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;
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, and Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581, are masterpieces of the period at the end of his life, and they've been recorded hundreds if not thousands of times. To come up with a standout recording at this point, and indeed without doing anything radical, is quite an accomplishment, but that's what Israeli-German violinist (should say: 'clarinetist') Sharon Kam does here. (AllMusic)
Consequently, after Lhasa‘s final record: her (only and) final live recording, published this December: Reykjavik. Heart breaking to listen to the concert that featuted her, moments before her death.
Wrapping presents (Bah humbug!)...
Vinyl re-issue.
Jacob Dylan - "Women + Country" (2010)
The new one I just bought from Oscar Peterson....
With the new wall socket and the new fuse - the music is all around me...
Only released in the Autumn but I think this is my album of 2017.
James Taylor - "One Man Band" (2007)
sjust posted:Lhasa - heartbreaking final Record of an exceptional artist that had to leave too early. Way too early.
I came across Lhasa when her track 'Where Do You Go' was used for a trailer for a TV series and i ended up buying this album. Your post reminds me that i've not listened to this in a while.
James
Getting into the Christmas spirit
Still wonderfully dark...
Depeche Mode - Violator
Earlier great album...
Ending the day with a rounded album...
Now Playing.......
Harry Coninick Jr. - When My Heart Finds Christmas
Streaming on NAS ----- A bit of Christmas Eve Music while working in the kitchen.......
Josh Rouse - "The Best Of The Rykodisc Years" (2008) disc 2 of 2
Michael Buble - Christmas
OK, I guess I have trashed any forum cred I might have built up. Don't care, had a couple of Armagnacs and am enjoying this.
Rod Stewart's Christmas offering next. 
Baxter Dury - Prince of Tears
Won't be playing this at lunchtime tomorrow.
Mal Waldron's first tribute to Billie Holiday, titled Left Alone, was recorded in 1959, mere months before the singer's death. He returned to salute the legendary vocalist on several occasions since then, with this CD likely being his final tribute, recorded less than a year before his own death. Waldron, who worked with Holiday during her last years, is intimately familiar with her takes of the six standards heard on this disc, along with her own "Lady Sings the Blues."
Stefan & HH were raving about this album, so first spin here.
Hungryhalibut posted:A perfect record....
"Faith"
Catch me if I fall
I'm losing hold
I can't just carry on this way
And every time
I turn away
Lose another blind game
The idea of perfection holds me
Suddenly I see you change
Everything at once
The same
But the mountain never movesRape me like a child
Christened in blood
Painted like an unknown saint
There's nothing left but hope
Your voice is dead
And old
And always empty
Trust in me through closing years
Perfect moments wait
If only we could stay
Please
Say the right words
Or cry like the stone white clown
And stand forever
Lost forever in a happy crowdNo one lifts their hands
No one lifts their eyes
Justified with empty words
The party just gets better and betterI went away alone
With nothing left
But faith
Really good album. Robert Smith was one of the shyest people I have ever met.
sjust posted:Jeroen20 posted:Keith Jarrett - La Scale
From allmusic.com:
For this live solo concert (recorded at the Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Italy and released in 1997), pianist Keith Jarrett performs two lengthy improvisations simply titled "La Scala, Parts I and II." Most of the music is quite lyrical and romantic. The first part (which lasted nearly 45 minutes) does have a section using a droning rhythm reminiscent of American Indian music before resolving back into a ballad. The second section (a mere 27½ minutes) starts out dissonant, gradually evolves into a peaceful section, and then concludes with the original dissonant ideas. As an encore, Jarrett performs a melodic and very beautiful six-minute rendition of "Over the Rainbow," receiving a well-deserved thunderous ovation at its conclusion. The music overall develops slowly but always holds one's interest, reinforcing one's viewpoint of Keith Jarrett as one of the top pianists of the 1980s and '90s.
Once in a while I surrender to the itch to re-listen to this concert which I consider one of the best of KJ‘s live recordings. I need to be open, prepared and willing, but if I am, it will result in one of the finest musical moments there are, out there.
IMHO the music in Part II between about 15 mins in until the 22 minute is some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard.
On CD:-
Rod Stewart -Merry Christmas, Baby
Can't say I didn't warn you.
I think Rod is one of the few blokes of....ahem.....my age who can handle an all white look.
Still sounding good. Still got it mate. Good on ya.
2014 - vinyl...