Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue. Perfect for a blistering hot day in the studio.
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I was going through old LPs that I haven’t listened to for ages and I started looking through my late father in laws collection (mostly Jim Reeves) and spied this. It looked in reasonable condition so I gave it a good clean and was surprised on how well it came up… so on it went!
It’s just nice to listen to some local music about places that you know and can relate to.
There is also the connection and the emotion that it hasn’t been played since he suddenly passed away in May 1981. Mrs M is at work so I will surprise her with it when she comes in.
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Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park
Matthew Halsall (Trumpet), Gavin Barras (Bass), Nat Birchall (Tenor Saxophone on tracks 1, 2, 3), Lisa Mallett (Flute on track 6), Rachael Gladwin (Harp on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6), Adam Fairhall (Piano on tracks 1, 2, 3), Taz Modi (Piano on tracks 6, 7), Gaz Hughes (Drums on tracks 1, 2, 3), Luke Flowers (Drums on tracks 6, 7), Holly Simpson (Violin on tracks 4, 5), Davinder Singh (Violin on tracks 4, 5) and Adrianne Wininsky (Cello on tracks 4, 5).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/16)…kicking off this Wednesday morning with Matthew and a very talented group of musicians and they are sounding sublime! This is one very sweet album…
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I saw the stage play version, for which this PSB music was specifically written, when it was performed in 2019 (?) at Leeds (then still West Yorkshire) Playhouse.
Fantastic it’s got a non-fan club only release. Albeit streamed.
PSB seem to have somewhat inevitably morphed into “national treasures” in the eyes of non-PSB fans, and thus the range of music they’ve made and continue to make slides not exactly under the radar but barely seems to flicker on the screen for long.
cf. the various scores for Battleship Potemkin, The Most Incredible Thing, The Billie Trix Story & Closer To Heaven which all exemplify their deftness and skill at composing for other art forms.
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Thank you for the “first like “ @TheKevster .
As you can see, I’m not lying
By the way: the “Now playing “ should be a trade mark of @seakayaker
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I think it’s his best 
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Stephan Micus - Desert Poems
Stephan Micus (Sarangi, Dondon, Voice, Dilruba, Doussn’ Gouni, Kalimba, Sinding, Steel Drum, Percussion, Shakuhachi, Nay, Sattar, Flowerpots).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/16)… continuing on this morning and taking out Stephan for a spin. Prompted from a mention above from Keven that Stephan has and new release scheduled for next week. …as always Stephan is sounding sublime! One very sweet album…
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Nina Simone devotes a live album pretty much to George Harrison.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Guitar, Vocals), Chris Layton (Drums) and Tommy Shannon (Bass).
Streaming on Qobuz (176.4/24)… a revisit from a month ago and taking another trip back in time (1983) with a visit to Stevie Ray and he and the band are sounding sublime! The ‘Texas Flood’ track is just wonderful…
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