What Are You Listening To? August 2023

[Zeeba Neighba]

Billy Bragg - Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Karl Jenkins - One World (2023)

 

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Karl Jenkins - One World (2023)

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All right, give. How is it?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Vic Chestnutt - Ghetto Bells (2005)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Art Tatum - The Art Tatum Trio (1953)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Buck Owens & His Buckaroos - I Don't Care (1964)

Buck Owens was the first solo country star I can recall who recorded with his road band, shared label credit, and even gave them tracks on his own albums. Eventually, The Buckaroos would release their own albums, reflecting the fact that Buck was smart enough to see that developing their stage personalities would only enhance his show. This cover features their best iteration: "Dashing" Doyle Holly, "Wonderful" Willie Cantu, "Tender" Tom Brumley and the leader, "Dangerous" Don Rich.

 

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Buck Owens & His Buckaroos - I Don't Care (1964)

Buck Owens was the first solo country star I can recall who recorded with his road band, shared label credit, and even gave them tracks on his own albums. Eventually, The Buckaroos would release their own albums, reflecting the fact that Buck was smart enough to see that developing their stage personalities would only enhance his show. This cover features their best iteration: "Dashing" Doyle Holly, "Wonderful" Willie Cantu, "Tender" Tom Brumley and the leader, "Dangerous" Don Rich.

Dang me, I thought that was Roger Miller who did that song.

 

[axolotl]

This'un, here (2007)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Dang me, I thought that was Roger Miller who did that song.

Don't Let Her Know but that's just Loose Talk. You're Welcome, Playboy.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Philharmonia Orchestra (Otto Klemperer, cond.) - Klemperer Rarities: Edinburgh (1958)



Col. Klink's dad is O.K.!

 

[axolotl]

^ "I hear nothing!"

 

[axolotl]

London Chamber Orchestra ~ Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Tallis Fantasia / Elgar: Introduction and Allegro; Serenade for Strings (1989)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

All right, give. How is it?

I enjoyed it a great deal - my exposure to Jenkins has been minimal and his work, specifically this album, was interestingly recommended by a guy in my Sunday school class who doesn’t know me that well but came up to me and said “you mention music a lot. Have you listened to Karl Jenkins.” Turns put he’s a former jazz trombonist and tubaist who has plated with Maynard Ferguson among others.

So hey decided to listen. Music is tremendous. The chorale sings passages from the Bible, Paradise Lost, Hindu texts, abolitionist speeches. For some reason chorale music in English just seems odd for me (Handel excluded) - English operas too . It’s crazy because i actually understand the words. Perhaps it’s too familiar or that German chorale work or Italian opera seem somehow more mystical/beautiful. But I digress - overall an impressive work integrating a number of musical influences.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

MC Solaar - Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo (1991)

 

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Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle (1973)



Springsteen at Wrigley Field this Friday - fourth concert for me for this tour and my last one. Unlike past tours, he’s stuck to a less flexible set list and hasn’t really broken 3 hours (he is 73, I suppose). Fans are hoping back from Europe, in outdoor venues for this second leg, he’ll mix things up a bit. Still gives a hell of a live show though.

 

[axolotl]

Pulseprogramming ~ Pulseprogramming (1999)



Electronic, Ambient

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Rain Parade - Last Rays Of A Dying Sun (2023)

 

[Ojai Sam]

John Barry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (soundtrack 1969)

Vinyl Spin Of The Day.

George Lazenby may have been a weak 007 but John Barry's soundtrack is quite muscular. The pulsing guitars, reminiscent of Lalo Schifrin, work well against the brass to build an air of sustained suspense absent since the Goldfinger music. I had forgotten that Louis Armstrong did the main song "We Have All the Time In The World".

 

[Ojai Sam]

Connie Boswell - Chronogical: 1932-1934 (Warped comp. 2019)



I had a small hand in putting this collection together. Connie's early 30's solo recordings for Brunswick featured top New York session men. Where The Boswell Sisters went for swing tunes with proto-scat vocals, by herself Connie recorded mostly wistful ballads. Sister Martha helped out on piano.

 

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Connie Boswell - Chronogical: 1932-1934 (Warped comp. 2019)


I had a small hand in putting this collection together. Connie's early 30's solo recordings for Brunswick featured top New York session men. Where The Boswell Sisters went for swing tunes with proto-scat vocals, by herself Connie recorded mostly wistful ballads. Sister Martha helped out on piano.

How small are your hands?