Earlier, Darkness on R4, a dramatisation of Byron’s eponymous poem. The scene is Geneva in 1816, ‘the year without a summer.’ The wayward poet meets Agnes March, a meteorologist, making observations and recordings beside the lake. Their meetings provide the dramatic tension, can Romanticism and the Enlightenment be reconciled?
I only caught the first half hour but will get the rest on listen again. From what I heard, recommended.
Just found the Cecil Taylor discussion on the jazz thread so playing my favourite live album of his Nefertiti the Beautiful One Has Come - although TBH they’re all live in practice.
Last saw him at the Barbican arse end of the 90s in a sensational duet with Max Roach. Before his solo first set he came on in psychedelic tunic leggings and pixie hat did a little dance with finger bells then just launched into a tumult of chords and notes that just didn’t stop. Absolutely breathtaking.
Eric Gale. Multiplication. Vinyl 1977. Sort of Jazz/Blues/R&B.
“Gale played guitar on hundreds of pop, jazz, and blues recordings, including those of the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Carla Bley, Mose Allison, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Hodges and Grover Washington Jr. Over the course of his 30-year career, he released many solo albums and remained a regular fixture in New York clubs and recording studios”. ( It says, not sure about the Beatles).
St Germain - Tourist
Just trying this out on Qobuz.
What a belter this is. Brilliant recording. Cooler than a very cool thing.
Thanks to @seakayaker and others who have posted this one.
I want you to get togethor 
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
After Horace Tapscott I needed something just a bit more ‘normal’ to restore my ears. This is such a cracking album, which I’ve loved since I was in short trousers.
Playing Sticky Fingers in memory of my Mum I went to visit her resting pace today and an old school friend of ours Yinka had this beautiful
Wreath made.
Sting - Dream Of The Blue Turtles, backed up by some seriously good musicians, Sting is able to show some of his jazzier leanings, on this his debut solo album.
Now playing…
St Germain - Boulevard
St. Germain (aka: Ludopvic Navarre - Primary Artist), Alexandre Destrez (Piano), Pascal Ohsé (Trumpet), Édouard Labor (Saxophone), Malik (Flute) and Miguel “Punta” Rios (Percussion).
Streaming on Qobuz (44.1/16)… kicking off this Sunday morning with this very fine album from St Germain and joined by these five very talented musicians and they are sounding sublime!.. mellow, upbeat and they do slowly get the toes tapping, feet moving and body swaying first thing in the morning.
Listening to Radio BluesFlac on Internet radio
Just played “(I’m Gonna) Marry My Mother-in-Law” by Billy Jones & Delta Blues Outlaws.
Brilliant track - but maybe a step too far.
