I enjoy vinyl and digital (lately, with recent changes, vinyl actually sounds better than digital to me), BUT given what seems an overall preference for analog/vinyl on A'gon, I'm curious what the non-vinyl "1/2" is listening to. I tried to see if this was a previously posted question. Did not seem so.
This evening for me, it's Genesis (definitive edition remaster) "A Trick of the Tail".
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.
Good to read that you found those titles - ghosthouse.(2) discs from his early career and (2) from his later catalog. Keep me posted as you digest these albums.Happy Listening!
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.
My pleasure - ghosthouse.those (2) AJ discs are essential to any Jazz collection. A nice way to start your AJ journey. Fast forward to more recent times, check out, "Blue Moon" and "Saturday Morning". Classic, yet, modern AJ. Happy Listening!
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.
Excellent choice! ghosthousebig fan of Ahmad Jamal. "The Awakening" is a must own for every Jazz collection. Do you have "Live at the Pershing"? Happy Listening!
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.
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