What Are You Listening To?

[PaulyT]

 

[Ronm1]

Days of Future Passed, On the Thrteshold of a Dream, In Search of the Lost Chord - Moody Blues Sacd

 

[Ronm1]

Crystal Silence - Burton/coreaECM
Fotheringay 2

 

[Dennie]

Down The Old Plank Road - The Nashville Sessions - CD

The Chieftains

2002 RCA Victor

Amazon.com

Now that bluegrass is (again) momentarily cool, leave it to the Chieftains to (again) plunge an all-star country cast into the Celtic wellsprings of old-time music, just as they did 10 years ago with 1992's Another Country. It's no surprise that the Chieftains can handle the rapacious rhythms of a hot fiddle tune; whether they can go toe-to-toe with the likes of Tim O'Brien, Béla Fleck, Ricky Skaggs, and Del McCoury is another matter. Rest assured they can, and they even coax some inspired jamming from Earl Scruggs--who sounds like he has something to prove on "Sally Goodin"--and a chilling vocal from Alison Krauss on "Molly Ban," the Celtic equivalent of "Fair and Tender Maidens." The Chieftains' only miscue comes in wasting Vince Gill's talents on a busily arranged "Dark as a Dungeon." While this set will likely appeal more to fans of contemporary Irish music than to hard-core twang fans, anyone who loves acoustic roots music will find these collaborations refreshing, if not down-right bracing. --Roy Kasten

1. Down the Old Plank Road (w/ John Hiatt, Bela Fleck, Jeff White and Tim O'Brien)
2. Country Blues (w/ Buddy & Julie Miller)
3. Sally Goodin (w/ Earl Scruggs)
4. Dark as a Dungeon (w/ Vince Gill)
5. Cindy (w/ Kentucky Thunder & Ricky Skaggs)
6. Molly Ban (Bawn) (w/ Alison Krauss)
7. Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (w/ Lyle Lovett)
8. Medley: Ladies Pantalettes; Belles of Blackville; First House in Connaught (w/ Bela Fleck)
9. Whole Heap of Little Horses (w/ Patty Griffin)
10. Rain and Snow (w/ The Del McCoury Band)
11. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (w/ Martina McBride)
12. Tennessee Stud (w/ Jeff White)
13. Katie Dear (w/ Gillian Welch & David Rawlings)
14. Give the Fiddler a Dram (Finale)

 

[Dennie]

I've been down sick for the last 3 days and I've been dying to listen to some music! :music-listening:

Ladies of The Canyon -- CD

Joni Mitchell

1970/1990 Reprise Records
Amazon.com
Joni Mitchell's third album offers a bridge between the artful but sometimes dour meditations of her earlier work and the more mature, confessional revelations of the classics that would follow. Voice and guitar still hew to the pretty filigree of a folk poet, but there's the giggling rush of rock & roll freedom in "Big Yellow Taxi," and the formal metaphor of her older songs ("The Circle Game," already oft-covered by the time of this recording) yields to the more impressionistic images of the new ones ("Woodstock"). The dark lyricism of her earliest ballads is intact (on "For Free" and "Rainy Night House"), yet there's a prevailing idealism here that sounds poignant alongside the warier, more mature songs to come on Blue and Court And Spark. --Sam Sutherland

 

[Dennie]

Happy 70th Birthday John, you are missed! :text-thankyoublue:

Double Fantasy -- CD

John Lennon - Yoko Ono

1980/1989 Lennono Music/Capitol Records

Double Fantasy is the comeback album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1980 initially on the newly-formed Geffen Records, and then from 1989 onwards through EMI. It is notable for being John Lennon's final release during his lifetime, released only three weeks before his murder. The album won the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and is Lennon's best-selling studio album at three million shipments in the U.S. On October 5, 2010 a two-CD set called Double Fantasy Stripped Down, which pairs a newly-remastered copy of the original album along with an alternate version of the album featuring simpler arrangements while also highlighting Lennon's vocals, was released.

1. "(Just Like) Starting Over" John Lennon 3:56
2. "Kiss Kiss Kiss" Yoko Ono 2:41
3. "Cleanup Time" John Lennon 2:58
4. "Give Me Something" Yoko Ono 1:35
5. "I'm Losing You" John Lennon 3:57
6. "I'm Moving On" Yoko Ono 2:20
7. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" John Lennon 4:02
8. "Watching the Wheels" John Lennon 3:35
9. "Yes, I'm Your Angel" Yoko Ono 3:08
10. "Woman" John Lennon 3:22
11. "Beautiful Boys" Yoko Ono 2:55
12. "Dear Yoko" John Lennon 2:34
13. "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" Yoko Ono 4:02
14. "Hard Times Are Over" Yoko Ono 3:20

Bonus Info:

Only hours before his death, Lennon signed a copy of the album for his murderer. In 2003 this autographed LP was sold for $525,000, making it the most valuable record in existence.

Bonus Picture.....

 

[Dennie]

I just acquired this one and had to give it a spin, it is fantastic....... :text-bravo:

The Bells of Dublin -- CD

The Chieftains

1991 RCA Victor

Principally recorded at Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin, Ireland. Includes liner notes by Paddy Moloney.

The twelve bells of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin are the inspiration for this CD. The bells are rung twice every Sunday, and on special occasions such as the inauguration of the president, or ringing in the New Year. Essentially a Christmas album, this 1991 release features performances by an extraordinary cast of guest musicians sitting in with The Chieftains.

Highlights include "The Wren in The Furze," composed and sung by The Chieftains' own Kevin Conneff, and Elvis Costello's passionate vocal on "The St. Stephen's Day Murders." However, the most moving song on THE BELLS OF DUBLIN is Rickie Lee Jones's version of "O Holy Night." Her low, restrained singing style is entrancing, even sultry. At the song's climax, the sudden conviction of her voice is startling. All the instrumental work on this CD is top-notch, validating traditional Irish music, and making it accessible to modern ears.

Additional personnel includes: Jackson Browne (vocals, piano); Rickie Lee Jones, Elvis Costello, Nanci Griffith, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Marianne Faithfull, The Voice Squad (vocals); Burgess Meredith (spoken vocals); Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes).

Directed by Gerry Hoban.

The Chieftains: Derek Bell (harp, tiompan, harpsichord); Martin Fay, Sean Keane (fiddle); Kevin Coneff (bodhran, vocals); Matt Molloy (flute); Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes, tin whistle).

1. Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve - The Chieftains, Moloney, Paddy
2. Past Three O'Clock
3. St. Stephen's Day Murders - The Chieftains, Costello, Elvis
4. Il Est Ne': Ca Berger
5. Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithil - The Chieftains, Traditional
6. I Saw Three Ships a Sailing
7. A Breton Carol - The Chieftains, Traditional
8. O the Holly She Bears a Berry - The Chieftains, Chieftains
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Chieftains, Traditional
10. The Boar's Head Carol - The Chieftains, Traditional
11. The Wexford Carol - The Chieftains, Traditional
12. The Rebel Jesus
13. Skyline Jig
14. O Holy Night - The Chieftains, Adam, Adolphe
15. The Arrival of the Wren Boys
16. The Dingle Set: Dance
17. The Wren in the Furze
18. Dance Duet, A: Reels
19. Brafferton Village: Walsh's Hornpipe
20. The Farewell: Piper Through the Meadow Strayed: This Is the Season To
21. Once in Royal David's City
22. Ding Dong! Merrily on High
23. O Come All Ye Faithful - The Chieftains, Oakeley, Frederick

 

[Dennie]

Greatest Hits Volume 2 -- CD

Reba McEntire

1993 MCA Nashville
Amazon.com essential recording

As the late 1980s gradually segued into the early 1990s, the choices of material and the production values Reba McEntire brought to her recordings often seemed to be guided as much by right-brained market savvy as by true left-brain inspiration. This "hits" compilation skims the cream of her commercial achievements during this prolific period in her career. Though there are only 10 tracks, these include landmark No. 1 singles like "You Lie," "Fancy," "Is There Life out There," and "Does He Love You," a heartfelt duet with Linda Davis. --Bob Allen

1. "Does He Love You" (Sandy Knox, Billy Stritch) - 4:15
* duet with Linda Davis
2. "You Lie" (Charlie Black, Bobby Fischer, Austin Roberts) - 3:55
3. "Fancy" (Bobbie Gentry) - 4:59
4. "For My Broken Heart" (Liz Hengber, Keith Palmer) - 4:26
5. "Love Will Find Its Way to You" (Dave Loggins, J. D. Martin) - 3:32
6. "They Asked About You" (Kim Nash, Bill Nash, Freddy Weller) - 3:12
7. "Is There Life Out There" (Rick Giles, Susan Longacre) - 3:50
8. "Rumor Has It" (Bruce Burch, Vern Dent, Larry Shell) - 3:43
9. "Walk On" (Steve Dean, Lonnie Williams) - 3:09
10. "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" (Richard Leigh, Layng Martine Jr.) - 3:10

Bonus Picture:

 

[Dennie]

In Hi Fi Stereo -- CD

Mindi Abair

2010 Telarc

Product Description
Any artist who takes his or her craft seriously will inevitably reach a point on the journey when history can no longer be overlooked. The direct line between the music of now and the music of then becomes too important to ignore, and the riches of generations past are suddenly rediscovered - and eventually reinterpreted for a new era. Saxophonist Mindi Abair has reached that critical juncture. After more than a decade of performing, songwriting and recording, she has taken a step back from the more polished sensibilities of contemporary jazz and embraced the sounds of past decades - specifically the `60s and early `70s, a period widely regarded as the golden age of R&B, soul and funk.

The result is In Hi-Fi Stereo. The album captures the raw and edgy aesthetic of that golden age, when a slab of vinyl could instantaneously put band and listener together in the same room and establish a visceral and enduring connection. Loaded with infectious grooves generated by a high-caliber crew of players, In Hi-Fi Stereo rekindles that spark for a new generation of ears.

"This album is a reflection of some of the older, more soulful records I've been listening to in the last couple years," says Abair, firing off a list of favorites that include Al Green, Alain Toussaint, Junior Walker, King Curtis, Archie Bell and the Drells, and many others. "I think it all kind of seeped into me over time. I wanted to move away from a more produced sound and just get into the studio and play. It didn't have to be perfect. It didn't have to be shiny and new. It's not an intellectual record. It's a fun, feel-good record inspired by some of those great sounds and grooves from that period, but recast for a modern audience."

Co-produced by Abair and R&B mainstay Rex Rideout (who also lays down keyboards on nearly every track), In Hi-Fi Stereo includes a roster of players representing the old school as well as the new. In addition to Abair's touring band, the album is seasoned with a number of guest players: veteran drummer James Gadson (a frequent session player for Bill Withers, Amos Lee and Nikka Costa), bassist Reggie McBride (Aretha, Rickie Lee Jones and Keb' Mo'), Mindi's Berklee classmate and friend Lalah Hathaway, nominated 2010 R&B Female Vocalist of the year, Ryan Collins and David Ryan Harris.

Start to finish, In Hi-Fi Stereo is something classic and something new at the same time. "It's a vintage sounding record, a modern take on a very classic sound," she says. "We didn't make your father's jazz record. We didn't set out to make an `old' record. It's not about doing what's been done before. It's about drawing on what and who inspires you, and bringing it into your world and making it your own - and then putting it out there for a new generation of people who love jazz and soul."

Track Listing:

Any Way You Wanna
All Star
L'Esprit Nouveau
Get Right
Be Beautiful
Down for the Count
Girls' Night Out
Let the Whole World Know (Sing Your Song)
It's a Man's Man's World
Take Me Home
The Alley.

 

[Dennie]

Meets The Beatles CD

John Pizzarelli

1999 RCA Victor

From Jazziz

Beatles fans love to explain that one key to the successful partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney was their contrasting songwriting personalities: Lennon was the tongue-in-cheek, sardonic wit, McCartney, the earnest balladeer. On john pizzarelli's John Pizzarelli Meets the Beatles (RCA Victor), a well-conceived tribute that sets the duo's classics in jazz-trio and big-band arrangements, the singer/guitarist hits the mark most often when taking on McCartney's tunes. He approaches "Can't Buy Me Love," "When I'm 64," and "Get Back" with a playful wink, jumping off his speedy melody lines and the rising brass sections for extended improvisational tradeoffs with pianist Ray Kennedy. Pizzarelli adds colorful touches like scatting and even ad-libs his own lyrical verses based on the originals. Likewise, he treats an instrumental version of "Eleanor Rigby" with an aggressive sense of swing. And his intense vocal on a percussive "Oh, Darling" helps the tune rise above mere cover-band fare. However, when Pizzarelli presents ballads like "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" and "Long and Winding Road" with maudlin arrangements, he pretty well grinds the party to a halt.

1. "Can't Buy Me Love"
2. "I've Just Seen a Face"
3. "Here Comes the Sun"
4. "Things We Said Today"
5. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
6. "Eleanor Rigby"
7. "And I Love Her"
8. "When I'm Sixty-Four"
9. "Oh! Darling"
10. "Get Back"
11. "The Long and Winding Road"
12. "For No One"


* John Pizzarelli - vocals, guitar
* Ray Kennedy - piano
* Martin Pizzarelli - double-bass

 

[Botch]

 

[Dennie]

The Record - Their Greatest Hits -- 2 CD Set

The Bee Gees

2001 Universal

Amazon.com

Don't look for a richly illustrated, critical essay-packed hagiography with this 40-track, double-disc overview of the Bee Gees recording career. In typical, telling fashion, the Brothers Gibb have eschewed such exercises in ego inflation and simply let the best of their remarkable body of music speak for itself. Through it all, their familiar voices lock together in the sort of transcendent, seemingly genetic harmony that few singers since the Everly Brothers (early Gibb inspirations) have managed. Beginning with the plaintive 1966 hit "New York Mining Disaster 1941," this set traces the Gibbs' journey from successful Beatles-era balladeers to '70s white R&B gods and the undisputed kings of disco (we're reminded here that their shrewd metamorphosis began with "Nights on Broadway" and "Jive Talkin'"--long before the mega-success of "Saturday Night Fever"). But even as that dance craze faded, again threatening to turn the Bee Gees into pop anachronisms, the Gibbs simply stepped out of the limelight for a while, turning their talents to MOR hit-making for the likes of Samantha Sang, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, and Dionne Warwick. Those hits ("Emotion," "Heartbreaker," "Islands in the Stream") are featured here in modern rerecordings by the band, along with the Streisand-Barry Gibb duet, "Guilty." And if the Gibbs haven't had much of an American chart presence in recent years, they remain superstars throughout the rest of the world, a richly crafted pop music presence that simply won't be denied. --Jerry McCulley

Disc One:

1. New York Mining Disaster
2. To Love Somebody
3. Holiday
4. Massachusetts
5. World
6. Words
7. I've Gotta Get A Message To You
8. I Started A Joke
9. First of May
10. Saved By The Bell
11. Don't Forget To Remember
12. Lonely Days
13. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
14. Run To Me
15. Jive Talkin'
16. Nights On Broadway
17. Fanny Be Tender
18. Love So Right
19. If I Can't Have You
20. Love Me
21. You Should Be Dancing

Disc Two:
1. Stayin' Alive
2. How Deep Is Your Love
3. Night Fever
4. More Than A Woman
5. Emotion
6. Too Much Heaven
7. Tragedy
8. Love You Inside Out
9. Guilty
10. Heartbreaker
11. Islands In The Stream
12. You Win Again
13. One
14. Secret Love
15. For Whom The Bell Tolls
16. Alone
17. Immortality
18. This Is Where I Came In
19. Spicks and Specks

 

[Dennie]

Songs of The Beatles -- CD

Sarah Vaughan

1981 Atlantic Records

This was good for what it was, November 27, 2008
By Lemas Mitchell "Libertarian/ Empiricist" (Chengdu, Sichuan (China))

It wasn't all that great. The best point of the whole thing was listening to the jazz like arrangements and interpreting what was possibly meant by this or that different voicing/ chord substition. A lot of songs take on a whole different meaning when they are reinterpreted (which explains why some people have bigger hits when playing other people's music), but these songs didn't take on all that different of a meaning from the original pieces.

The strongest track was "The Fool on The Hill."

This is worth a secondhand purchase price and not much more.

1. "Get Back" - 2:55
2. "And I Love Her" - 4:08
3. "Eleanor Rigby" - 3:48
4. "The Fool on the Hill" - 4:15
5. "You Never Give Me Your Money" - 2:48
6. "Come Together" - 3:22
7. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - 3:31
8. "Blackbird" - 3:34
9. "Something" (George Harrison) - 4:16
10. "Here, There and Everywhere" - 2:49
11. "The Long and Winding Road" - 3:08
12. "Yesterday" - 4:02
13. "Hey Jude" - 1:09

 

[Dennie]

Time Passes By -- CD

Kathy Mattea

1991 Mercury Nashville

A Great Way for Time to Pass By, May 20, 1999
By Timothy Yap "thy4568" (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

"Time Passes By" finds Ms Mattea in a reflective mood as she contemplates about her the time that has passed by. You will enjoy her thoughtful reflection of unrequited love on "What Might Have Been," or be amused by a delightful story as in "Harley," or enjoy an afternoon of romance out in the wide open spaces in "Summer of my Dreams." This album finds Ms Mattea in a reflective mood -- sometimes with a tear of joy, sometimes with a cry of regret, and sometimes with a whisper of hope. The album closes with the classic "From a Distance" in which Mattea and producer Allen Reynolds add a celtic touch to this classic. A very satisfying album for the thoughtful and for those tired of the mechanical assembly line country.

1. "Time Passes By" (Jon Vezner, Susan Longacre) – 2:44
2. "Whole Lotta Holes" (Vezner, Don Henry) – 2:57
3. "What Could Have Been" (Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 3:40
4. "Asking Us to Dance" (Hugh Prestwood) – 4:19
5. "Summer of My Dreams" (David Mallett) – 4:00
6. "Harley" (Henry) – 3:31
7. "Quarter Moon" (Bob Millard) – 3:37
8. "I Wear Your Love" (Gary Burr) – 4:07
9. "A Few Good Things Remain" (Pat Alger, Vezner) – 3:56
10. "Ready for the Storm" (Dougie MacLean) – 3:56
11. "From a Distance" (Julie Gold) – 4:57

 

[Botch]

Brit-Funk at its finest:

 

[Dennie]

Live - 1973 -- CD

Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels

1994 Rhino Records

Amazon.com

Because he was gone by age 27, any opportunity to hear Gram Parsons in action is worthwhile. This record was recorded in front of a studio audience and broadcast live on WLIR in New York in March of 1973, a mere six months before Parsons's untimely death. Most of the material comes from his two solo albums (now collected on one CD) and his groundbreaking work with the Byrds and Burritos. Still, there are a few noteworthy additions to the canon, namely an urgent reading of Merle Haggard's "California Cottonfields," a roughshod '50s-rock medley, and the relatively obscure sacred tune "Country Baptizing," which was written by North Carolina fiddler Jim Shumate, a onetime member of both Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys and then Flatt & Scruggs's Foggy Mountain Boys. Parsons's touring band, the Fallen Angels, play with fire and looseness, especially Neil Flanz on pedal steel, and, of course, the wonderful Emmylou Harris harmonizes ever so passionately with the lead Fallen Angel. --Marc Greilsamer

1. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes
2. Country Baptizing
3. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
4. Big Mouth Blues
5. The New Soft Shoe
6. Cry One More Time
7. Streets Of Baltimore
8. That's All It Took
9. Love Hurts
10. California Cottonfields
11. Six Days On The Road
12. Encore Medley: Bony Moronie/Forty Days/Almost Grown

 

[Dennie]

Wish You Were Here -- CD :handgestures-thumbup: :handgestures-thumbup: :eusa-clap:

Pink Floyd

1975/1997 Pink Floyd/Columbia Music

Amazon.com Essential Recording

Wish You Were Here is a song cycle dedicated to Pink Floyd's original frontman, Syd Barrett, who'd flamed out years before: two grimly funny songs about the evils of the music business ("By the way, which one's Pink?"), and two long, touching ones about the band's vanished friend. The real star of the show, though, is the production: sparkling, convoluted, designed to sound deeply oh-wow under the influence--and pretty great sober too--with David Gilmour getting lots of space for his most lyrical guitar playing ever. And, though the album is big and ambitious, even bombastic, it somehow dodges being pretentious--the Barrett tributes are honest and heartfelt, beneath all the grand gestures and stereophonic trickery. --Douglas Wolk

All lyrics written by Roger Waters.


Side one


No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts I–V) Wright, Waters, Gilmour (Part I)
Gilmour, Waters, Wright (Part II)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part III)
Gilmour, Wright, Waters (Part IV)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part V) Waters 13:38
2. "Welcome to the Machine" Waters Gilmour 7:30

Side two

No. Title Music Lead vocals Length
1. "Have a Cigar" Waters Harper 5:24
2. "Wish You Were Here" Waters, Gilmour Gilmour 5:17
3. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Parts VI–IX) Wright, Waters, Gilmour (Part VI)
Waters, Gilmour, Wright (Part VII)
Gilmour, Wright, Waters (Part VIII)
Wright (Part IX)

 

[Dennie]

Blue Lights in the Basement -- CD :handgestures-thumbup:

Roberta Flack

1977/1990 Atlantic Records
Sumptuous voice, pop light on the horizon, though, December 29, 2003
By souldrummer (Washington, DC United States)
Roberta Flack's voice is one of the treasures of black music. She blends folk, jazz, and R&B into a lovely sound that melds sophistication and soul. In many ways, Roberta Flack has had the same predicament that Nina Simone and other R&B artists have had. She can sing jazz and has some piano ability [not as much as Simone] and crafts songs. Yet Simone and Flack went down the opposite paths. Modest chart success empowered Simone to be an utterly uncompromising artist. Major chart success leads Flack to increasingly court the adult contemporary market. Not a problem for me as it gives more people the chance to hear her voice, but I prefer earlier Flack to late Flack. I enjoy this album for the Hathaway collaboration and "Move in With Me". But you also can smell the disco in "Move in With Me" and the adult pop contemporary production that slides into even these treasures.

Roberta Flack's voice always shines and I can't give even her worst work less than 3 stars. This is above average Roberta Flack.
1 Why Don't You Move in with Me Gene McDaniels
2 The Closer I Get to You
Duet with Donny Hathaway Reggie Lucas, Mtume
3 Fine, Fine Day Rachel Perry
4 This Time I'll Be Sweeter Pat Grant, Gwen Guthrie
5 25th of Last December Gene McDaniels
6 After You Michael Masser, Ron Miller
7 I'd Like to Be Baby to You Morgan Ames
8 Soul Deep Wayne Carson
9 Love Is the Healing Gene McDaniels
10 Where I'll Find You David McHugh

 

[Dennie]

Embrace - Impressions of Brazil -- CD

Dave Pietro

2004 A/Challenge Records (Import)

Dave Pietro's approach to Brazilian music avoids the tepid attempts by Americans who simply add Brazilian rhythm sections to their existing front lines and expect the results to astound everyone. Instead, the saxophonist mixed and matched musicians ... Full Descriptionfrom both continents in different combinations from one track to the next, fusing elements of post-bop into original compositions with Latin rhythms. Pietro's "Never Nothing" features adventurous solos by the leader (on alto sax) and trumpeter Scott Wendholdt. The delightful "Equanimity" suggests children playing, while his writing for the backing horns and reeds, along with the wordless vocals of Valtinho Anastacio, make it a song worth returning to. The engaging percussion of Anastacio and drummer Paulo Braga provides the foundation of "Cururu," which would likely get any crowd on their feet to dance. Pete McCann introduces the timeless bossa nova "Canto Triste" on nylon-string acoustic guitar as Pietro switches to the infrequently heard C-melody sax for this bittersweet ballad. Pietro plays soprano sax in his tense, uptempo "Hamartia" and his mellow ballad "Embrace." The supporting cast of musicians also includes either Helio Alves or David Berkman on piano, bassist Nilson Matta, drummer Duduka Da Foncesa (of the group Trio da Paz), trombonist Pete McGuinness, and tenor saxophonist Tom Christensen, among others. ~ Ken Dryden



1. Never Nothing (5:58)
2. Equanimity (8:30)
3. Interlude #1 (2:13)
4. Scene Between Two Unseens (7:14)
5. Canto Triste (4:56)
6. Cururu (5:42)
7. Desperado - (Featuring Yukmouth/Young Noble) (1:50)
8. Remembrance (6:59)
9. Interlude #3 (1:03)
10. And So It Is (7:09)
11. Hamartia (6:02)
12. Embrace (6:30)
13. Choro Bandido (3:27)

 

[Ronm1]

Roberta Flack

Am a fan myself, but I'm partial to her ealy releases First Take, Chapter 2 even most of Quiet Fire, was disappointed in that slow move towards pop. First Take has got to be IMHO one of the best debuts ever. Was playing that for friends and colleagues way before FTIESYF went huge. Also as mentioned in an other thread she gave one of the best concerts Karen and I ever attended twas in Bloomington at the forum in '73, ten or so rows from the stage, the jazz musicians were amazing.