To start the day…
David Bowie - 2016 Blackstar
Pete La Roca - Basra
From the BN80 series. Superb record. As my Karousel/Kandid approach ten months since being installed, I reckon this must be about the 60th record played. Nonetheless, it’s still sounding pretty good.
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Playing the Piano
First listen of my new CD after I heard one track, Nostalgia, on FM R3 one morning a fortnight ago.
A friend once described the sound of Rachel Grimes’ piano playing through his n-SATS as ‘luminous’. Without knowing exactly what he meant, this sounds the same! In a good way.
Now Playing…
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis (Trumpet), Cannonball Adderley (Alto Saxophone), Paul Chambers (Bass, Double Bass), Jimmy Cobb (Drums), John Coltrane (Tenor Saxophone), Bill Evans (Piano) and Wynton Kelly (Piano)
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)…… kicking off this Sunday morning with Miles’s ‘Kind of Blue’ album and he and the band are sounding sublime! …one very sweet album.
Enjoying this album. Ta for the heads-up.
Now playing…
Matthew Halsall - Sending My Love (Special Edition)
Matthew Halsall (Trumpet ), Gavin Barras (Double Bass), Jon Thorne (Double Bass), Gaz Hughes (Drums), Roger Wickham (Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone), Adam Fairhall (Piano) and Nat Birchall (Soprano Saxophone).
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… continuing on this morning with Matthew and his fabulous band and they are sounding sublime! One very fine album…
On Vinyl:-
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Young Lovers
Now playing…
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - Into Forever
Matthew Halsall (Trumpet), Lisa Mallett (Flute), Rachael Gladwin (Harp), Keiko Kitamura (Koto), Taz Modi (Piano), Gavin Barras (Bass), Luke Flowers (Drums), Sam Bell (Percussion) Chris Cruiks (percussion on tracks 4, 6, 7), Margit Van Der Zwan (Cello), Natalie Purton (Viola, Violin), John Purton (Violin on tracks 1,2 & 11), Jote Osahn (Violin on tracks 3, 5, 6 and 7), Ollie Izod (Violin on track 5), Josephine Oniyama (Vocals on tracks 1-10) and Bryony Jarman-Pinto (Vocals on track 11).
Streaming on Qobuz (88.2/24)… continuing on this morning with Matthew and The Gondwana Orchestra and they are sounding superb! Fantastic music and one very sweet album…