‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ - Elton John
Cracking songs on this LP, including one of his very best ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’
Claudio Arrau - ‘Grieg and Schumann Piano Concertos’ (1989). Philips CD reissue of familiar repertoire and recordings from the analogue era. Sounds great though.
Carpenters, now and then. It’s cold Friday morning down under. Feel like listening to Karen Carpenter’s lovely singing.
The Honeydrippers - Volume One.
Nancy Sinatra, woman. Just finished some work. Feeling like playing Nancy Sinatra to celebrate. This one I seldom play.
This is the latest album from Andrew Bird, sounding really sweet I must say. Make a Picture, the latest single, is a stand out track for me. Recorded live in the studio.
John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension - Now Here This
Having seen John and the 4th Dimension in Edinburgh on Tuesday evening, I’m now hearing this very differently. The drumming of Ranjit Barot drives the music with such power.
Indeed, got a couple of their earlier albums. Particularly impressed by the name they gave a tour of the States … FungusAmongUS