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Rosie Thomas, "When we were Small". Wonderful folksy earthy voice. Lament and romance with a spark of hope. Great lyrics. Beautiful voice.
Marco |
Ted Hawkins.
Antony and the Johnsons. |
I recently purchased the Import CD re-masters of Tons of Sobs,Free and Heartbreaker by Free. Paul Rodgers and the rest of the band were really underated and it's a shame their only known by the single All Right Now. They were on the verge of making it when it all collasped. There is some really good Blues rock in these offerings and I'm picking up FREE Live which has like 5 bonus live cuts from that concert. |
Echo Park and E.S.T....if you like the Bad Plus u shoud these two out |
1) Quartetto Gelato, Rustic Chivalry. Very talented quartet.
2) Alan Hovhaness, Celestial Fantasy. Love the Armenian Rhapsody, so emotional. |
I recently purchased Harry Belafonte Live At Carnagie Hall 8 box lp set 45 RPM.All I can say is WOW what a sound.So clean and transparent just like you are at the hall with a free ticket. |
Thanks to the music encyclopedia, duanegoosen:
Kraan - "Live in 1974"
This CD is amazing! It has been remastered. Mostly instrumental. Think a mix of Golden Earring + early Genesis + Thin Lizzy + Rush + Primus, yet with an accessibility that would put a smile on the face of even those who don't care for those bands. A weave of melodic virtuosity, minus any wank factor.
Michael Brook - "Cobalt Blue" - I'm shocked that this guy is not the reference for most audiophiles. He's worked with Eno & Daniel Lanois, and he's on the 4AD label, so you can extrapolate from there. Or just buy it. It's superb. |
Steve Kimock - Eudemonic
Always thought of him as a Jerry Wannabe, this release is wonderful. Several songs that remind me of Harvey Mandel during his "Baby Batter" period. Entire release is good, well recorded and a joy to listen to. |
Duane Andrews, and Django Reinhardt.
I was in Nova Scotia this summer, and while in Halifax the annual Jazz East jazz festival was playing. I caught one night only which opened up with Duane Andrews. He's a Django Reinhardt follower, and his playing was mezmerizing. I bought his CD (he only has one out) and it's been in regular rotation since.
Since I enjoy his music so much I decided to check out his primary influence - Django, with whom I was previously unfamiliar. I bought the box set "Django in Rome" and it's great - 4 CD's, over 4 hours of live music, though it has the 40's era recording tone - kind of "tinny" sounding.
If anyone is aware of good (ie at least near-audiophile) recording quality offerings from Django, I'd appreciate a recommendation.
If interested in hearing samples of Duane Andrews - he has a web site: www.duaneandrews.ca As far as I know, the only way to get his cd is at one of his shows, or from his web site. If you do the latter, don't be surprised if it taks a long time to arrive. Mine took over 4 weeks. I think the distribution firm he uses is small, unless they had to print up more copies. |
Sonny Landreth - "Levee Town." Just got it. it's kind of eerie after Katrina. Great Zydeco Blues slide guitar and good recording too. Strong set of songs, no dogs! It's a few years old, anyone heard his newest release? |
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez, Red Dog Tracks....trust me on this one... |
Drive By Truckers, Brighter than Creations Dark |
The Stolen babies; youth, energy, exuberance, and brilliant live.
Gordon Goodwin; a track called 'high maintenance' that I heard on the radio and I couldn't turn it off.Good stuff. May seek out his cd XXL. |
Wilco, "Sky Blue Sky" is a good & very good sounding cd. |
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down on the Kill Rock Stars label. Cat Power meets Sufjan Stevens' instrumentation. Very catchy stuff. |
Ingrid Michaelson...check her website. |
Really like Eric Lindell's - "Low on Cash, Rich in Love" CD.
Think Delbert McClinton, if Delbert was from New Orleans, instead of Ft. Worth. |
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
The Bird and the Bee - The Bird and the Bee
Tilly and the Wall - Bottoms of Barrels
Junior Boys - So This is Goodbye
Fire on Fire - 5 Song EP
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
The Headlights - Kill Them with Kindness
!!! - Myth Takes
Pale Young Gentlemen - Pale Young Gentlemen
These are all "must pick ups."
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Rebelution - Courage to Grow |
Hot Chip, Tokyo Police Club, the Ettes, the Submarines, Burial |
While Donny McCaslin has been playing for a while, I just bumped into his music these past several months and his CDs "Soar" and "In Pursuit" are superb sax efforts. Eric Alexander's "Nightlife in Tokyo" is sax playing that impacts me more each time I listen. The Karl Denson Trio CD "Lunar Orbit" is another sax CD that I continue to play. Scott Colley's "Architect of the Silent Moment" is a nice effort, and so is Kenny Werner's "Lawn Chair Society," which includes Dave Douglas, Chris Potter, Scott Colley and Brian Blade |
Sal Mosca Music, an LP from 1980 featuring the pianist, Sal Mosca, a protege of Lennie Tristano's really has me transfixed. He explores the rhythmic and harmonic underpinnings of familiar standards in a way that transforms them but strangely completes them. I can't get this record off the turntable. |
Siliab, Took your advice and searched Sal Mosca at AMG and managed to hear a few cuts off albums on either side of the one you mention.
Unfortunately the only copy of "Music" I can find is in Japan. Do you own the CD or LP, I ask because you mention turntable and record.
Did you had to order from Japan to get your copy? |
Albertporter,
I took the shrinkwrap off this one two weeks ago but I can't be sure when I got it. It probably entered my collection as one of hundreds of LPs I bought when the Tower Records at 4th and Broadway (RIP) in Manhattan unloaded all of their records to make room for CDs (around 1990-91). It may seem absurd that someone would have records in their collection for that long without listening to them. But I have enough records that, despite my best efforts, some remain unplayed.
Anyway, I hope you can get hold of some of Mosca's music in whatever format you can. I think it is sensational.
Good luck! |
That explains it :^).
I may have to order from Japan, I pretty much avoid CD's unless the music is not available on LP at any price. |
Some recent good pick ups in fusion (for the lack of a better description), all sourced from abstractlogix.com which specializes in this stuff. If you like fusion, instrumental chops etc...a very good source for hard to find discs.
Ray Riendeau & Joe Morris: Groove Therapy:
Mysteries of the Revolution: Mysteries of the Revolution
Jim Weider: Percolator
Ed Degenaro: Dog House
Adam Holzman and the Brave New World: JazzRocketScience
as well as two difficult to find CDs from better well known artists
Ginger Baker Trio: Falling Off The Roof (with Bill Frisell and Charlie Haden)
and ...one that I didn't know existed, but is amazing
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower: Seven Moons |
A couple of independent artists, Sophie Milman "Make Someone Happy" and Lauren Wood "Love, Death & Customer Service". |
The Faint - Danse Macabre
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Dianne Reeves "A Little Moonlight". I just found this CD at a Goodwill for four bucks! Her voice is fantastic and the song selection is exemplary throughout. The recording quality is as good as it gets. |
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago - haunting, melancholy folky music very good and on vinyl too.
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer - very good but more techno / dance like
Burial - Untrue - ambient / dub house music.
The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride, (mountain goats aren't new to me but it's a great album).
Too many others to mention. |
Fleet Foxes, "Sun Giant EP". Really nice stuff, and the recording has the sound of a really large, interesting acoustic environment, though I suspect it's been done with effects. Still, good sound. I think I'll take it to RMAF.
How to describe? CSNY meet Moody Blues meet Fleetwood Mac (circa the Danny Kirwin days) meet 2008. Lame description, I know. |
Yeasayer is my favorite recently and also the firekites out of Australia. |
Simone,, daughter of Nina Simone. She has her first CD out, "Simone on Simone". I saw her last w/e at the Telluride Jazz Festival. Amazing performer, dynamic personality and vocal range and a literal treasure chest of material to draw from. |
Maria Muldaur's, "Naughty Bawdy & Blue" on Stony Plain Records.
http://www.mariamuldaur.com/discog.html#Naughty |
Evanescence
Better late than never. |
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some more recent discoveries
female vocals
Sara Tavares: Balance: jazz tinged latin done tastefully
Esperanza Spalding: get this...jazz based, sh palys the acoustic double bass while singing
other stuff
Nik Bartch's Ronin: Holon: European jazz, atmospheric, somewhat intellectual in approach
DJ Shadow: new album The Pirvate Press doesn't dissapoint and clearly shows why he is at another level to other DJs
Lettuce: Rage....if you like funk, u gotta have this. get down!
The Duke Sprit: Neptune...can be pretentious but i like it: brit cool rock influecned by the early 70s but modern
Yoav: acoustic gtr based, influences of chill, sorta like Bon Iver but more intense |
Sparklehorse
"Dreamt For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain"?
Thank you Terrence R. for the tip. |
Audiofeil,
If you like the new Sparklehorse, I urge you to go back and pick up the others, especially "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot." Really great, ethereal music.
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the E.L.B. trio (Peter Erskine, Nguyen Le, and Michael Benita). Awesome stuff!!! |
Check out the band, Palace. I love both EP's. They are on Spotify.
Awesome band !! Unique sound ! |
Harry Manx you can get some songs to sample on youtube. Spoonful, The thrill is gone and some original songs . |
Cecil Mclorin Slavant - St Louie Gal - wow! |
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Puddles. A towering tenor who does great covers of contemporary pop tunes. Go to you tube or check out puddlespityparty.com. I recommend starting with "Royals" or "Hallelujah." Satisfaction guaranteed (or your money back). |
Without a doubt, Dan Hicks-Where's The Money. Bought it from a local second hand store. Bought it for the curiosity of its quirky cover. What a gem. |
Absolutely, Fourwnds! That LP has been in my collection since the 70's, and is not only great musically, but is also of audiophile recorded sound quality. |
