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Charlie Watts meets The Danish Radio Big Band
Charlie Watts (Drums), Per Gade (Guitar), Anders Gustafsson (Trumpet), Vincent Nilsson (Trombone), David Green (Acoustic Bass), Peter Jensen (Trombone), Steen Rasmussen (Fender Rhodes, Piano), Uffe Markussen: Tenor Saxophone), Gerard Presencer (Flugelhorn), Lars Møller (Tenor Saxophone), Steen Nikolaj Hansen (Trombone) and Nicolai Schultz (Flute).
Streaming on Qobuz (48/24)… a fine album featuring ‘Charlie Watts’ and the music is sounding sublime!
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Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky
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Oliver Nelson - The Blues And The Abstract Truth
Oliver Nelson (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone), George Barrow (Baritone Saxophone), Paul Chambers (Bass), Eric Dolphy (Flute, Alto Saxophone), Bill Evans (Piano), Roy Haynes (Drums) and Freddie Hubbard (Trumpet).
Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… continuing on this evening with Oliver and this fantastic group of musicians and they are sounding absolutely sweet! One fine album which has not been out for a spin in quite some time… A few mentions over the past couple of days had me place in the queue.
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Yusef Lateef - Eastern Sounds
Bobby Hutcherson - Oblique
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
All vinyl.
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The King Biscuit Flower Hour gig recorded for radio. Unfortunately it doesn’t include Further on up the Road with Freddie King.
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It’s interesting how an evenings listening can develop…
This arrived yesterday:
Loved it. Great musicians and quirky to boot. the contrast between the playing and the downbeat lyrics was striking, which led me to:
Again, downbeat lyrics and vocal style.
I fancied a change so played this next:
and then I realised the lyrics to songs such as Wicked Game and Blue Hotel are also downbeat…
I did think of playing something completely different to break the mood, such as ‘Here Come The Fleas’ by White Noise…but didn’t get round to it.
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet At Carnegie Hall / 2001 Columbia / Austria CD x 2 / C2K61455
Piano Dave Brubeck
Alto Saxophone Paul Desmond
Bass Eugene Wright
Drums Joe Morello
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Bit of Psych-Folk from Tom Rapp and the inimitable
Pearls Before Swine Balaklava
Get Back Records reissue.
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Miles Davis 'Round About Midnight / 2009 Columbia / EU CD / 88697491962
Second play of this excellent recent purchase.
Miles Davis Trumpet
John Coltrane Tenor Saxophone
Red Garland Piano
Paul Chambers Bass
Philly Joe Jones Drums
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