Watching & listening to the masters snooker final. I am struck at how well the system is portraying Willie Thorne's monotonous know-it-all drone. Mind you, even that can't detract from an excellent final.
Lives up to the hype, IMHO. Great to hear Coltrane at length in this context; the most unlikely sax player for Monk (again IMO) is possibly his best horn partner of all.
Maybe not something to listen to whilst writing, but a great modern jazz (not Modern Jazz) album, nonetheless. Also Rainey's first album under his own name.
The Ernest Ranglin? I love some of his albums - worth tasting them on Spotti if you can, before buying.
He's a very interesting man. A jazz guitarist who was in at the creation of reggae, playing on loads of important reggae stuff. Consequently, his own albums are a real mixture of styles.
Bill Laswell - Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-74.
Very nice. Perhaps a little too nice. I've always felt Laswell could have been a bit more radical, rather than treating the source material like the Crown Jewels.
Love all the studio chatter on this one! Fascinating to hear the producer interrupting songs & telling Louis & Duke to get on with it...superb recording also.
It's worth the effort imo - very interesting and charismatically quirky, much like yourself Dave! I'm trying to decide whether to buy it or not - would I play it more than twice? Probably...
Loads more texture than I heard on the office system, really good fun & a nice recording.
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After about two mins I ordered it....
On spotify, on recommendation. Really very good so far, I fear the wallet may be blinking into daylight again soon....
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I wonder if he ever got permission to re-enter the USA?
Some quite handy guitar work to say the least.....great version of Stairway to Heaven.
Beck - Sea Change (HD Tracks in SACD quality).
My first listen of this, his debut (I used to play Odelay a lot) and I am surprised at 1} its quality, and 2} how accessible it is.
Love all the studio chatter on this one! Fascinating to hear the producer interrupting songs & telling Louis & Duke to get on with it...superb recording also.
Loads more texture than I heard on the office system, really good fun & a nice recording.
The remastered album, from Bandcamp.