What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIII)

Rael Jones  -  "Mandrake"  (2013)

Sean Pinchin - In Transit

Enjoyable.

I'm trying to get to know this better, because we are going to see it at La Scala next month. Very exciting. 

Now Playing.......

Sabina - Toujours

I recently picked up this album after playing it on Tidal and giving it a spin...... I find it quite enjoyable!

Notes from Tidal: 

Michel Petrucciani & NHOP

A very nice recording of a live concert by Michel Petrucciani (piano) and NHOP (bass).

From allmusic.com:

Both pianist Michel Petrucciani and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen had considerable discographies and died far too young, Petrucciani in his mid-thirties and Pedersen at 58. Both men were virtuosos on their respective instruments, Petrucciani having played with a number of jazz greats in his all-too-brief career, while Pedersen began playing with visiting and expatriate Americans when only a teenager and especially made his mark in numerous recordings with the great Oscar Peterson. This performance at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse was unrehearsed and possibly the only time the two men played together, but their chemistry is immediate as they tackle a wide swath of standards and familiar jazz compositions. This is hardly a meeting where the bassist is merely accompanying the pianist; they engage in musical dialogues, frequently at a brisk tempo, and each interprets where the other is going in the performance, not an easy task for musicians not familiar with one another. Obvious highlights are the playful, tightrope-walking, and intricate take of Sonny Rollins' "Oleo," the spirited waltzing "Someday My Prince Will Come," the somewhat whimsical setting of "'Round Midnight," and the pulsing take of "Stella by Starlight" (a refreshing change from the typical straight ballad arrangement). It seems odd that this music remained unreleased for nearly 15 years after it was recorded, but this two-disc set is a perfect example of both musicians being very much at the top of their respective games.

Chris Jones Live - Free Man

I normally listen to albums all (or most) of the way through but am jumping about tonight. So I thought I would stick this on which I know I will want to listen to in its entirety. Belter!

Sarah McLachlan  -  "Laws Of Illusion"  (2010)

(1979)

An artist I missed out on at the time but thoroughly enjoying him now whether with the Heartbreakers or solo. Like so many of those pre-nineties albums this one is well recorded with a nice SQ to my ear. 

Now Playing........

Alison Krauss - Forget About It

A fantastic voice and a lovely album, really worth a listen......

Playing from uPnP since I am getting drops out this morning using Tidal.

enjoy...

/ken

naim_nymph posted:

 

Tobias Hume  (c1579-1645)

Susanne Heinrich  viola da gamba 

Recorded at St.Andrews Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire. April 2009 

 

Review

Every now and then, a CD is released that knocks one's reviewing socks off with its combined originality of repertoire and quality of musical performance. Suzanne Heinrich's first disc, Mr Abel's Fine Airs, was one of these. Her viola da gamba recital of music by Karl Friedrich Abel, a long-forgotten 18th century British composer, begged a listen for novelty value alone, but also turned out to be one of the experiences of the year. It garnered a rave review on this website, and we weren't the only ones. It was awarded the Diapason d'Or, and was also named Editor's Choice in the 2008 Gramophone Awards. This, her second disc, is no less of a pleasure, and another musical discovery.

Once more, Heinrich has plumbed British musical history to pluck a long-lost composer from obscurity. Not much is known about Captain Tobias Hume, but what we do know points towards a fascinating character. Born around 1579, he earned his living as a soldier and mercenary, wandering Europe to the scenes of various political and religious conflicts. Despite such a violent and unpredictable day job, he was musically successful enough to share the same patron as William Shakespeare. This, his first of two collections, was published in 1605. As titles such as Tickell, Tickell and Deth indicate, the pieces span a wide range of subject matter, and Heinrich has breathed life into them in the same way as she did with Abel's. In fact, Hume himself almost becomes flesh and blood under her fingertips: it's impossible not to ruminate over his personality when listening to her tender, melancholic reading of Captain Humes Pavan.

Across the whole recital, the music dances, muses and mourns within her warm tone. The ornamentation is clean and elegant, rubatos are beautifully judged, and technical challenges are carried off with a sense of effortlessness. All these qualities come together to great effect in A Souldiers Resolution, with its rumbling echoes of the battlefield.

Heinrich owns in her engaging sleeve note that this is living room music rather than repertoire capable of sustaining an entire concert programme. That's probably true, but her reading of it deserves a place in every music collection. --Charlotte Gardner

i bought quite a few 'da gamba' featuring Hyperion CDs a few years ago so i will probably be investigating and possibly acquiring this one too...

enjoy

/ken

Tony2011 posted:

1969 - vinyl - UK first(st) pressing...

used to own this -- but annoyingly -- somehow just disappeared from my collection. i will look out for a (vinyl) replacement

enjoy

ken

Eve Cassidy - Nightbird

This is an absolute gem.

RIP Eva.

Now Playing.....

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Almanac

Trying something new, I have listened to a couple of other albums from Emily and enjoyed her music.

.......went back to Tidal to see if I can get through an album.

Live version of a great progressive rock concept master piece

Another great album I was listening to before ....

(2001)

Lovely voice, nice tunes, well recorded this is good to wheel out now and again when in the mood for a bit of Tracy C'. 

seakayaker posted:

Now Playing.....

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Almanac

Trying something new, I have listened to a couple of other albums from Emily and enjoyed her music.

.......went back to Tidal to see if I can get through an album.

Hi seakayaker, 

Funny, Tidal is also being a real PITA for me here in the UK this evening. Must be issues with some of their servers globally.

Proper UPnP listening rather than Tidal discovery for me this evening.

Bert Schurink posted:

Another great album I was listening to before ....

 

Good to see you back here Bert and glad the op went well.

Bert Schurink posted:

Another great album I was listening to before ....

Good to hear from you Bert

ken c posted:

Tony2011 posted:

1969 - vinyl - UK first(st) pressing...

used to own this -- but annoyingly -- somehow just disappeared from my collection. i will look out for a (vinyl) replacement

enjoy

ken

Sorry to hear that, Ken. I have an original 1969 Australian copy of it as well  and the SQ is pretty  good. You're more than welcome to it! It's yours free, I'll even cover the P&P,  so I hope I'm not breaking any rules.

Tony2011 posted:

ken c posted:

Tony2011 posted:

1969 - vinyl - UK first(st) pressing...

used to own this -- but annoyingly -- somehow just disappeared from my collection. i will look out for a (vinyl) replacement

enjoy

ken

Sorry to hear that, Ken. I have an original 1969 Australian copy of it as well  and the SQ is pretty  good. You're more than welcome to it! It's yours free, I'll even cover the P&P,  so I hope I'm not breaking any rules.

 

 

 

You're a star Tony 

Now Playing......

David Koz - Lucky Man 

Going with one of my favorites, great to pick up the tempo a bit on a Saturday afternoon......

nigelb posted:

seakayaker posted:

Now Playing.....

Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo - Almanac

Trying something new, I have listened to a couple of other albums from Emily and enjoyed her music.

.......went back to Tidal to see if I can get through an album.

Hi seakayaker, 

Funny, Tidal is also being a real PITA for me here in the UK this evening. Must be issues with some of their servers globally.

Proper UPnP listening rather than Tidal discovery for me this evening.

Nigel, I am back to UPnP, I made it through the album with a number of drop offs. Some days everything is fine other days it is a real PITA!

Stevee_S posted:

Tony2011 posted:

ken c posted:

Tony2011 posted:

 

1969 - vinyl - UK first(st) pressing...

used to own this -- but annoyingly -- somehow just disappeared from my collection. i will look out for a (vinyl) replacement

enjoy

ken

Sorry to hear that, Ken. I have an original 1969 Australian copy of it as well  and the SQ is pretty  good. You're more than welcome to it! It's yours free, I'll even cover the P&P,  so I hope I'm not breaking any rules.

 

 

 

You're a star Tony 

Thank you, Steve. I cannot take them with me when I'm gone so somebody else might as well enjoy them.

Ken,  you've got mail!