Pat Metheny’s latest album, not sure if it’s jazz or classical or both or neither (Qobuz is certainly confused) so I posted it here. Composed by rather than played by Metheny except for the last track which he plays on his 42 string Pikasso guitar, making some extraordinary sounds, it appeals to my rather idiosyncratic tastes.
Roger
I’m getting that album in a few days, really looking forward to hearing it
Claude
Frederic Chopin, Sonatas No. 2 and 3. Tamas Vasary, piano. DGG Résonance LP (1977 reissue).
This is the first Chopin album I ever bought (I was 16 or so). The price was good, I found the sleeve looked cool and I thought, “Why not?”
Forty years later, I’m glad I did - Vasary’s interpretation is still one of my favourites. A child prodigy, Vasary was trained in Communist Hungary. I admire his restrained though very expressive playing, perfect for Chopin IMO.
Despite the budget pressing the LP still sounds good today and can be found for $2 at Discogs.
Claude
Just love all the wonderful sounds on this album including some very deep bass.
Phil
Streaming
Protoje’s latest offering and first for major label RCA
Frustratingly seems only available digitally currently
In Search Of Lost Time is an extremely personal, reflective release that’s not intended for wild and loud party nights (except Stir It Up of course), but for conscious consumption and thought-provoking enjoyment
Now playing…
Nils Petter Molvaer - Solid Ether
Nils Petter Molvaer (Piccolo Trumpet, Trumpet, Synthesizer, Basses, Loops, Electronics, Samples, Synth-Bass, Percussion, Effects, Electronic Trumpet, Keyboard, Vocoder Trumpet, Voice Effects, Beats, Piano), Elvind Aarset (Guitar, Electronics), Audun Erlien (Bass), Paal Nyhus (Beats, Samples, Voices, Vinyl, Ambience), Per Linvall (Drums), Rune Arnesen (Drums) and Sidsel Endresen (Vocal).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/16) …opening up this Thursday morning with Nils ‘where boundaries between jazz and electronica are being creatively blurred…,’ and he and this talented group of musicians are sounding sublime! I have not played for a few months and after a mention above from @Christopher_M I thought I would give Nils a spin…
For all you guitar nerds out there – this is a great CD with Marc Teicholz playing 18 solo works from the 19th & 20th centuries on 18 different guitars (Hauser, Torres, Bouchet, Fleta, Rubio, etc.).
Recorded in Santa Monica, CA in 2010
CD on the GSI label
The classic Black Uhuru Black Sounds Of Freedom Deluxe 2CD edition/stream (Greensleeves 2009)
The group had gone through some changes just prior to this recording and this is the first version of the group to include the distinctive vocal of Michael Rose.
They approached Prince Jammy and recorded an album originally released in JA as Love Crisis, Jammy later remixed the album for Greensleeves who released it as Black Sounds Of Freedom in 81 and became an instant classic.
Jammy also released the Eden Dub LP of matching dub mixes.
Fast forward to 2009 and Greensleeves release this superb Deluxe edition which includes the '81 remixed release, the dubs that came out as the Eden Dub LP (titled here Uhuru In Dub) and the original Love Crisis mix of the album.
The seeds of the classic Uhuru line up are here, soon after Puma Jones (RIP) joined Michael Rose and Duckie Simpson, Sly n Robbie became permanent members of the band recording the brilliant quartet of essential albums from Sinsemillia through to Anthem
Prince Jammy a few years back released an updated version of the album overdubbing current JA artists onto the original Black Uhuru tracks
It’s interesting to hear, but imho it cant hold a torch to the original album, some things just cant be messed with, even when it’s at the hands of the original producer.
