What are you listening to in 2023 and why might anyone be interested?


Like his The Avalanche LP somehow managed to enhance its parent album, Illinoise, likewise The Greatest Gift does so for Carrie & Lowell.

Sufjan Steven’s The Greatest Gift Mixtape. (2017).

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Blue Note Spring Sampler 2000 / Promo UK CD / BLUE 2000

1 Patricia Barber The Beat Goes On
2 Kurt Elling Intro/Goin’ To Chicago - Featuring Jon Hendricks
3 New Directions Song For My Father - Featuring Osby, Moran, Shim, Harris
4 Brian Blade Fellowship Perceptual
5 Greg Osby Ashes - Featuring Andrew Hill, Jim Hall
6 Eliane Elias Nostalgia In Times Square
7 Dr. John I’m Gonna Go Fishin’
8 Ronny Jordan In Flow - Featuring Stefon Harris
9 Mark Shim Don’t Wake The Violent Baby
10 Jackie McLean Star Eyes - Featuring Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton
11 Chucho Valdes My Funny Valentine

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Now playing…


Bill Frisell - Harmony

Bill Frisell (Guitars), Petra Haden (Vocals), Hank Roberts (Vocals, Cello) and Luke Bergman (Vocals, Guitars, Bass).

Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… continuing on this morning with Bill, Petra, Hank and Luke and the ‘Harmony’ is working mighty fine! A nice change of pace…

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Probably the easiest route into the magical world of Beefheart. Wonderful.

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Yes, but he was an idiot. Trekking into the Alaska wilderness without any preparation? Hmm, what could possibly go wrong?

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What could be More than This?

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The Allan Holdsworth Album Collection | The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever | 2017
Playing CD1 of 12 from this wonderful collection of Allan’s music. This mega release was issued in the year he died. Anyone who is into how a guitar could and should be played may enjoy spending hours litening to these…

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Gillian Welch - The (The Revelator) - CD

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Yes it was all going wrong from the start. All very sad though.

Re-release of a favourite Black Crowes album with a further 2 cd of studio live music. Bit of a fav group, so bought it on Qobuz sublime for a little under £11.

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Chuck Berry: Live at Fillmore Auditorium released in 1966…

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Enjoying on Vinyl 4 Big Guitars From Texas - Trash Twang And Thunder

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From the same year as the equally brilliant but utterly different, King Of America.

Blood and Chocolate/EC and The Attractions. (1986).

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Just Finishing…


Puss N Boots - Sister

Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper

Norah Jones (Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Pump Organ, Vocals), Catherine Popper (Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Drums, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals) and Sasha Dobson (Electric Bass, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals).

Streamed on Qobuz (96/24)… continued on this after with this fine trio and the ladies have sounded sublime!

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J.J.Cale - Shades - CD

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