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;
Now Playing.......
Paul Motian - Garden of Eden
Paul Motian (drums), Jerome Harris (bass), Jakob Bro (guitar), Steve Cardenas (guitar), Ben Monder (guitar), Chris Cheek (saxophone), and Atony Malaby (saxophone)
Continuation of the exploration of the ECM catalogue. Easy pick with Paul Motian and Jakob Bro playing together.....
Through a couple of tracks and this album is superb........
Streaming from TIDAL.......
On vinyl...
On 45rpm vinyl...
On vinyl...
On CD:-
Goldfrapp - The Singles
(2017)
The Black Angels latest excellent psychedelic rock album.
"Taking their name from the classic The Velvet Underground tune "The Black Angel's Death Song," these Angels are far more than classic revisionists with extensive record collections. This is heavy-duty psychedelic rock with an incessant primitive beat that echoes the spirit of the 13th Floor Elevators and early Rolling Stones." - Discogs
apye! posted:
On vinyl...
Nice. I don't see many folk playing Editors here.
Oscar Peterson / Milt Jackson / Ray Brown - The very tall band
From allmusic.com:
This is one of the best post-stroke Oscar Peterson sessions in the catalog, thanks in great part to the distinguished company he keeps (Ray Brown and Milt Jackson) and the stimulating atmosphere of the live setting (New York's Blue Note club). Right from the first track, "Ja-Da," you can tell that this is going to be a fun session, as the slippery, swinging, totally interlocked, totally assured way in which these vets react to each other kicks in immediately. Peterson's right hand is fleet, feathery in touch, and bluesy in feel; the left providing just enough punctuation, and at 75, Jackson's bluesy eloquence had not diminished in the least. Ray Brown's time and placement of notes is, as usual, impeccable, and the very talented drummer in his group at the time, Karriem Riggins, provides a swinging kick for the quartet. In the spirit of democracy, each star gets a solo number -- Peterson plays his ballad "When Summer Comes," Jackson pours out a doleful "Nature Boy," and Brown's stream-of-consciousness medley eventually attracts the funky brushes of Riggins. But it's always better to hear them together.
ARC - Church
(2010)
Perhaps my favourite ARC album, this one was recorded live in a church at "The Gatherings" in Philadelphia."Their music is deeply routed in the traditions of the German synthesizer music of the 1970's and as such they employ a vast range of vintage analogue equipment not the least of which is Shreeve's massive Moog IIIC modular system."
Lovely, sit back crank it up and let it wash over you...
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Dark Eyes
In memoriam: October 16, 1962 - November 22, 2017
There are some great acoustic (obviously) versions of RT songs on this album, and a couple of Fairport tunes too.
Haim Ronen posted:
One of Blue Note's greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver's signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics. Silver was always a master at balancing jumping rhythms with complex harmonies for a unique blend of earthiness and sophistication, and Song for My Father has perhaps the most sophisticated air of all his albums. (AllMusic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWeXOm49kE0
And nicely plagiarised by Messrs Fagen and Becker.
This has not been played for a while, and makes nice a change from the original album.
CD 49. W A Mozart - Historic Performances - Brain/Griller Quartet K407, Curzon /Amadeus Quartet K478,
Wiener Oktett K334.
Liking this:
Irradiance by Joachim Spieth - Bandcamp
Electronica recommended by Ultimae!!
Beth Hart - Better Than Home
A belter and no mistake. 
At a bit of a loss deciding what album to play tonight until i came to this one.
Still a good way to spend 40 mins.
The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
Someone on here mentioned the other day that they had found a copy if this album in a local charity shop. Well, reminded of it and the band I searched and managed to find a copy for myself. And boy, am I glad I did. It arrived yesterday, was cleaned on the Okki Nokki and played last night and again now. This is really super acoustic music in the Irish tradition but with a very contemporary feel. I love it already. I just hope I don't tire of it too quickly.
A Winterreise that starts vivid enough, but slowly makes the hallucination and declining sanity of the wanderer ever clearer. This is a brilliantly conceived and executed performance by singer and pianist in complete unison. Hardly the easiest Winterreise to listen to, even as Winterreise goes, but a high point in the catalogue.
Cheers
EJ
Whilst in a folky mood I thought I'd play this, Fotheringay's eponymous album. I was inspired to play this by Dr Eddie's post in the blue place about his new Stiletto (worth a read for any LP12 enthusiasts here).
Now Playing......
Jan Garbarek - Afric Pepperbird
Jan Garbarek (clarinet, flute, percussion bass saxophone, and tenor saxophone), Arild Anderson (piano, xylophone), Jon Christenson (percussion), and Terje Rypdal (bugle, guitar)
Continued exploration of ECM catalogue...... Streaming from TIDAL
Notes from TIDAL: