Saturday early evening, spin the wheel and choose an album by its cover…chosen by my 8 year old son…(my subtle approach to get him hear all different types of music…his fave this past 6 months is Wilma Archer😁)
Now playing…
Sean Rowe - Magic
Sean Rowe (Floor Tom, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals), Adrian Cohen (Piano), Nic Fera (Drums), Clarke Foley (Bowed Bass), Cara May Gorman (Vocals),
Matthew Loiacono (Drums), Troy Pohl (Bass, Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Xylophone), Danny Whelchel (Drums) and Monica Wilson (Cello).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/16)… kicking off this Saturday morning with Sean Rowe’s Magic and his music and voice is sounding mighty sweet! This 2011 release just shines and well worth the time to give a listen…
Palle Mikkelborg and chums - Pieces. (Mostly) chilled Scandi chamber jazz with ambient effects. Beautiful empathetic group playing recorded live. Probably best just before bed - which is when I have streamed it over the last few months. On Storyville vinyl.
The Hoax | Humdinger | 1998
Great British Blues rock (heavy on the rock) from a band that really should have made a big breakthrough. Thanks @ewemon for the heads up a few years ago.
Nils Petter Molvær - Khmer
Just kickin back.
3 great American singers together, makes a very listenable package.
He does, but what a great album. So many great tracks all could have been singles. One of my favourites of all time. Can go back to it time and time again and it never gets old.
The Beach Boys. Surfs up. It’s been another f#*=‘r of a day so a soak in the bath, bit of sunny California and then some self medication .
Ten Years After | Watt | 1970
A bit of Alvin Lee in his pomp fronting up TYA can never be a bad choice.
Now playing…
Sean Rowe - The Salesman and the Shark
Sean Rowe (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals), Rob Bochnik (Guitar), Mike Bolger (Trombone, Trumpet), Isobel Campbell (Vocals), Chris Carey (Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar), Hammond Organ), Paul Cartwright (Violin), Davey Chegwidden (Castanets, Bass Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Timpani), Daphne Chen (Violin), Danny Frankel (Drums), Geoff Gallegos (String Arrangements, String Conductor), Inara George (Vocals), Cara May Gorman (Vocals), Petra Haden (Vocals), Markéta Irglová (Piano, Vocals), Woody Jackson Upright Bass, Bells, Clavinet, Electric Harpsichord, Guitar, Marxophone, Percussion, Timpani, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer), Chris Kyle (Electric Guitar), Living Sisters (Vocals ), Frank Moscowitz (Whistle), Octetto Magnifico (Strings), Clinton Patterson (Trumpet), Sarah Pedinotti (Organ, Piano, Vocals), Zac Rae (Dulcitone, Farfisa Organ, Hammond B3, Piano), Reiko Nakano (Violin), Gus Seyffert (Bass,Upright Bass, Double Bass), Aida Shahghasemi (Daf), Jennavive Varga (Violin) and Ina Veli (Violin).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/24)… continuing on with Sean and this fabulous group of musicians and they are sounding sublime! I did have to give ‘Magic’ a second listen and there are some times when the music and lyrics from an album just fit the mood and frame of mind. So on to another of his albums, I do love Sean’s baritone voice and music…
Joe Bonamassa night tonight, Royal Tea bought for me for a recent birthday. A nice clean recording. I enjoyed it so much, I purchased The Ballard of John Henry. Other recommendations gratefully received?
Dashing
With the help of this forum I have been exploring. / expanding my knowledge of Jazz in its various forms.
Historically Jazz was not my thing, but, I decided to give it a go.
There have been many instances that the output of the artists at ECM have been listened to and I have enjoyed most of the ones I have listened to.
So a little project I have set myself to listen to ECM from the start… those I like will go in a playlist for future listening unfortunately those that I don’t won’t - but that may change as time goes on
Sysrted the playlist with this
Mal Waldron Trio - Free At Last
ECM 1001
Mal Waldron piano
Isla Eckinger bass
Clarence Becton drums
Recorded November 24, 1969 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Engineer: Kurt Rapp
Supervision: Manfred Eicher
Produced by Manfred Scheffner* + Jazz by Post
Release date: January 1, 1970
Unfortunately this one didn’t make it
Just Music
ECM 1002
Peter Stock bass
Franz Volhard cello
Thomas Stöwsand cello, flute
Johannes Krämer guitar
Thomas Cremer percussion, clarinet
Alfred Harth tenor saxophone, clarinet, trumpet
Dieter Herrmann trombone
Recorded on December 13, 1969 at the Nettekoven Studios, Frankfurt am Main
Produced by Just Music and Manfred Eicher
Release date: May 1, 1970
2 x CD - music club 2005 : )
Fabulous double CD set!
and available pre-owned via amazon for less than a quid. Bargain!
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Ian Dury died on this day in 2000
Died of metastatic colorectal cancer on 27 March 2000, aged 57
Ok, not my normal stuff but it reminds me of the Juke Box in my Student Union about 41 years ago. Some good songs. 2x CD.
Lighthearted and amusing, gets your foot tapping from the off…
…far from my usual listening habits.
This isn’t remotely something I’d listen to normally, saw it on Qobuz ‘splash screen’ weeks ago, just started playing on Roon but a few tracks in it has really infectious sounds. Perhaps formulaic I don’t know. Potentially controversial tracks I think too.
ZZ Top meets reggae in places if that helps.
