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;
Vinyl. Inspred by Monday's magnificent concert.
Stevee_S posted:
(1966)
"We didn't think we were pretty. We thought we were f^%$ing good." - Jagger, M.
Old vinyl
Why? The Lizard King beckoned...and I followed.
The May 15, 1953, concert at The Massey Hall, Toronto has been dubbed "The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever" due to the unique and solitaire ensemble line-up of five of the major bop pioneers, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. Charles Mingus released the live recording in 1956 on his Debut Records after having the bass playing dubbed and the bass solo on "All the Things You Are" altered.
Original vinyl
Why? It seemed to follow The Doors fittingly somehow.
steve
Ornette Coleman - Crisis. From 1969 (rel. 1972). Impulse LP-rip.
His then 12 or 13 year old son on the Drums
Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, trumpet, violin
Don Cherry - cornet, Indian flute
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow.
(2014)
Some fine Goat to celebrate tonight's much needed performance and result.
Anthony Braxton - Six Monk's Compositions (1987). Black Saint CD-rip.
Anthony Braxton - alto saxophone, Mal Waldron - piano, Buell Neidlinger - bass, Billy Osborne - drums
Back from business trip, great...
(2013)
Some more Goat, this one live in Camden's Electric Ballroom. Yummy
Enrico Pieranunzi - piano
Marc Johnson - double bass
Gabriele Mirabassi - clarinet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8FPwCJqqEo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH5dCK3qJ_E
Stevee_S posted:
(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
Damn good listen there. I'll have to check out more of them.
Gerry Rafferty. Can I Have My Money Back? On vinyl from 1971. Good music somewhere between folk, rock and pop.
Horowitz/Toscanini: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 - '43 rec.
Taken down from a radio broadcast for a special War Bond concert to support US WWII effort. Both Toscanini and Horowitz played for free.
They had a special magic and this is still my reference performance for the program. Totally electrifying and nothing like it. There is anohter recording made in '41 with a proper recording, but this '43 live performance is miles better in terms of sheer energy and tension. Horowitz was just *on* that night and Toscanini at his best. This record was released 16 years later.
It's amasing that almost 75 years later, this performance still astounds me with the excitement which transcends a poor recording quality.
ToddHarris posted:
There's noone like him today.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Hypnotic Eye. On vinyl from 2014. The more I hear this album (and since the release of "Mudcrutch 2"), the more it plays like a Mudcrutch than a Heartbreakers album. Either way, Petty is the driving force and it's very good.
Richter/Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil: Tchaikovsky PC1 - '58 rec.
Somewhat cold-blooded but expressive through out the performance. Well-paced but not hurried. Tempo is slower than Toscanini/Horowitz. Can't help to think that this is a *communist party* rendition as stripped of any decadent luxury. Richter's skillful mastery comes through nonetheless together with Mravinsky's dynamic yet sparse score. Surprisingly, there is not fire and passion from this set as both parties sounding overly premeditated and cautious. No sense of fun or flair as heard from Toascanini/Horowitz set.