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;
Artferg20 posted:
Dexter Gordon Go
Had it on my NAS drive for ages, finally got it on Vinyl.
Fantastic pressing!
Could I ask which pressing.
ATB Graham.
sjust posted:seakayaker posted:Now Playing.......
Charlie Haden & Chris Anderson - None But The Lonely Heart
Charlie Haden (bass) and Chris Anderson (piano)
Something light while prepping dinner......
Notes from Naim Records website: The result of three days of intensive rehearsal and recording by pianist Chris Anderson and bassist Charlie Haden, this 1997 album is a feat of improvisation and spontaneity.
While not being a huge fan of any “audiophile” recordings, and in particular much of the Naim catalogue, this one is stunningly beautiful. Fragile probably describes it best for me, as you can hear the vanishing strength in Chris’ playing, merging with Haden’s minimalistic company. Kudos to the recording also, which is far away from perfect, and in that appropriate, again.
I read Seakayaker's post of this album and thought that I ought to play this again. I then read S just' post and decided that I'd definitely play it. That's so well described. Great album. 24bit/192kHz FLAC.
Wayne Shorter - Speak no evil.
Allmusic.com:
On his third date for Blue Note within a year, Wayne Shorter changed the bands that played on both Night Dreamer and Juju and came up with not only another winner, but also managed to give critics and jazz fans a different look at him as a saxophonist. Because of his previous associations with McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, and Reggie Workman on those recordings, Shorter had been unfairly branded with the "just-another-Coltrane-disciple" tag, despite his highly original and unusual compositions. Here, with only Jones remaining and his bandmates from the Miles Davis Quintet, Herbie Hancockand Ron Carter on board (with Freddie Hubbard filling out the horn section), Shorter at last came into his own and caused a major reappraisal of his earlier work. The odd harmonic frameworks used to erect "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum," with its balladic structure augmented with a bluesy regimen of hard bop and open-toned modalism, create the illusion of a much larger band managing all that timbral space. Likewise on the title track, with its post-bop-oriented melodic line strewn across a wide chromatic palette of minors and Hancock's piano pushing through a contrapuntal set of semi-quavers, the avant-garde meets the hard bop of the '50s head on and everybody wins. The loping lyric of the horns and Hancock's vamping in the middle section during Shorter's solo reveals a broad sense of humor in the saxophonist's linguistics and a deep, more regimented sense of time and thematic coloration. The set ends with the beautiful "Wild Flower," a lilting ballad with angular accents by Hancock who takes the lyric and inverts it, finding a chromatic counterpoint that segues into the front line instead of playing in opposition. The swing is gentle but pronounced and full of Shorter's singular lyricism as a saxophonist as well as a composer.
(1976)
Yep, cheers Rory.
My first Eddi Reader album. Although I have since bought more of her albums, and like them, this remains my favourite.
Hungryhalibut posted:
Been listening to this for a couple of months now two exceptional musicians brought together on Impulse, no vinyl though which is a shame.
Seeing Holly Cole mentioned earlier reminded me i'd not played this for a while...
Holly Cole - Temptation
Duke Jordan - Flight to Jordan. AP SACD. This is a pretty one from 1960. Dizzy Reece (86) - tr, Stanley Turrentine- ts, Reggie Workman (80) - b, Art Taylor- dr, Duke Jordan -p! Nice band.
Fancied listening to some early Beatles. Good foot-tapping qualities here as well as some beautiful songs like Girl.
1970 - UK first pressing...
Today's arrival, another album that I should have acquired during the previous century:
Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader's chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he had before or ever did again), trumpeter Art Farmer, and the legendary rhythm section of bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, both from the Miles Davis band.
ewemon posted:
Ewen, not seeing most of your images. Not sure if it is a problem my end or yours.