoyed his interpretations and return to them often…
And the third part of this thrilling vinyl journey into the outer solar system and beyond:
SIDE FIVE
22. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Opus 67: I. Allegro Con Brio (Ludwig Van Beethoven) – Philharmonia Orchestra/Otto Klemperer
23. Izlel e Delyu Haydutin – Valya Balkanska
24. Navajo Night Chant, Yeibichai Dance – Ambrose Roan Horse, Chester Roan, and Tom Roan
25. The Fairie Round (Anthony Holborne) – Early Music Consort of London/David Munrow
26. Naranaratana Kookokoo (The Cry of the Megapode Bird) – Maniasinimae and Taumaetarau Chieftain Tribe of Oloha and Palasu’u Village Community in Small Malaita
SIDE SIX
27. Wedding Song – Young girl of Huancavelica
28. Liu Shui (Flowing Streams) – Guan Pinghu
29. Bhairavi: Jaat Kahan Ho – Kesarbai Kerkar
30. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground – Blind Willie Johnson
31. String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Opus 130: V. Cavatina (Ludwig Van Beethoven) – Budapest String Quartet
Time for this, on vinyl. Because I haven't listened to any Broadcast in ages:
Now Playing.......
Taylor Eigsti - Daylight at Midnight
Taking the lead from JEROEN20 above and giving one of Taylor's album out for a spin. Tidal only had a couple listed.
Notes from Tidal: Taylor Eigsti's third recording for Concord emphasizes a pop vocal component as well as his excellent keyboard work. With Becca Stevens singing on five tracks, Eigsti seems to be targeting the youth market rather than emphasizing his formidable and proven talent to play contemporary instrumental jazz. Covers of tunes by Coldplay, Rufus Wainwright, Feist, Nick Drake, Imogen Heap, MuteMath, and Elliott Smith center the sound of this disc, all done with only a subtle flair for the dramatic. Stevens has a supple, understated voice that lends itself well to late-night excursions, suggesting gypsy tales told in trip-hop trim. The recording gets more delicate and somber as it goes along, but Eigsti does take a broader view in funky modal, spiritual, soulful, electronic, and folk-like styles early on. Coldplay's "Daylight" is delightful and fun, while a version of Drake's "Pink Moon" -- accented by the acoustic guitar of Julian Lage -- is sweet, while Stevens singing Heap's "Little Bird" could easily be deemed an adult contemporary radio hit. Eigsti's playing itself is both interesting and intriguing, while the exceptional drummer Eric Harland keeps the beat flowing and expanding through each track. It's not his best work -- that is to come for such a young player -- but Eigsti felt compelled to do this project based on his broad level of musical experience, and a taste beyond jazz. ~ Michael G. Nastos
Nice trio..
I so enjoyed that blast of Broadcast, I'm gonna do it again. On vinyl:
(1998)
Why? Because she has a unique and inimitable voice that needs to be remembered and enjoyed.