What Are You Listening To?

[Botch]

Possibly the greatest "sophomore" album ever released, and comfortably in my Top 5 of All Time. I've got it on stereo SACD, can actually hear the tape hiss on it. I don't know why they didn't do a 5.1 mix, I'm pretty sure they mixed from the original multitrack and not the stereo master as I can hear things I can't hear on vinyl. :think:
Gotta dig this one out tonight! :handgestures-thumbup:

 

[Rope]

Rope

 

[Dennie]

Today's work truck music.....

Marc Cohn -- CD

Marc Cohn

1991 Atlantic Records

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With rootsier, acoustic neofolk ascendant, Marc Cohn's 1991 debut harkens back to the more sophisticated rock and pop inflections of singer-songwriters of two decades past. His supple, velvety baritone and elegant piano-based arrangements frame shrewdly crafted songs ripe with pop touches, none more intricate or deftly executed than the set's epochal "Walking In Memphis," an epiphany rooted in rich musical history, studded with allusions to Elvis and Al Green, Beale Street and Graceland, and buoyed by a rippling piano motif and surging gospel choruses. Giving the set depth, as well as commercial legs, are of "Silver Thunderbird," infectious and intimate in its evocation of his father, husky meditations "Ghost Train" and "Dig Down Deep," a sexy update of Willie Dixon's "29 Ways" (the probable seed for Paul Simon's antithetical "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"); and the fervent lover's anthem, "True Companion." --Sam Sutherland

All songs written by Marc Cohn, except "29 Ways" written by Willie Dixon.

1. "Walking in Memphis" – 4:19
2. "Ghost Train" – 4:13
3. "Silver Thunderbird" – 4:39
4. "Dig Down Deep" – 5:09
5. "Walk on Water" – 4:02
6. "Miles Away" – 3:23
7. "Saving the Best for Last" – 5:35
8. "Strangers in a Car" – 2:47
9. "29 Ways" – 3:06
10. "Perfect Love" – 4:23
11. "True Companion" – 4:10

 

[heeman]

Thanks Dennie and others that have posted this one here. I finally had a chance to pick this one up and it is just great! :banana-dance: :banana-rock:

 

[No-L]

 

[heeman]

:music-rockout: :music-rockout: :text-bravo: :music-rockout: :music-rockout:

 

[heeman]

Possibly the greatest "sophomore" album ever released, and comfortably in my Top 5 of All Time. I've got it on stereo SACD, can actually hear the tape hiss on it. I don't know why they didn't do a 5.1 mix, I'm pretty sure they mixed from the original multitrack and not the stereo master as I can hear things I can't hear on vinyl. :think:
Gotta dig this one out tonight! :handgestures-thumbup:

Listening again to this one on my way to work this AM. Will pop it into my system when I get home tonight......

Fill me in on why it is in your all time Top 5....... I like it a lot, however looking forward to your feedback.

Thanks Botch!

 

[PaulyT]

 

[topper]

 

[No-L]

 

[No-L]

 

[No-L]

 

[topper]

Eliminator

.......... , bscene-drinkingcheers:

 

[Dennie]

Kind of Blue -- Remastered CD

Miles Davis

1959/1997 Columbia Legacy Edition

Amazon.com essential recording

This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. --John Szwed

All songs composed by Miles Davis (see content section for more information). Only six complete takes of the five tunes on the album exist, indicated by the song numbers.

"So What" – 9:22
"Freddie Freeloader" – 9:46
"Blue in Green" – 5:37
"All Blues" – 11:33
"Flamenco Sketches" – 9:26

Reissue bonus track

"Flamenco Sketches" (Alternate take) – 9:32

Tracks 1, 2 and 3 (side one on the original vinyl release) recorded March 2, 1959; tracks 4 and 5 (side two) recorded April 22, 1959. All tracks recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City.

 

[Dennie]

One of my favorite Sunday Mornin' albums...... :music-rockout:

Downright Upright -- CD

Brian Bromberg

2007 Artistry Records

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Long before the coining of "smooth jazz," catchy numbers like Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island," Joe Zawinul's "Mercy Mercy Mercy," and the Les McCann-Eddie Harris tune "Cold Duck Soup" enticed pop fans to cross over, however casually or tentatively, into jazz. Now, on veteran bassist Brian Bromberg's Downright Upright, those three songs are vehicles for name-brand smooth jazz players including saxophonists Kirk Whalum, Boney James and Gary Meek, keyboardists George Duke and Jeff Lorber, guitarist Lee Ritenour and trumpeter Rick Braun to do a little crossing back of sorts to show off their mainstream chops. Nobody will confuse the facility of their straightahead solos with real depth, however much emotion they pour into them. But it's an agreeable excursion for all concerned, with Bromberg making the most of his opportunities to lay down melodic lines. Even after the cover versions give way to originals in the same vein, the music stays lively. --Lloyd Sachs

Track listing

1. Cantaloupe Island
2. Mercy Mercy Mercy
3. Cold Duck Time
4. Sunday Mornin'
5. Hacha Cha Cha, The
6. Chameleon
7. Serengeti Walk
8. Leisure Suit
9. Slow Burn
10. Shag Carpet

 

[Botch]

In 5.1 Bluray Audio... :music-listening:

 

[Botch]

... in 5.1 SACD. :music-listening:

 

[Dennie]

... in 5.1 SACD. :music-listening:

A Great Guitarist! Very Nice.... :text-bravo:




Dennie

 

[Dennie]

Skylark -- CD

Renee Olstead

2007 Reprise Records

Product Description

Nine days after her seventeenth birthday, singing sensation Renee Olstead and her stunning bluesy jazz voice take flight with her second major-label album, Skylark. Backed by esteemed producer/arranger David Foster (Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Celine Dion) on strings, piano, horns and often keyboards, Olstead stamps her mark on standards and modern classics and premieres four originals she co-wrote, including one with Foster. Following her 2004 #1 Jazz self-titled album, Olstead soars on Skylark.

1. "Midnight Man" – 3:02
2. "Lover Man" - 5:02
3. "Stars Fell On Alabama" - 3:15
4. "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - 3:03
5. "When I Fall In Love (ft. Chris Botti)" - 4:43
6. "Thanks For The Boogie Ride" - 3:01
7. "Hold Me Now" - 4:02
8. "Skylark" - 4:12
9. "Midnight In Austin Texas (ft. Robert Randolph)" - 3:25
10. "Hit The Road Jack" - 3:22
11. "You've Changed" - 3:27
12. "Ain't We Got Fun" - 2:45
13. "Nothing But The Blame" - 4:11

 

[Dennie]

Greatest Hits - Live -- DVD (DTS) :text-bravo:

Boz Scaggs

2004 Zoe Records

Product Description

* His first ever live DVD * Filmed in high definition video * Mixed in stereo and surround sound * Bonus features include extra track, 15 minute documentary, and photo gallery From his early days with the Steve Miller Band, to his smash hits as a solo performer, Boz Scaggs has been a respected musician for decades. Greatest Hits Live features Scaggs in concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, and as Scaggs himself says, "It's not just any band that can pull off this song list." From the jazz-tinged "Harbor Lights," to the desperately blue "Loan Me a Dime," to hit songs including "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle," Greatest Hits Live provides a powerful overview of the artist's most recognized work.

1. Lowdown
2. Slow Dancer
3. Heart of Mine
4. It All Went Down the Drain
5. Harbor Lights
6. Jojo
7. Ask Me 'Bout Nothin' but the Blues
8. Breakdown Dead Ahead
9. Look What You've Done To Me
10. I Just Go
11. Georgia
12. Miss Sun
13. Lido Shuffle
14. Runnin' Blues
15. Loan Me a Dime
16. We're All Alone