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

On CD:-

Daniel Cavanagh - Monochrome

Just Finishing.......

Jakob Bro - Gefion

Jakob Bro (guitar), Thomas Morgan (bass), and Jon Christensen (drums)

A replay from a few days ago........ I am really enjoying his music, at home, on the road in the car or at work. The opening track 'Gefion' on this album is fantastic!

Notes from TIDAL: Though Gefion is Jakob Bro's debut as a leader for ECM, the guitarist is a seasoned veteran in the recording studio. The Danish guitarist has been releasing under his own name for the Loveland label since 2003. He has also recorded on ECM before, first as a member of Paul Motian's band for 2006's Garden of Eden (the great drummer later returned the favor on one of Bro's records), and as part of Tomasz Stanko's group for 2009's Dark Eyes. Bassist Thomas Morgan has played on a couple of the guitarist's recordings over the past six years and appeared on Stanko's 2013 date Wislawa. Jon Christensen, the veteran drummer whose free-floating, whispering restraint has made him iconic, played with Stanko in the latter years of the 20th century. The trio has been playing together since 2012. For those unfamiliar with Bro, the influence of Bill Frisell (who appeared on his 2013 set December Song along with Lee Konitz, Morgan, and Craig Taborn) is unmistakable. A pristine, atmospheric, lyrical, warm tone, elegant use of reverb, and a reluctance to play anything "extra" are all Frisell hallmarks. That said, Bro's playing is also decidedly European. Melodic frames are suggestions for explorations and he seldom takes them head on. Here it is Morgan who plays both a lyric center as well as a more insistent -- yet still sparse -- harmonic foil. Listen to the long, quietly unfolding title track for evidence. Add to this Christensen's unhurried, texturally contrasting cymbal work, which never centers but moves behind and in front of "the beat" to underscore the interactions between his partners and extend them with his own sense of lyricism. "And They All Came Marching Out of the Woods" reveals the most active interaction between these players. Led off by Morgan playing a set line, Bro moves front and center with one- and two-line articulations as Christensen slips through his lines with a wash of cymbals, adding tom-toms and even occasional force on the snare. The ideas on display here offer a portrait of the kind of direct harmonic engagement this trio can get up to. "Lyskaster" is completely solo, a haunting, sparse, whispering of resonance and suggestion. "Oktober" is actually a waltz, the slip of a single-note bassline accenting Bro's reverbed and digitally delayed intention of melody, moving chorus after chorus until Morgan begins to play chord lines and Christensen's darkly tinged cymbal bells point outward to something in the fringes that is implied rather than asserted. Morgan solos briefly near the end with a hint of a "song," but it fades before that occurs. That it never quite emerges underscores the beauty in the trio's exploration of the ambiguous rather than in direct utterance. Gefion is quiet; it never insists. The listeners' attention can be focused on the intersection of sounds and spaces because what emerges in the end is remarkable for all of its deliberate restraint. ~ Thom Jurek

Now Playing.......

Ross McHenry Trio - The Outsiders

Going with a mention from JEROEN20 above and taking 'The Outsiders' out for a spin.......

streaming on TIDAL......

(1979)

dave marshall posted:

  Eva Cassidy - Songbird.

  Having recently been tuned into Eva by several contributors to this topic, I'm steadily acquiring her back catalogue, over on The River.

  So, this one then, a compilation, and a good introduction to her body of work.

  Strays into jazz, here and there, but none the worse for that.

A lovely album. Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold is quite stunning. 

ToddHarris posted:

Jimi would have been 75 today...

There was an interesting programme dedicated to him on Radio 4 extra this afternoon, worth a listen, it covers his very early years as a kid growing up using a broom with one string as a guitar, his family life, continuing through to his final days. Doubtless it will be available on catch-up for anyone interested. 

Some Krall jazz before cooking dinner.

Getting some good ideas already of what to play later (always a good place to check for inspiration) 

Listening to this album at the moment. A lovely mix of Nina's warm voice against the brash, cold instrumentation and a disc that reveals more and more on a good system.

The Cardigans - Gran Tourismo

james n posted:

Getting some good ideas already of what to play later (always a good place to check for inspiration) 

Listening to this album at the moment. A lovely mix of Nina's warm voice against the brash, cold instrumentation and a disc that reveals more and more on a good system.

The Cardigans - Gran Tourismo

Oooh. Must dig that out from wherever it is in my rack. As I recall it has some seismic bass.

MDS posted:

dave marshall posted:

  Eva Cassidy - Songbird.

  Having recently been tuned into Eva by several contributors to this topic, I'm steadily acquiring her back catalogue, over on The River.

  So, this one then, a compilation, and a good introduction to her body of work.

  Strays into jazz, here and there, but none the worse for that.

A lovely album. Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold is quite stunning. 

the live sessions are better    ,one take live cant be beat.  check it out 

(May 2017)

Airbag's frontman with his second very fine solo album. As with Airbag his solo work has 'Floydian undertones which is no criticism whatsoever it's good prog rock n' metal stuff.

Mentioning the 29 Palms Inn motel the other day in the context of Gram Parsons reminded me to play this but I've only just got around to it. I really like this album, with Francis Dunnery on guitar. 

audio1946 posted:

MDS posted:

dave marshall posted:

  Eva Cassidy - Songbird.

  Having recently been tuned into Eva by several contributors to this topic, I'm steadily acquiring her back catalogue, over on The River.

  So, this one then, a compilation, and a good introduction to her body of work.

  Strays into jazz, here and there, but none the worse for that.

A lovely album. Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold is quite stunning. 

the live sessions are better    ,one take live cant be beat.  check it out 

I've already captured the posted album, and "Nightbird" the double CD + DVD live album, together with "Simply Eva", the acoustic album.

Searched for "one take live", with no success ............ is there a live album that I'm somehow missing?

audio1946 posted:

MDS posted:

dave marshall posted:

  Eva Cassidy - Songbird.

  Having recently been tuned into Eva by several contributors to this topic, I'm steadily acquiring her back catalogue, over on The River.

  So, this one then, a compilation, and a good introduction to her body of work.

  Strays into jazz, here and there, but none the worse for that.

A lovely album. Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold is quite stunning. 

the live sessions are better    ,one take live cant be beat.  check it out 

I've got that too, audio1946.

These posts have also prompted me to give Songbird a play and it's every bit as good as I remember. 

MDS posted:

audio1946 posted:

MDS posted:

dave marshall posted:

  Eva Cassidy - Songbird.

  Having recently been tuned into Eva by several contributors to this topic, I'm steadily acquiring her back catalogue, over on The River.

  So, this one then, a compilation, and a good introduction to her body of work.

  Strays into jazz, here and there, but none the worse for that.

A lovely album. Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold is quite stunning. 

the live sessions are better    ,one take live cant be beat.  check it out 

I've got that too, audio1946.

These posts have also prompted me to give Songbird a play and it's every bit as good as I remember. 

"One Take Live" - can't find it anywhere ................ help!! ................ please post a cover so that I can track this one down. 

(only posting this plea for help, as the previous one slipped onto the last page, and I really don't want to miss out on this).

Yetizone posted:

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Who Built the Moon? HD download. 

As mentioned in the press when promoting this album, Mr. G employed a different creative approach to songwriting with producer David Holmes. It seems to have paid dividends as I think its his best solo offering since Oasis imploded - even though I like the first High Flying Birds album. Retro Psychedelia and Glam influences are certainly present and work well, without it feeling too cliched or derivative.

Third play through and it’s now starting to get under my skin. A good album.

 

Purchased a vinyl copy couple of days ago. I agree it's a good album.

My brother reckons that Liam's latest offering just edges it, but I'm not so sure.

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

All the Roadrunning - CD Rip

Brilliant album Mark & Emmylou.

Edward

Time for a bit of Tina on vinyl from 1984 - original pressing. Brilliant loud and, for her, a new avenue. 

I really like the interpretations of 'I can't stand the rain' and 'Help'.

If you've never heard this, I would recommend a listen - it oozes power and energy, as well as subtlety. OK, it's a bit raucous in parts (actually a lot as I'm now finding out!)....but that's part of the fun. 

Dave - on Eva, I don't think you're missing anything - I think the reference is to LABA and Nightbird as the live versions, noting these are the same and were on a Take 2 basis as the 1st recording was somehow compromised - see the Nightbird notes.

One of my oldest Mary Black albums. Early in her career and more folksy than later stuff.  Good, though.  Crusader is a particular favourite of mine.  

TK421 posted:

Yetizone posted:

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Who Built the Moon? HD download. 

As mentioned in the press when promoting this album, Mr. G employed a different creative approach to songwriting with producer David Holmes. It seems to have paid dividends as I think its his best solo offering since Oasis imploded - even though I like the first High Flying Birds album. Retro Psychedelia and Glam influences are certainly present and work well, without it feeling too cliched or derivative.

Third play through and it’s now starting to get under my skin. A good album.

 

Purchased a vinyl copy couple of days ago. I agree it's a good album.

My brother reckons that Liam's latest offering just edges it, but I'm not so sure.

Agree, its really rather good and an interesting evolution from the first and second HFB albums.

I've not got around to listening Liam's album as yet, but hope to at some point. Not really taken with the odd Beady Eye track I'd heard, so wasn't initially moved to investigate further - but his latest is supposed be much better so will probably plunge at some point!

dave marshall posted:

MDS posted:

audio1946 posted:

MDS posted:

dave marshall posted:

 

  Eva Cassidy - Songbird.

  Having recently been tuned into Eva by several contributors to this topic, I'm steadily acquiring her back catalogue, over on The River.

  So, this one then, a compilation, and a good introduction to her body of work.

  Strays into jazz, here and there, but none the worse for that.

A lovely album. Eva's rendition of Fields of Gold is quite stunning. 

the live sessions are better    ,one take live cant be beat.  check it out 

I've got that too, audio1946.

These posts have also prompted me to give Songbird a play and it's every bit as good as I remember. 

"One Take Live" - can't find it anywhere ................ help!! ................ please post a cover so that I can track this one down. 

(only posting this plea for help, as the previous one slipped onto the last page, and I really don't want to miss out on this).

I had taken audio 1946 to be referring to this:

...as is has the live version of Fields of Gold (among a lot more).

M

Now Playing.......

Lee Ann Womack - The Lonely, The Lonesome, and The Gone

Taking Lee Ann out for another spin........  Really enjoyed this album on the last listen.

Air - Pocket Symphony

French. Charming. Good.