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;
Dire Straits, Alchemy. WAV CD Rip.
I purchased this on LP as a Birthday gift for my closest friends Dad many years ago. Telegraph Road and Private Investigations still blow me away the way they did the first time he played it for us.
Now Playing......
Mary Black - Speaking With The Angel
Mary Black (bodhran, vocals), Pat Crowley (accordion, keyboards, piano, hammond Synth, vocals), Bill Robinson (bass), James Blennerhassett (electric bass), Donal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, vocals), Steve Cooney (didjeridu, double bass, guitar), Liam Bradley (drums, tambourine), Donal Lunny (electric bouzouki), Nollaig Casey (Fiddle), Frank Gallagher (fiddle, low whistle, whistle, viola), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle), Bill Shanley (acoustic & electric guitar, vocals), Brandon Power (hamonica), Laoise Kelly (harp) , liam O'Flynn (uilean pipes, whistle), Martin Brunsden (vibraphone)
Streaming on TIDAL...... Starting the day with some soft words from Mary.
Sam Rivers - Tony Hymas : Winter Garden. CD-rip.
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As for the music, this is a set of medium to leisurely paced ballads that accent Hymas' strident sense of chromatic development and the melodic side of Rivers' playing. There are no overtonal studies in dissonance here, only the glorious ostinato of a seasoned tenor hero at the height of his lyrical improvising powers.
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Haim Ronen posted:
Considerably more remains of ancient Greek architecture than the music of this advanced and inspirational civilization. And although works explaining Greek music theory have survived, the actual existence of composed pieces from these times comes down to only a few scraps that survived on papyrus, marble columns, and other written sources. This Spanish ensemble under the leadership of Gregorio Paniagua pieced together these remains and performed them with reconstructions of instruments from ancient Greek sources, some of which, such as the bagpipe, remain in use today. Portions of the music included may remind listeners of very early classical music such as Gregorian chant, whereas other pieces will certainly cause an astonished reaction as they sound unlike any other music recorded. Some is sparse, floating, the melodic ideas developing very slowly. A few of the old-world Greek percussion instruments wind up sounding quite a bit like new-world electronic music.
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1z0zaGDzlQ
Thank you Haim that was most interesting and one I will seek out, It makes my early 11th, 12th and 13th century music century music seem positively contemporary by comparison!
Sam Rivers, Noël Akchote, Tony Hymas, Paul Rogers, Jacques Thollot - Configuration. 1996. Another nice Nato CD.
Double Bass – Paul Rogers, Drums – Jacques Thollot, Guitar [Guitars] – Noël Akchote, Piano – Tony Hymas, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers
Recorded At – Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
Now Playing......
Ron Miles - I Am A Man
Ron Miles (cornet), Brian Blade (drums), Bill Frisell (guitar), Jason Moran (piano), and Thomas Morgan (bass)
Streaming from TIDAL....... A repeat from yesterday, enjoyed this album so much I need to hear it again.....
Stanley Cowell trio - Live at Copenhagen jazz house
Allmusic.com:
Pianist tanley Cowell is heard in a 1993 trio date in Copenhagen with bassist Cheyney Thomas and drummer Wardell Thomas on this live CD. His interpretation of the bop classic "Anthropology" adds his own interesting twists, with fine support from his rhythm section. His dreamy take of "Stella By Starlight" begins with a lush solo introduction that turns a bit flashy, then the tempo picks up a bit as the full trio begins to play. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" has a well-disguised introduction utilizing a Latin rhythm that is retained in the body of the piece. "Autumn Leaves" is recast with a lively samba flavor, giving it a delightful new sound. Cowell's originals are also of interest. "Bright Passion" is a complex piece built upon a brief theme that is repeated throughout the piece. "Brilliant Circles" has a modal-like circular theme that proves to be quite catchy, while the dynamic "Prayer for Peace" is also an intense work that bears repeated listening. Highly recommended.
Stevee_S posted:Haim Ronen posted:
Considerably more remains of ancient Greek architecture than the music of this advanced and inspirational civilization. And although works explaining Greek music theory have survived, the actual existence of composed pieces from these times comes down to only a few scraps that survived on papyrus, marble columns, and other written sources. This Spanish ensemble under the leadership of Gregorio Paniagua pieced together these remains and performed them with reconstructions of instruments from ancient Greek sources, some of which, such as the bagpipe, remain in use today. Portions of the music included may remind listeners of very early classical music such as Gregorian chant, whereas other pieces will certainly cause an astonished reaction as they sound unlike any other music recorded. Some is sparse, floating, the melodic ideas developing very slowly. A few of the old-world Greek percussion instruments wind up sounding quite a bit like new-world electronic music.
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1z0zaGDzlQ
Thank you Haim that was most interesting and one I will seek out, It makes my early 11th, 12th and 13th century music century music seem positively contemporary by comparison!
It’s intriguing, isn’t it. In a vaguely similar vein, Gail Laughton made an album called Harps Of The Ancient Temples, wherein he tried to recreate music styles from across the ages as best he could.
Trainspotters might get that this track was used in Blade Runner (a rainy scene with bicycles, but obviously not of the Soundtrack album).
The album’s a real bar-steward to track down, but it’s rather lovely.
Very good album, Was there when this was recorded....
(1998)
Nicely recorded with decent DR as Peter Green pays homage to the blues man.
Gary Shaw posted:Stevee_S posted:Haim Ronen posted:
Considerably more remains of ancient Greek architecture than the music of this advanced and inspirational civilization. And although works explaining Greek music theory have survived, the actual existence of composed pieces from these times comes down to only a few scraps that survived on papyrus, marble columns, and other written sources. This Spanish ensemble under the leadership of Gregorio Paniagua pieced together these remains and performed them with reconstructions of instruments from ancient Greek sources, some of which, such as the bagpipe, remain in use today. Portions of the music included may remind listeners of very early classical music such as Gregorian chant, whereas other pieces will certainly cause an astonished reaction as they sound unlike any other music recorded. Some is sparse, floating, the melodic ideas developing very slowly. A few of the old-world Greek percussion instruments wind up sounding quite a bit like new-world electronic music.
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1z0zaGDzlQ
Thank you Haim that was most interesting and one I will seek out, It makes my early 11th, 12th and 13th century music century music seem positively contemporary by comparison!
It’s intriguing, isn’t it. In a vaguely similar vein, Gail Laughton made an album called Harps Of The Ancient Temples, wherein he tried to recreate music styles from across the ages as best he could.
Trainspotters might get that this track was used in Blade Runner (a rainy scene with bicycles, but obviously not of the Soundtrack album).
The album’s a real bar-steward to track down, but it’s rather lovely.
"Gary", I don't have my anorak on tonight and would have missed the Blade Runner link if you hadn't pointed it out, a nice piece of music though.
Watched a rather good documentary on Peter Blake on Sky Arts this week, which prompted me to play this 1981 release cover by Peter Blake and various well known British artists.
Original Vinyl
A few new purchases (via forum recommendations) on the listening menu tonight
The Hooters, Jack White and Sean Rowe.
Very nice classical vocal christmas music.
Artists
Joseph Wicks, Darius Battiwalla, Huddersfield Choral Society, Rodolfus Choir, Jesus College Chapel Choir, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Tenebrae, The King's Singers, VOCES8, Andrew Nethsingha, Mark Williams, Joseph Cullen, Nigel Short, Ralph Allwood
Composers
Peter Warlock, Traditional, William Byrd, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Thomas Ravenscroft, Henry Walford Davies, Reginald Spofforth, W.J. Kirkpatrick, Giovanni da Palestrina
You can download it for free at:
https://welcome.primephonic.co...ign=ChristmasSampler
(1994 | 2004)
I saw the original Ledded version of this being played here a few nights ago and decided to go with this Unledded version tonight, less DR and higher compression but nice and punchy. Thanks to Dave Marshall for the heads up ( a few years ago now!)
Emma Kirkby & Royal academy of music baroque orchestra - Handel
1994 - Tidal...
Now Playing......
Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep
Bonnie Raitt: Vocal, Electric Slide Guitar, Piano ~ Jon Cleary: Electric Piano and Backing Vocal ~ George Marinelli: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Snaps, backing vocal ~ Mike Finnigan: Hammond B3, Clavinet, Keys ~ James "Hutch" Hutchinson: Bass ~ Ricky Fataar: Drums, Percussion, Snaps, backing vocals ~ Arnold McCuller: Backing Vocal ~ Maia Sharp: Backing Vocal ~ Joe Henry: Acoustic Guitar ~ Bill Frisell: Electric Guitar ~ Greg Leisz: Acoustic Guitar ~ Patrick Warren: Upright Bass, keyboards ~ David Piltch: Upright Bass ~ Jay Bellerose: Drums
Streaming on TIDAL....... A fine album with some wonderful backup musicians, worth the time to give a listen.
Cohen’s second album, characteristically poetic lyrics, quite a focus on war themes, sung in that distinctive voice over very sparse arrangements. Hauntingly beautiful.
I was playing some Handel last evening and thought it would be cool to play this disc of arias and choruses. Finding classical albums on the Naim app can be quite a challenge, but after various searches under composer, conductor and artist, I was unable to find it. Next I tried n-serve, which allows searches to be performed for individual tracks. But alas, nothing. It was then I realised I hadn't ripped it. I wonder how many more discs there are in my collection which I've not ripped?
1978 - Tidal...
Inspired by a comment on another thread. Fantastic album
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
Dr John and a wide range of guest artists play Louis Armstrong songs and others from the “Great American Songbook”. Nice jazzy and gospel arrangements from the great man, I’m not convinced by the rap on Mack the Knife, but overall a very fun album.
Tony2011 posted:
1978 - Tidal...
What do you think of it? Have you tried their first, eponymous album? Despite having many albums from various artists associated with the Canterbury Scene, I'm not aware that I've ever heard anything by National Health.
Final one for tonight. Still sounding sublime.
Peter Gabriel - So
