I’m listening to the Dover Quartet’s recording of the complete Beethoven Complete Quartets. The cycle has been highly praised and is about to be released as three box sets or a complete box set. Having investigated on the river, the MP3 of the complete set is a steal! It is ‘only’ MP3 but that will do me. If interested you may wish to investigate.
Reminded by the post from @AndyP, spinning disk 2 ‘Cosmos’ from this CD set. A good primer before setting off for Swanage Jazz Festival this afternoon.
Sara Isaksson & Rebecca Tornqvist - 2006 - Fire in the Hole - CD.
Sara & Rebecca sing Steely Dan. This is a wonderful album by two of Sweden’s finest singer songwriters. However the tracks on this CD are all songs recorded by Steely Dan and interpreted and inspired by this incredible due. The song Fire in the Hole was also featured in an episode of True Blood.
I can recommend this album to any Steely Dan fans on here however, it could be difficult to find on CD.
Wilko Johnson / Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home - CD (2014)
In Memory Of Wilko Johnson, who would have been 77 today 12/07/47
English singer, guitarist, songwriter Wilko Johnson who with Dr Feelgood had the 1979 UK No.9 single ‘Milk And Alcohol’ and a founding member of Solid Senders. Wilko stated in early 2013 that he had terminal cancer and was given just 10 months to live, and aptly announced he was going on a farewell tour. On 22 March 2013, Wilko played what he thought would be his final show guesting with Madness on the television programme Madness Live: Goodbye Television Centre which was broadcast on BBC Four. In Oct 2014 Johnson said he has been “cured” of the terminal pancreatic cancer. Johnson died on 21 November 2022 at the age of 75.
Fink - Beauty In Your Wake
A bit late to the party… first listen to Finks new album and yeah, very good, enjoyed it!
John Lennon
Mind Games (The Ultimate Collection)
Now on the second disc, “The Elemental Mix”.
Not bad, I will have to have a second listen to decide it it is worth the £58 asking price.
Edward
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - CD (1977)
In Memory of Christine McVie who would have been 81 today
Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, and then Fleetwood Mac, who scored the US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. Eight of her songs appeared on Fleetwood Mac’s 1988 Greatest Hits album. McVie died at 79, following a brief illness, on November 30, 2022.
Nils Frahm - Felt
An early one to me. And a good one.
Grant Green + Sonny Clark The Complete Quartets
1997 Blue Note / US CD x 2 / CDP724385719424
Grant Green Guitar
Sonny Clark Piano
Sam Jones Bass
Art Blakey, Louis Hayes Drums