What Are You Listening To? April 2018

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Cedar Walton - A Night At Boomers - Vol. 2 (1974)

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Scorching set offers lots of ambiance from the only black owned club in Greenwich Village at its peak.
 
Various Artists - Musique Experimentale 1 (1962)


Cacophonic Records sez:

"Further concrete explorations from the second generation of forward-thinking sonic auteurs that would push the boundaries of experimental music known collectively as the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, founded by Pierre Schaeffer."

:5.0: on the Sam-O-Meter. Weird but essential.
 
The Visitors - In My Youth (Muse 1972)

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AMG sez:

The Visitors were a modern jazz quintet out of Philadelphia led by saxophone-playing brothers Carl Grubbs (alto) and Earl Grubbs (tenor and soprano) and also featuring Sid Simmons on piano, John Goldsmith on drums, and a young Stanley Clarke on bass. Carl and Earl actually took sax lessons in the mid-'50s from none other than John Coltrane, who just happened to be dating their cousin Naima (Coltrane later married her). To say that Coltrane was an influence would be an understatement, and when the brothers formed the Visitors in the early '70s, observers noted that the group sounded like two Coltranes playing at once. The Visitors recorded four interesting albums for Muse Records between 1972 and 1975.

In My Youth, first of the four Muse albums, is full of small pleasures, including a cover of Trane's "Giant Steps".

:4.0: on the Sam-O-Meter. Minus 1/2 star for being so derivative.
 
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Catalyst - Perception (Muse 1973)

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Last.fm sez:

Catalyst was a funk/jazz quartet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose material presaged the work of later jazz fusion artists. The group encountered regional success in the 1970s and have become more widely known since the re-release of their material on CD.
 
Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready?


Really like the version of Stagger Lee (Staggolee) on here.

Weird coincidence. I was talking to a guy on the phone about music last week and he was praising the title track of this very album.

(I couldn't place it, but when I played it I realized it had big radio rotation in my youth. Great song.)
 
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Sly & The Family Stone - Essential Sly & The Family Stone

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Love the original albums, but this 2-disc set is a frequent go-to especially as it has almost all of Stand! and There's a Riot Goin' On but also provides a good career overview of songs both earlier and later than those essential albums.
 
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