What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
… But today I’m listening to Bob Dylan‘s 2012 release, Tempest. It’s studio album #35 for Bob, and it is the intertwining of the beautiful and the macabre in the world, tragicomedy at deep levels, sang with eloquence, such that one feels the pull of life and the push of death. With death being the inevitable end, we are only human, and such is life ... E.g., The lead track, Tempest, is a 14 minute meandering mostly dedicated to the dying of the Titanic and what that must’ve been like. Just sayin |
@ghosthouse Yes, you're right. Unfortunately everything is of it's time, and despite the best summer here in decades, this isn't and can't be 1966-9. Donovan wasn't Dylan but he went places few if any others went. It's as if decided to take Mr Tambourine Man as a starting point and luckily Mickie Most was the right producer at the right time. I love this compilation. Even my least favourite songs Preachin' Love, and Epistle to Dippy are interesting. As for Jennifer Juniper, Sand and Foam, Sunny Goodge Street, Happiness Runs and the rest - simply magical. "You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch, yeah Beatniks are out to make it rich Oh no, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch" |
Michael Brecker - Now You See It...(Now You Don't) First released in 1990, some of the electronic "voicings" sound a little bit dated but the compositions and performances are strong and carry the listener past any related concerns. NYSI bears repeated listening. Track 4 "Never Alone" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0sMN0kBs9s |
Rauelsson - "Vora" Tracks 5 & 6: Hourglass I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgo6l-T6Whg&frags=pl%2Cwn Hourglass II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDFxEEkY1UQ&frags=pl%2Cwn |
Okay! @jafant Found Blue Moon on Spotify, (but not on Tidal). Isn’t a problem though, the recording quality is very, very good with lots of liveliness even listening via Spotify. Was hooked by Autumn Rain from the get go; Blue Moon which I read is classic Rodger’s & Hart’s from 1934! isn’t a way too familiar luke-warm chestnut...great arrangement and performance. All About Jazz is complimentary about the contribution of percussionist Manola Bedrena. For me, however, I’m finding him kinda repetitive (e.g., "Invitation") and, elsewhere, busy and intrusive. But what do I know. AAJ, in the Blue Moon review mentions as comparably excellent an earlier recording: A Quiet Time. Will have to give this a listen too. Must still look up your Saturday Morning recommendation. |
No @jafant Don’t have that one. The Awakening caught my ear a while back but, otherwise, not all that deep into Ahmad Jamal. Will see if I can find Live at the Pershing on Tidal or Spotify and give a listen. Thanks for the suggestion. Edit...found it on Tidal and realize I’d listened to some of this when I first "discovered" Ahmad (not all that long ago, for me). It is indeed a good "document" displaying the excellent musicianship of a young AJ. Thanks again. |
The Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening The music and performances on this (almost) 50 year old recording still seem very fresh (more so than the artwork ;-) https://www.discogs.com/The-Ahmad-Jamal-Trio-The-Awakening/release/1038746 |
Field Rotation (aka Christoph Berg) - Acoustic Tales Acoustic Tale 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDwMCh8X9_w |
Listening again to Lars Danielsson’s, Liberetto. Track 1, Yerevan, has a Jon Hassell-like sound courtesy of Arve Henriksen; not exactly typical of the rest of the album but very enjoyable none the less. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1YQ5WfJuEI |
This Will Destroy You - S/T 10th anniversary re-issue (on Tidal) Thanks to my friend Pokey77 for the recommendation. They Move On Tracks of Never-Ending Light (track 6) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp2xrgojTxo |
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Worth enduring the occasional bad sound. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac 1968-70. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8v_OC3zWCM |
Dave Meniketti - On the Blue Side Track 4 is a really solid take on Loan Me A Dime... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6socdUHZD50 (Thanks, Nutty) |
