What Are You Listening To?

[Dennie]

But, we don't even get a photograph of this $125 SACD? Com'on Man, throw us a bone!! :banana-gotpics:


Dennie

Is it STILL not showing up??? Paul mentioned my first photo didn't come thru, so I switched to one from Amazon, they usually show up.... :?:

Cool, I will be eagerly awaiting!

Thanks,

Dennie

 

[Botch]

:music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

 

[Dennie]

Time and Time Again -- CD

Paul Motian - Bill Frisell - Joe Lovano

2007 ECM Records

By NENAD GEORGIEVSKI, 2008

There's always magic in the air whenever Paul Motian , Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano get together and this album is no exception. A sequel to the brilliant I Have the Room Above Her (ECM, 2005), this is another master painting by these fine artists. Jazz has always favored individual voices and expressionism, and these players have proven themselves undisputed masters on their instruments. But jazz also favors teamwork, something that is definitely evident on Time and Time Again. Several decades on, the musical partnership between drummer Motian, saxophonist Lovano and guitarist Frisell is stronger than ever.

Since no bass or piano is used here, whatever the band tries to express is done in a reflective and calm manner. Contemplation is the key word. The musicians create an alluring aural palette that mesmerizes, mystifies and beguiles. They breathe throughout as one organism, building subtle layers on tracks such as the meditative "Cambodia" and "Light Blue," shifting harmonic constructions seamlessly on the raucous "OneTwo" and wandering lonely towards the spontaneous improvisation "In Remembrance of Things Past." "Wednesday" has some beautiful whirling sax melodies, with Motian's elegant brushes sounding like birds' wings. The overall setting is perfect for Frisell's relaxed, lyric style, his guitar providing beautiful tapestries. All of the compositions have an ethereal and fluid quality, thus giving an impression of almost effortless improvisational mastery.

From the opening of "Cambodia" until the closing title track, the compositions have a strange and creative dreaminess about them. One moment things are sneakily avant-garde, the next, conservatively lyrical. As a collective experiment in spontaneous collaboration, Time and Time Again is a great success.

Track listing

1. Cambodia
2. Wednesday
3. Onetwo
4. Whirlpool
5. In Remembrance of Things Past
6. K.T.
7. This Nearly Was Mine
8. Party Line
9. Light Blue
10. Time and Time Again

LINKY ---> http://www.amazon.com/Time-Again-Paul-Motian/dp/B000LSA84E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298778236&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

:music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

:text-bravo: I have that on Vinyl! :music-rockout: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:



Dennie :banana-guitar:

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening...

Midnight Sun -- CD

Herb Alpert

1992 A&M Records

This is one of my favorite recordings of Herb Alpert., June 8, 1999
By A Customer

This review is from: Midnight Sun (Audio CD)

This album is not for those desirous of loud and heavy rhythms. Instead, Alpert combines mellowness, melancholy, and melody. All his pieces are tasteful and soothing. "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" includes Herb's singing.

1. Midnight Sun (Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Johnny Mercer) 6:05
2. All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) 3:53
3. Someone To Watch Over Me (George & Ira Gershwin) 5:16
4. In The Wee Small Hours (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) 5:53
5. Friends (Eddie Del Barrio, Herb Alpert) 4:21
6. A Taste Of Honey (Bobby Scott, Rick Marlow) 6:52
7. Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) 5:46
8. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) 5:07
9. Silent Tears And Roses (Eddie Del Barrio) 3:50
10. Smile (Charlie Chaplin, John Terner, Geoffrey Parsons) 4:13

LINKY ----> http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Sun-...2GKF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298780165&sr=1-1

 

[Botch]

 

[Dennie]

The Essential Louis Armstrong -- 2 CD Set

Louis Armstrong

2004 Columbia Legacy

Pops-- The king of jazz trumpet, March 1, 2007
By Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)


This review is from: Essential Louis Armstrong (Audio CD)

THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS ARMSTRONG is a sweeping overview of THE most influential jazz musician of the 20th Century. Disc one contains Armstrong's New Orleans-styled electrical recordings of the late '20's (note that he had made some acoustic horn stuff prior), while the second CD continues the early sides until midway through, and then offers brief glimpses of Satchmo's career from 1938 to '67.

To mention a single outstanding example, Armstrong's early beautiful tone is clearly evident on his trumpet intro to 1928's "West End Blues," as is his fine scat voice. Beyond that track, all of disc one is certain to be a revelation to those only familiar with Louis' "Hello Dolly" pop-type tunes.

Mastering of the antique 78s in particular is remarkable-- they all sound great! THE ESSENTIAL LOUIS ARMSTRONG is a set that belongs in everyone's collection, not just jazz afficionados. Buy with confidence!

TOTAL RUNNING TIMES --
DISC ONE -- 57:53
DISC TWO -- 63:33

Track listing

DISC 1:
1. Sugar Foot Stomp
2. Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
3. Pickin' on Your Baby
4. Heebie Jeebies
5. Willie the Weeper
6. Potato Head Blues
7. West End Blues
8. Basin Street Blues
9. Beau Koo Jack
10. St. James Infirmary
11. Tight Like This
12. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
13. Ain't Misbehavin'
14. Black and Blue
15. That Rhythm Man
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Bessie Couldn't Help It
18. I'm Confessin'

DISC 2:
1. Memories of You
2. Shine
3. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
4. Blue Again
5. You Rascal You
6. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
7. Lazy River
8. Stardust
9. Georgia on My Mind
10. Shadrack
11. On the Sunny Side of the Street
12. When the Saints Go Marching In
13. Rockin' Chair
14. Blueberry Hill
15. Mack the Knife
16. Aunt Hagar's Blues
17. Honeysuckle Rose
18. Fine Romance, A
19. What a Wonderful World

 

[Dennie]

21 -- CD

Adele

2011 XL/Columbia Records

Product Description

21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded in Malibu and London, 21 offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis “Eg” White and Jim Abbiss.

This new collection of songs showcases the growth of this incredible artist, who at the very young age of twenty two, exhibits the poise of a seasoned veteran. Adele’s music takes some new direction while staying true to her signature style. “I discovered lots of artists I'd never heard of, particularly Wanda Jackson, Allison Krauss, Yvonne Fair, Andrew Bird, Neko Case, Lady Antebellum and Steel Drivers who I fell in love with. Then I delved in to more from artists I've loved forever - Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Elbow, Mos Def, Alanis Morissette, Tom Waits and Sinead O'Connor. There's something in every single one of these artists that have really really inspired 21.”

1. "Rolling in the Deep" Adkins, Paul Epworth Epworth 3:48
2. "Rumour Has It" Adkins, Ryan Tedder Tedder 3:43
3. "Turning Tables" Adkins, Tedder Jim Abbiss 4:10
4. "Don't You Remember" Adkins, Dan Wilson Rick Rubin 4:03
5. "Set Fire to the Rain" Adkins, Fraser T. Smith Smith 4:02
6. "He Won't Go" Adkins, Epworth Rubin 4:38
7. "Take It All" Adkins, Eg White Abbiss 3:48
8. "I'll Be Waiting" Adkins, Epworth Epworth 4:01
9. "One and Only" Adkins, Wilson, Greg Wells Rubin 5:48
10. "Lovesong" Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, Boris Williams Rubin 5:16
11. "Someone Like You" Adkins, Wilson Wilson, Adkins 4:45

 

[Dennie]

Sigh No More -- CD

Mumford & Sons

2010 Glass Note Records

Product Description

Mumford & Sons, West London indie rock quartet, have created a gutsy, old-time sound that marries the magic of Crosby, Stills & Nash with the might of Kings of Leon and the harmonies of Fleet Foxes. Sigh No More was recorded at Eastcoast Studios, where Arctic Monkeys, Brian Eno, Tindersticks and Laura Marling have honored their sound. The band teamed with producer Markus Dravs who has worked with such superstar acts as Arcade Fire, Bjork and Peter Gabriel. Sigh No More was recently released in the UK to critical accolades. The album debut in the UK iTunes Top 10 recently and is being lauded by tastemaker publications. The first single, Little Lion Man , is already being boasted as The Hottest Record in the World by Radio 1's Zane Lowe, and the band has been long listed for the BBC Sounds of 2008 Pool, which features the most promising new music talent.
Formed in 2007, that band's goal since day one has been to make music that matters. Before recording their debut, Mumford & Sons self produced three EP's and toured the UK extensively, bringing their rootsy rock across the country. The band recently wrapped a handful of well-received performances during the annual CMJ Music Marathon in New York, which left Time Out NY to comment, The Brit combo has a spine-tingling way to harmony.

1. "Sigh No More" 3:27
2. "The Cave" 3:37
3. "Winter Winds" 3:39
4. "Roll Away Your Stone" 4:23
5. "White Blank Page" 4:14
6. "I Gave You All" 4:20
7. "Little Lion Man" 4:06
8. "Timshel" 2:53
9. "Thistle & Weeds" 4:49
10. "Awake My Soul" 4:15
11. "Dust Bowl Dance" 4:43
12. "After the Storm" 4:07

LINKY -----> http://www.amazon.com/Sigh-No-More-Mumford-Sons/dp/B0032Y8XH8/ref=pd_sim_m_2

 

[Dennie]

Standards Volume 1 -- CD

Stanley Jordan

1986 Manhattan Records

Amazon.com

Guitarist Stanley Jordan's extensive use of tapping, using each hand independently on the instrument's fret board to create separate parts simultaneously, was a major technical breakthrough for the instrument when he first appeared in the early '80s. He could play the instrument much like a piano, whether mixing lead and rhythm or adding bass lines to chords. The technique has never been more apparent than on this 1986 session of unaccompanied guitar, with Jordan crossing musical boundaries to play songs from both the jazz and pop idioms. The "standards" of the title might as easily refer to technical ones as to Jordan's mixed repertoire. His playing here is often simply dazzling; the ease and fluent invention of his runs would still be impressive if another guitarist were supplying the accompaniments. But there's real warmth, too, on "Georgia on My Mind" and "Silent Night." --Stuart Broomer

1. The Sound Of Silence
2. Sunny
3. Georgia On My Mind
4. Send One Your Love
5. Moon River
6. Guitar Man
7. One Less Bell To Answer
8. Because
9. My Favorite Things
10. Silent Night

LINKY ----> http://www.amazon.com/Standards-Vol...5H4B/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298857564&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

The George Benson Collection -- CD

George Benson

1990 Warner Bros. Records

The definitive Benson compilation, minus one..., September 19, 2005
By K. Lorenc (MA, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: The George Benson Collection (Audio CD)

If you only buy one George Benson CD, this is the best all-around retrospective; but be warned--those of us who grew up with the album version (you remember albums, don't you?) will be disappointed to learn that "Cast Your Fate to the Wind," one of the LPs best instrumental cuts, was deleted from the CD in order to contain it to a single disc. Other than that (significant) flaw, it's good to hear the classic guitar work and stellar vocals on CD.

1. Turn Your Love Around
2. Love All The Hurt Away
3. Give Me The Night
4. On Broadway
5. White Rabbit
6. This Masquerade
7. Love Ballad
8. Nature Boy
9. Last Train To Clarksville
10. Livin' Inside Your Love
11. Here Comes The Sun
12. Breezin'
13. Moody's Mood
14. We Got The Love
15. The Greatest Love Of All

LINKY ---> http://www.amazon.com/George-Benson...=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1298859653&sr=1-1

 

[Dennie]

UnReel -- CD

Randy Waldman

2001 Concord Jazz

Quick, name the last time you heard a cover of "Schindler's List" on the same recording as a heartfelt, orchestral-flavored reading (by original artist Michael Sembello!) of the cheesy Flashdance classic "Maniac." Not recently? What about a frenetic jazz jam of the theme from The Jetsons alongside "Mannix" and "Forrest Gump"?

That sort of unique, tongue-in-cheek playfulness alongside some serious jamming by the jazz elite sums up the concept of this project. One of the most in demand pianist/keyboardists in music, Randy Waldman has recorded with everyone from Michael Jackson and Madonna to George Benson and Frank Sinatra. He brings his myriad talents as pianist, arranger, and trumpeter to this collection, artfully rearranging these pieces and performing them with a virtuostic jazz twist.

The disc features the dynamic interplay of Waldman's trio (John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta) and a lineup of guests including Michael and Randy Brecker, Gary Burton, Branford Marsalis, Tom Scott, and Ernie Watts. Expect the unexpected, is what Waldman and his spirited pals seem to be telling listeners. Waldman goes the heartfelt, mostly solo route for a straightforward jazzy approach to "Forrest Gump," then goes crazy improvising off the hook on "The Jetsons" and "Leave It to Beaver." "My Favorite Things" and "Schindler's List" (featuring Marsalis on soprano) are given true film score/jazz trio renderings, while "Hawaii Five-O" utilizes the great horn energy of Randy Brecker and Gary Grant. "America" (the West Side Story version) features some of Waldman's most percussive work.

It would be easy to play this sort of collection straight, but it's more in the spirit of great jazz to have this much fun. ~ Jonathan Widran

Track listing

1. Jetsons, The
2. My Favorite Things
3. Leave It to Beaver
4. Bali Ha'i
5. Schindler's List
6. Hawaii Five-O
7. America
8. Mannix
9. Ben Casey
10. Raiders March
11. Forrest Gump
12. Maniac

Contributing artists: Branford Marsalis, Ernie Watts, Gary Burton, John Patitucci, Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker, Tom Scott, Vinnie Colaiuta

LINKY ---> http://www.amazon.com/Unreel-S-T-Ra...LNFL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298861506&sr=1-1

 

[Botch]

 

[Dennie]

Renee Olstead -- CD

Renee Olstead

2004 Reprise Records

Outstanding new vocalist, May 25, 2004
By Wilfred555 (Nowhere Special)

This review is from: Renee Olstead (Audio CD)

Renee Olstead could turn out to be the discovery of the decade. With a voice as nuanced, versatile and downright charming as they come she's about to set the musical world on fire with the release of her first major-label album.

The fact that Renee's still in high school (!) may give her extra credit, but she doesn't need it. This jazzy-bluesy torch singer can easily hold her own with the big gals like Norah Jones and Diana Krall while evoking the young Doris Day and even Roberta Flack.

"Renee Olstead" has several break-out tunes which stay in your head for hours, including her spellbinding and swirly "Summertime," her impeccably voiced "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" and her deliriously beautiful remake of Maria Muldaur's signature song, "Midnight at the Oasis."

Unlike other famous musical wunderkinds whose precocity (and notoriety) is much more apparent than their artistry, Renee Olstead doesn't overachieve in the slightest. Rather, she is utterly convincing as an assured and adept stylist with an affinity for music given to few.

After hearing this extraordinary album I can fully understand the raves it's been getting from professional critics as well as their collective disbelief that this is "just a kid" singing.

1. "Summertime" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) ? 4:12
2. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Duke, Fetter, Latouche) ? 3:31
3. "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (Austin, Jordan) ? 3:20
4. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) ? 4:26
5. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Greenfield, Sedaka) ? 4:11
6. "A Love That Will Last" (Foster, Thompson) ? 3:32
7. "Meet Me, Midnight" (Manilow, Sussman) ? 2:56
8. "Sunday Kind of Love" (Belle, Nye, Prima, Rhodes) ? 4:34
9. "On a Slow Boat to China" (Loesser) ? 3:16
10. "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (Adams, Grever) ? 3:27
11. "Midnight at the Oasis" (Nichtern) ? 3:21
12. "Sentimental Journey" (Brown, Green, Homer)

LINKY -----> http://www.amazon.com/Renee-Olstead/dp/B00020HEL6/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1298864785&sr=1-1

 

[Botch]

 

[Dennie]

I need to get more of these things. Someone on this board recommended another one, which I got and discovered Scott Hamilton; there's some great music on this one as well! :music-listening:

I always recommend this one...

But I only see one copy on Amazon and it is $59.99! :scared-eek:

Any of the Concord/Telarc Samplers are usually good and as I always say, it is a great way to find artists "New To You"!


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

My last one for the evening...

Make Someone Happy -- CD

Sophie Milman

2007 Koch Records

Review

With her sophomore recording, vocalist Milman trumps her triumphant self-titled debut disc that's already sold almost 100,000 copies. This time on 13 songs, her already confident delivery is even more assured, her new maturity underscored in a well-chosen, eclectic program that finds space for covers of Stevie Wonder's "Rocket Love," the Guess Who's "Undun" and "Matchmaker, Maker" from Fiddler On The Roof. Her delicate title tune work is a delight, as is her cool take on "Fever," and while they hint at youthful innocence there are new reserves of understanding in her fresh interpretations. Top track: It's the unlikely lament of Kermit the Frog, yes, "It's Not Easy Being Green," that's an ever-so-subtle commentary on her life so far. Her future's full of promise she'll prove it again when she guests with barefoot diva Cesaria Evora at Roy Thomson Hall June 28. The record's in stores June 19. --Geoff Chapman - The Toronto Star

1. "People Will Say We're in Love" Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II 3:08
2. "Something In The Air Between Us" Steve McKinnon 4:12
3. "Rocket Love" Stevie Wonder 4:33
4. "So Long, You Fool" Paul Shrofel 3:04
5. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick 3:17
6. "Like Someone in Love" Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke 3:30
7. "Make Someone Happy" Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green 4:00
8. "(It's Not Easy) Bein' Green" Joe Raposo 4:41
9. "Reste (Stay)" Cameron Wallis 3:31
10. "Fever" Eddie Cooley and John Davenport 5:13
11. "Undun" Randy Bachman 3:38
12. "It Might as Well Be Spring" Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II 3:36
13. "Eli, Eli (A Walk To Caesarea)" Hannah Senesh 3:23
14. "Stay (English version)" (Bonus Track) Cameron Wallis 3:31
15. "Save Your Love For Me" {bonus track on iTunes) 4:49

LINKY ----> http://www.amazon.com/Make-Someone-...U6A8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298871060&sr=1-1

 

[PaulyT]

 

[nats]

Sad to Say Gary Moore died super bowl weekend i think. I think he really found his best when he started playing mostly blues. His newest album "bad for you baby" is very good. On that album the song "have you eve been lonley " Is some of the most enjoyable guitar work ive ever heard. blues fans should check that out.

 

[heeman]

Gary Moore - I have a couple of his DVD's and his best live I have is on VHS, need to dig up the title. The tape is probably shot, if I can find it!!

Anyway.........one of the best!!!

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