What are you listening to? Jazz, World, New Age, Rock, etc.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:58 pm

Karl, I share your affection for the music of Charles Mingus.

The Ellington Orchestra's tribute to Billy Strayhorn.

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:18 pm

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:53 pm

Earlier today, this caused quite a stir at our family get together.

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:49 am

Arrived today.
Jolly good electro-pop!

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:31 pm

Surprisingly engaging.

BWV 1080 · Post by **BWV 1080** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:45 pm

more mellow hits from the 70s

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:53 pm

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, listening to classical chamber music and Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, lately. A small sample of my listening habits:

Oh the wonderful VJO, their new cds are on order, and so to whet my appetite I listened to perfromances of the compositions and arrangements of Slide Hampton.

The SJO performing music written by Bob Mintzer.

On the TT, the Clayton Brothers, John and Jeff playing beautifully throughout. John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton are regular members of Diana Krall's group.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:55 pm

New York's finest.

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:32 pm

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:35 pm

On Vinyl:

alarickc · Post by **alarickc** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:26 am

A cello rock group. Very interesting and very original. I'd recommend looking them up.

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:54 pm

The Essential Maynard Ferguson

Cheers,
~Karl

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:36 pm

Music for vigil.

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:57 am

Still in the throes of serious Jethro-Tull-Mania.

Cheers,
~Karl

bricon · Post by **bricon** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:35 am

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:34 pm

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:45 pm

Four Orbital albums

, on new headphones

. 20 years out of date

, nothing new about that

.

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:35 am

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:08 pm

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:30 pm

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:56 pm

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:39 pm

absinthe wrote:

I like Lee Konitz, I don't have that album though, enjoy.

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:49 pm

Fergus wrote:

Fine band! Never came across that disc though. Must investigate.

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:49 am

Mark Harwood wrote:
Fergus wrote:
Fine band! Never came across that disc though. Must investigate.

It is a good one Marc and it contains one of my favourite Andy Irvine performances "Báneasá's Green Blade/Mominsko Horo"....wonderful stuff altogether!

In the lineup on this album Johnny Moynihan substitutes for Donal Lunny (who does make a guest appearance).

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:45 pm

Penguin Café Orchestra

Cheers,
~Karl

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:05 pm

..

In memoriam, following Rugolo's passing away earlier this month.

Edit: replacing lost image.

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:56 pm

Wallingford · Post by **Wallingford** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:43 pm

I listened to a few cuts from Jethro Tull's Christmas album.

I like what I hear....no one can do Yuletide like these English traditionalists.

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:11 pm

Wallingford wrote:I listened to a few cuts from Jethro Tull's Christmas album.

I like what I hear....no one can do Yuletide like these English traditionalists.

Ye God's, is nothing sacred, I guess not...

Wallingford · Post by **Wallingford** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:51 pm

Chalkperson wrote:
Wallingford wrote:I listened to a few cuts from Jethro Tull's Christmas album.

I like what I hear....no one can do Yuletide like these English traditionalists.
Ye God's, is nothing sacred, I guess not...

Would it comfort you at least a little to know I also once purchased Yes keyboardist John Anderson's Three Ships?

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:56 pm

Wallingford wrote:
Chalkperson wrote:
Wallingford wrote:I listened to a few cuts from Jethro Tull's Christmas album.

I like what I hear....no one can do Yuletide like these English traditionalists.
Ye God's, is nothing sacred, I guess not...
Would it comfort you at least a little to know I also once purchased Yes keyboardist John Anderson's Three Ships?

Actually he was the Singer...and it's spelt Jon...

I should know, I once did his Family Xmas Card...

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:49 am

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:17 pm

Beautiful low key Irish traditional music for Christmas....being a Celt I have to acknowledge the Winter Solstice with some appropriate Celtic lore!

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:37 am

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:28 pm

Len_Z · Post by **Len_Z** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:59 am

Like it quite a lot, I must admit.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:44 pm

On the TT:

This is a slendid album. It is the MJQ's farewell concert in Avery Hall, New York in 1974. They had toured and performed together for 22 years and had decided to disband.

The MJQ play to a hugely appreciative audience. There are minor low points when, for example, at the start of "Bags' Groove", some members of the audience indulge in moronic hand clapping along to the music, the MJQ pick up the tempo and leave them in their wake, it's really well worth having.

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:48 pm

Seán wrote:On the TT:

This is a slendid album. It is the MJQ's farewell concert in Avery Hall, New York in 1974. They had toured and performed together for 22 years and had decided to disband.

The MJQ play to a hugely appreciative audience. There are minor low points when, for example, at the start of "Bags' Groove", some members of the audience indulge in moronic hand clapping along to the music, the MJQ pick up the tempo and leave them in their wake, it's really well worth having.

Superb! I made acquaintance with the MJQ with that album - yup, LP 'n all. It persuaded me to go for an early one, Concorde, putting forth some beautifully laid-back Gershwin. I later bought it on CD.

It's one of those albums that comes out a lot on summer afternoons/evenings.

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:14 pm

Orbital's last album.
Not their most highly rated effort, but I enjoy it a lot.
The new one is out soon.

karlhenning · Post by **karlhenning** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:42 pm

Miles, Monk & Bags: “Bags’ Groove”

Cheers,
~Karl

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:15 pm

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:32 pm

On the TT:

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:38 pm

Berlin School.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpSeeBMZ ... re=related

BWV 1080 · Post by **BWV 1080** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:26 am

Here is the new Meshuggah album I know JBuck and everyone else here is so eagerly awaiting:

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Tue May 01, 2012 2:36 pm

King Crimson: Lizard. Always my favourite Crimson album, but recently I've been listening to it a lot. There's a stunning new production job on the 40th anniversary edition too.
The long title track is about Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and has the most remarkable lyrics.

Dennis Spath · Post by **Dennis Spath** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:25 pm

Given my love of a big choral sound I've recently become a fan of "Mythodea" by Vangelis, with a complete performance available on You Tube....something to listen to while doing research of otherwise engaged on the Web.

Dennis Spath · Post by **Dennis Spath** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:19 pm

I'm enclosing the You Tube Link to Mythodea below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm0noyQpzEY

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:18 pm

Having one of my binges. This one is Joni Mitchell's albums up to & including Hejira. Today, Clouds.

Mark Harwood · Post by **Mark Harwood** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:23 am

More Joni Mitchell.

http://vimeo.com/20279550

Anyone who thinks of JM as a folkie with a couple of hits might like to see a serious analysis of her songs.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0195 ... 01_s00_i00

The woman is a genius.

piston · Post by **piston** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:04 pm

Tona La Negra, born October 1912, and virtually "classical" to Mexican culture:

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