"Good" Music

Well this might just be new to you.  Was just playing the Japanese pressing of The Payback, the 37th studio album by James Brown. The album was released in December 1973.  I'm sure if the title track were released today, it would be a hit on a few different charts.  Lots of good tracks in over an hour of music.  But that title tract is James at his finest. IMHO

Get a free trial of Qobuz if you don’t stream it already.  Their “New Releases” is a great place to find and listen to music you may not know.  

Speaking of Qobuz, I just found a great new jazz album from trumpeter Mark Islam: BLUE SUN.  I am not normally into trumpet, but Isham is an accomplished musician and arranger, and this ensemble creates a beautiful experience. 

Explore Bruce Cockburn’s discography.  Unbelievable guitarist, rich voiced singer, and many songs carry a decidedly “woke” message, which might be a feature or a bug, depending…but the audio fidelity captured is outstanding on many of his releases.  He’s a Canadian equivalent to our own Ry Cooder.  

To my tastes, new and old:

Triumvirat

Caravan

Duke Jupiter

Riverside

Pierre Moelen's Gong 

Lunatic soul

OSI

Bats for lashes

Randy Pie

Good rats

Magma

Umphrey's McGee

Yello

Nectar

A perfect circle

Kevin Ayers

Infected mushroom

Zenzile 

Puscifer

The Motet

Caravan Palace

Jazzraush Bigband

A certain ratio

Who made who

Jacob Bellens

Tempest

Air

Kasper Bjorke

And I will spare you french speaking music which there are plenty.