What Are You Listening To?

[Dennie]

The Big Brown Truck delivered some new CD's last night, got a chance to listen to most of this one and it is great!

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

Track Listing

1."5.15 A.M." – 5:54
2."Boom, Like That" – 5:49
3."Sucker Row" – 4:56
4."The Trawlerman's Song" – 5:02
5."Back to Tupelo" – 4:31
6."Our Shangri-La" – 5:41
7."Everybody Pays" – 5:24
8."Song for Sonny Liston" – 5:06
9."Whoop De Doo" – 3:53
10."Postcards from Paraguay" – 4:07
11."All That Matters" – 3:08
12."Stand Up Guy" – 4:32
13."Donegan's Gone" – 3:05
14."Don't Crash the Ambulance" – 5:06

Hey Heeman, I'm glad your enjoying it!


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music...

Katy Lied -- CD

Steely Dan

1975/1999 MCA Records

Amazon.com essential recording

The last of the truly classic first four Steely Dan albums, the 1975 Katy Lied also sounds like the best. While retaining a solid rock foundation, the music finds Walter Becker and Donald Fagen engaging their jazz influences more successfully than ever; Fagen's piano fills alone are some of the most impressive music laid to tape in the '70s. The songs, too, rate with the team's very best, whether coolly anticipating global financial collapse ("Black Friday"), celebrating the legacy of a mob-hit victim ("Daddy Don't Live in That New York City No More"), or letting the Dan's guard down with a pained three-minute survey of life on Earth ("Any World [That I'm Welcome To]"). --Rickey Wright

 

[Botch]

:teasing-tease:

 

[Rope]

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How's the music on this one? That album cover has me captivated...

Vocalist (female) has a voice like warm butter running down a hot cross bun.

Gravity

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[Dennie]

Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago

Cannonball Adderley

1959 Mercury Records

Beyond Five Stars!!, June 14, 2001
By jzzlvrmee "jazzluvermee" (Tulsa, Ok United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quintet in Chicago (Audio CD)

I had the original stereo recording of this, and I am glad it's rereleased on CD. I thoroughly enjoy every cut on this recording. Cannonball does a lovely reading of "Stars", and the interaction between him and Coltrane is great, you can tell the mutual admiration each of them had for each other. Highly recommended listening!!
All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except as indicated

"Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 4:39
"Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) - 6:15
"Wabash" - 5:44
"Grand Central" (John Coltrane) - 4:33
"You're a Weaver of Dreams" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 5:31
"The Sleeper" (Coltrane) - 7:15

Recorded at Universal Recorders Studio B, Chicago, IL on February 3, 1959


Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone (except on You're a Weaver of Dreams)
John Coltrane - tenor saxophone (except on Stars Fell on Alabama)
Wynton Kelly - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

 

[Dennie]

The Saxes of Stan Getz and Charlie Parker

Stan Getz and Charlie Parker

1956 JazzTone Records

There are six tracks on each side of this album. Side One features Stan Getz (tenor sax), Horace Silver (piano), Jimmy Raney (guitar), Tommy Potter/Joe Calloway (bass) and Ray Haynes/Walter Bolden (drums) The tracks on this side are as follows: Yvette, Melody Express, Potter's Luck, Wildwood, Split Kick, Penny. Side Two features Charlie Parker (alto Sax), Miles Davis (trumpet), Duke Jordan (piano), Tommy Potter (bass), Max Roach (drums) and Jay Jay Johnson (trombone). The tracks on side two are as follows: Charlie's Wig, Don't Blame Me, Dexterity, Drifting On A Reed, Bird Of Paradise, Dewey Square

 

[heeman]

This is one of my all time favorites. Do any of you guys here like this one?

I recorded this on on cassette from some friends back in college and played it like crazy back then. Just got the CD and it sounds fantastic on my system!!

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson; except "Total Eclipse" written by Andrew Powell

1."I Robot" (instrumental) – 6:02
2."I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (lead vocal: Lenny Zakatek) – 3:22
3."Some Other Time" (lead vocals: Peter Straker & Jaki Whitren) – 4:06
4."Breakdown" (lead vocal: Allan Clarke) – 3:50
5."Don't Let It Show" (lead vocal: Dave Townsend) – 4:24
6."The Voice" (lead vocal: Steve Harley) – 5:24
7."Nucleus" (instrumental) – 3:31
8."Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)" (lead vocal: Jack Harris) – 3:49
9."Total Eclipse" (instrumental) – 3:09
10."Genesis Ch.1 v.32" (instrumental) – 3:28


I Robot was remastered and reissued in 2007 with the following bonus tracks:

11."Boules" (I Robot experiment) – 1:59
12."Breakdown" (early demo of backing riff) – 2:09
13."I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (backing track rough mix) – 3:28
14."Day After Day" (early stage rough mix) – 3:40
15."The Naked Robot" – 10:19

 

[heeman]

Track listing

1. "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:37
From 1980 album The Pretenders

2. "Kid" – 3:05
From 1980 album The Pretenders

3. "Brass in Pocket" – 3:04
From 1980 album The Pretenders

4. "Talk of the Town" – 3:12
From 1981 EP Extended Play and album Pretenders II

5. "I Go to Sleep" – 2:55
From 1981 album Pretenders II

6. "Day After Day" – 4:01
From 1981 album Pretenders II

7. "Message of Love" – 3:24
From 1981 EP Extended Play and album Pretenders II

8. "Back on the Chain Gang" – 3:50
From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

9. "Middle of the Road" – 4:12
From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

10. "2000 Miles" – 3:38
From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

11. "Show Me" – 4:07
From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

12. "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" – 3:39
From 1984 album Learning to Crawl

13. "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:48
From 1986 album Get Close

14. "Hymn to Her" – 4:28
From 1986 album Get Close

15. "My Baby" – 4:07
From 1986 album Get Close

16. "I Got You Babe" (performed by UB40 with Chrissie Hynde) – 3:11
From UB40 1985 album Baggariddim

 

[Botch]

This is one of my all time favorites. Do any of you guys here like this one?

Hellz Yeah! That and Pyramid are fantastic albums! Once Turn of a Friendly Card came out, though, the songwriting just got too juvenile for me... :|

 

[Dennie]

This is one of my all time favorites. Do any of you guys here like this one?

Hellz Yeah! That and Pyramid are fantastic albums! Once Turn of a Friendly Card came out, though, the songwriting just got too juvenile for me... :|

:text-+1:

But, I only have it on vinyl, so it dosen't get the attention it deserves! :handgestures-thumbup:

I'll have to correct that. Thanks for the reminder Heeman!


Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Modern Jazz Quartet

Modern Jazz Quartet

1957 Atlantic Records

Real "Cool" Jazz, October 24, 2007
By Peter Kaiafas "Panayotis" (Valpo, IN) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Modern Jazz Quartet (1957) (Audio CD)


What makes this recording great is the vibe created by these four great musicians. "Chamber jazz", as the latter reviewer calls it, is simply another label that can be given to what is truly provocative and gorgeous music created by four beautiful people. When I look at the front cover and hear the sounds these four beautiful Arican-Americans created in the late 50's I can only sit in awe.
I love Milt Jackson. His vibraphone created some of the greatest sounds in Jazz. John Lewis seems to play with only his right hand, but does with that one hand more than many could do before him. Percy Heath and Connie Kay keep the subtle but powerful rhythm flowing. The best Jazz cd I have found in a long time.

1. Medley: They Say It's Wonderful/How Deep Is The Ocean/I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You/My Old Flame/Body And Soul
2. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
3. La Ronde: Drums
4. Night In Tunisia
5. Yesterdays
6. Bags' Groove
7. Baden-Baden

 

[Dennie]

Miles Ahead

Miles Davis + 19 With Gil Evans

1957 Columbia Records

Amazon.com

These 1957 recordings were the first of Miles Davis's collaborations with arranger Gil Evans for Columbia, renewing a relationship that had begun with the Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949. It was perhaps the most important relationship ever forged between a jazz soloist and an arranger, for Evans excelled at finding fresh material (like Delibes's "The Maids of Cadiz") and then adding subtle voicings and blending unusual instruments to highlight Davis's central voice. Everything Evans does enhances the trumpeter's keen sense of space and his evocative sound. He could construct complex arrangements and make them fly (as on the opening "Springsville," by John Carisi), contrast Davis's voice with tuba or bass clarinet, or create the longing, Spanish-inflected "Blues for Pablo," a precursor to their later Sketches of Spain. --Stuart Broomer

"Springsville" (John Carisi) – 3:27
"The Maids of Cadiz" (Léo Delibes) – 3:53
"The Duke" (Dave Brubeck) – 3:35
"My Ship" (Kurt Weill) – 4:28
Ira Gershwin wrote lyrics for this song, but this recording is instrumental.
"Miles Ahead" (Davis, Evans) – 3:29
"Blues for Pablo" (Evans) – 5:18
"New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:37
Medley Pt. 1: "The Meaning of the Blues" (Bobby Troup, Leah Worth) – 2:48
Medley Pt. 2: "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) – 2:14
"I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You)" (Jack Elliot/Harold Spina) – 3:05

THE COVER...

Miles reportedly was unhappy about the album's original cover, which featured a photograph of a young white woman and child aboard a sailboat. He made his displeasure known to Columbia executive George Avakian, asking, "Why'd you put that white bitch on there?"[9] Avakian later stated that the question was made in jest. For later releases of the record, however, the original cover-photo has been substituted by a photograph of Miles Davis.

17603

 

[Dennie]

The Sermon! -- CD

Jimmy Smith

1958/2000 Blue Note Records

Amazon.com

Jimmy Smith put the Hammond B-3 organ on the jazz map for good in the 1950s. The Sermon, dating from 1958, is among his best recordings, featuring the exceptional lineup of trumpeter Lee Morgan, altoist Lou Donaldson, tenorman Tina Brooks, guitarist Kenny Burrell, drummer Art Blakey, and others. Smith's smooth, vibratoless sound perfectly suits the nimble and prodding leads of the player as he touches on R&B, soul, blues and, of course, gospel. This brings us to "The Sermon," which is reason enough to seek this gem out. Smith's group takes the title tune out for a 20-minute, fully improvised, slow-blues stroll, during which each player shares the spotlight. The soul-stirring feeling set in motion by Smith rubs off on the other musicians to make this tune and album a defining moment in organ jazz, and even in soul music. The Sermon stands as a sparkling gem in the Rudy Van Gelder reissue series. --Tad Hendrickson

"The Sermon" – 20:12
"J.O.S." – 11:56
"Flamingo" – 8:02


Jimmy Smith - organ
Lee Morgan - trumpet
Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone on "The Sermon"
George Coleman - alto saxophone on "J.O.S."
Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone on "The Sermon"
Kenny Burrell - guitar on "The Sermon" and "Flamingo"
Eddie McFadden - guitar on "J.O.S."
Art Blakey - drums on "The Sermon" and "Flamingo"
Donald Bailey - drums on "J.O.S."

 

[PaulyT]

This is one of my all time favorites. Do any of you guys here like this one?

I'm a very big Alan Parsons fan!

:eusa-clap:

 

[Dennie]

Swing, Swing, Swing -- CD

Keely Smith with The Frankie Capp Orchestra

2000 Concord Records

Keely makes a triumphant return to the recording studio with her Concord Records debut Swing, Swing, Swing.

Backed by a top-flight big band, Keely sails through tunes that are true swing classics. Her voice has lost none of the sheen and power that made her one of the most beloved jazz-tinged vocalists of all time. Conceived as a tribute to her late partner and former husband, Swing, Swing, Swing features Smith singing a rollicking program of tunes such as “Jump, Jive and Wail,” “Let the Good Times Roll” and “House Party Tonight.”

Powered by the firm hand of producer Bobby Milano, who chose veteran big band drummer Frankie Capp and his 17-piece band, Swing, Swing, Swing includes such high-powered soloists as tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb, trombonist Andy Martin, trumpeter Pete Candoli, saxophonist Joel Peskin, saxophonist Don Menza and pianist/conductor Dennis Michaels. The Dennis Michaels and Don Menza arrangements are tight and concise with more than half the tunes coming in at under three minutes. But this is Keely’s show and she leaves no doubt why she draws SRO crowds night after night. With its powerful shuffle beat, Keely’s music combines the youthful energy of rock and roll while maintaining the musical values of jazz.

1. When You're Smiling / The Sheik Of Araby 1:41
2. Let The Good Times Roll 2:54
3. Oh Louie 2:26
4. Kansas City 3:17
5. Jump, Jive An' Wail 3:00
6. Keely's Boogie 2:36
7. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah 2:18
8. Swing, Swing, Swing (Sing, Sing, Sing) 3:02
9. Yata Hei 3:52
10. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 2:49
11. Palm Springs Jump 2:32
12. House Party Tonight 2:48
13. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:10
14. Giddy Up Ding Dong 2:10
15. Robin Hood/Oh Babe 3:46
16. Swing, Swing, Swing (Sing, Sing, Sing) [Extended] 4:12

 

[Dennie]

This is one of my all time favorites. Do any of you guys here like this one?

I'm a very big Alan Parsons fan!

:eusa-clap:

I've seen pictures of you, you're not that BIG!!! :angry-tappingfoot:





Dennie bscene-buttred:

 

[Dennie]

Sophisticated Lady / For The Night People -- Two Albums on One Remastered CD :handgestures-thumbup:

Julie London

1962-1966/1998 Liberty/ EMI Europe (Import)

A must-have for music lovers!, May 23, 2006
By Joan Crawford "Jon" (Lansing, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sophisticated Lady / For the Night People (Audio CD)

Julie London was like the female Sinatra. She was one cool, swingin' lady. Her original concept albums are brilliant and much more interesting to collect than the many compilation CDs available of her songs. It is much better to hear the songs in the original context, and mood concept, than jumbled together with songs from other albums. "Sophisticated Lady" (1962) and "For the Night People" are rare albums and sound better than ever remastered on CD.

"Sophisticated Lady" is, just as the title implies, an album of very lush, sophisticated jazz standards that Julie sings with a full orchestra. The arrangements are not the most original, but suit the material and Julie's voice well enough. There are some great songs in this set, such as "Bewitched" and "If I Should Lose You" (one of the better renditions of the song).

The reason to buy this CD, however, is for Julie's 1966 classic, "For the Night People." It is one of her best concept albums, full of moody, sultry torch songs. Julie's renditions of "Am I Blue?" and "God Bless the Child" are unique and memorable. It is said in the original liner notes that Julie hand-picked all the songs on this particular album, and it shows. This is the Julie sound at its best.

Overall, you get two Julie albums on one CD: the good "Sophisticated Lady" and the great "For the Night People." You can't go wrong buying this CD.

1. Sophisticated Lady: Sophisticated Lady
2. Sophisticated Lady: Blame It On My Youth
3. Sophisticated Lady: Make It Another Old-Fashioned Please
4. Sophisticated Lady: You're Blase'
5. Sophisticated Lady: Bewitched
6. Sophisticated Lady: Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
7. Sophisticated Lady: Remind Me
8. Sophisticated Lady: When She Makes Music
9. Sophisticated Lady: When The World Was Young
10. Sophisticated Lady: If I Should Lose You
11. Sophisticated Lady: Where Am I To Go
12. Sophisticated Lady: Absent Minded Me
13. For The Night People: Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey
14. For The Night People: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
15. For The Night People: Saturday Night (Is The Lonliest Night Of The Week)
16. For The Night People: God Bless The Child
17. For The Night People: Am I Blue?
18. For The Night People: Dream
19. For The Night People: Here's That Rainy Day
20. For The Night People: When The Sun Comes Out
21. For The Night People: Can't Get Out Of This Mood
22. For The Night People: I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You
23. For The Night People: I'll Never Smile Again

 

[Rope]

Rope

 

[heeman]

Track listing

1."So What" (Beck, Dean Garcia)
2."Plan B" (Beck, David Torn, Ron Aslan, Simon White)
3."Pork-U-Pine" (Beck, Andy Wright, Dean Garcia, Ishmael Butler)
4."Seasons" (Beck, Matthew Vaughan, Simon Ingerfield, Andy Wright)
5."Trouble Man" (Beck, Dean Garcia, Andy Wright)
6."Grease Monkey" (Beck, Howard Gray, Trevor Gray)
7."Hot Rod Honeymoon" (Beck, Howard Gray, Trevor Gray)
8."Line Dancing with Monkeys" (David Torn, Ron Aslan, Simon White)
9."JB's Blues" (Beck, Dean Garcia)
10."Pay Me No Mind" (Jeff Beck remix) (Beck)
11."My Thing" (Beck, Andy Wright, Nancy Sorrel)
12."Bulgaria" (Traditional)
13."Why Lord Oh Why?" (Tony Hymas)

 

[heeman]

This is one of my all time favorites. Do any of you guys here like this one?

Hellz Yeah! That and Pyramid are fantastic albums! Once Turn of a Friendly Card came out, though, the songwriting just got too juvenile for me... :|

I will have to get Pyramid, thanks Botch!