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The Bony King Of Nowhere - Everybody Knows (2024)
What are you listening to? December 2024
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axolotl
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What? How dare you offend the vinyl gods, to whom you owe your priceless collection?
Suggestion: Take your vinyl gently out of the box, and lovingly place it on the turntable one-by-one. Hover the stylus cantilever over the lead-in groove and lightly lower it. Flip the record, as oft as ye will, remembering to raise the stylus off the record and move it away from the platter.
Don't make me turn the car around and come over there.
Unsomnambulist
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High Vis - Guided Tour (2024)
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The Bobby Lees - Bellevue (2022)
Ojai Sam
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Sammy Kaye - I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas (1957)
EDITED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:
Being an inveterate snoop, I decided to Google Fred Quint, the lucky recipient of this album more than 60 years ago. Turns out he was quite an interesting guy who shares my birthday. From his obituary we learn that
"following graduation from the University of Maine, he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army serving 2 years at Fort Lewis in Washington State. When he returned home to Patten, he helped his parents run Camp Wapiti, began the process of taking over the Quint family potato farm, and in 1967, married Betty Desmond Webb. A lifelong outdoorsman, he was a registered Maine Guide for Camp Wapiti and Bear Mountain Lodge. Upon retiring, he kept involved in farming working seasonally for Nutrite and as a crop insurance adjuster. He continued to farm in his vegetable gardens until he was no longer able. For many years he served as treasurer of the Patten Lumbermen's Museum and was a member of Katahdin Lodge #98 A.F. & A.M."
I'll be raising an egg nog to Fred whenever I spin this album.
EDITED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:
Being an inveterate snoop, I decided to Google Fred Quint, the lucky recipient of this album more than 60 years ago. Turns out he was quite an interesting guy who shares my birthday. From his obituary we learn that
"following graduation from the University of Maine, he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army serving 2 years at Fort Lewis in Washington State. When he returned home to Patten, he helped his parents run Camp Wapiti, began the process of taking over the Quint family potato farm, and in 1967, married Betty Desmond Webb. A lifelong outdoorsman, he was a registered Maine Guide for Camp Wapiti and Bear Mountain Lodge. Upon retiring, he kept involved in farming working seasonally for Nutrite and as a crop insurance adjuster. He continued to farm in his vegetable gardens until he was no longer able. For many years he served as treasurer of the Patten Lumbermen's Museum and was a member of Katahdin Lodge #98 A.F. & A.M."
I'll be raising an egg nog to Fred whenever I spin this album.
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Orchestre De La Suisse Romande (Armin Jordan, cond.) - Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice - La Péri - Symphony In C (1996)
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" I knew but was unaware that Paul Dukas (1865-1935) had written a symphony. It is an absolutely gorgeous piece of French orchestral ebullience which blossoms under the baton of Swiss conductor Armin Jordan (1932-2006).
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"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" I knew but was unaware that Paul Dukas (1865-1935) had written a symphony. It is an absolutely gorgeous piece of French orchestral ebullience which blossoms under the baton of Swiss conductor Armin Jordan (1932-2006).
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axolotl
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Sara Serpa & Ran Blake ~ Kitano Noir (2015)
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Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader (1961)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This refugee from a grocery store endcap holds three highly enjoyable live tracks of indeterminate origin. My copy (purchased from Discogs recently for a Cal Tjader project, not at Alpha Beta when I was but a sprout) offers better sound quality than I would have expected from this cheapo label.
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This refugee from a grocery store endcap holds three highly enjoyable live tracks of indeterminate origin. My copy (purchased from Discogs recently for a Cal Tjader project, not at Alpha Beta when I was but a sprout) offers better sound quality than I would have expected from this cheapo label.
axolotl
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I have a very few albums on Crown Records. The only one I can remember without looking is one LP of songs performed by Chico Hamilton.Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader (1961)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This refugee from a grocery store endcap hold three highly enjoyable live tracks of indeterminate origin. My copy (purchased from Discogs recently for a Cal Tjader project, not at Alpha Beta when I was but a sprout) offers better sound quality than I would have expected from this cheapo label.
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Pete & The Pirates - Little Death (2008)
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Tom Waits - Bone Machine (1992)
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Tess Parks - Pomegranate (2024)
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High Vis - No Sense No Feeling (2019)
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Sarah Vaughan - Memorial Album "I'll Bee Seeing You" (rec. 1949-60, Vintage Jazz Classics comp. 1990)
Today it is not unusual for recording artists to appear on other labels under an ambiguous "featuring" credit. But back in the day, record companies strictly forbade that kind of fraternization. Radio, however, was unconcerned with such formalities so it's fortunate that many program transcriptions have survived for us to enjoy. Vintage Jazz Classics, a CD reissue label specializing in these broadcasts, put together this remarkable tribute to Sassy shortly after her death. Her 1951 duet with Nat King Cole backed by Duke Ellington's orchestra is one of many highlights. But the finest example of her crowd-pleasing talent comes from her complete 25 minute set at the June 1960 Madison Square Garden Jazz Festival, backed by her regular trio.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
Today it is not unusual for recording artists to appear on other labels under an ambiguous "featuring" credit. But back in the day, record companies strictly forbade that kind of fraternization. Radio, however, was unconcerned with such formalities so it's fortunate that many program transcriptions have survived for us to enjoy. Vintage Jazz Classics, a CD reissue label specializing in these broadcasts, put together this remarkable tribute to Sassy shortly after her death. Her 1951 duet with Nat King Cole backed by Duke Ellington's orchestra is one of many highlights. But the finest example of her crowd-pleasing talent comes from her complete 25 minute set at the June 1960 Madison Square Garden Jazz Festival, backed by her regular trio.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
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The Killing Flame - Another Breath (2000)
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High Vis - Blending (2022)
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Kevin Welch - Kevin Welch (1990)
For Kevin's debut album, Reprise threw together five singles that had stiffed in the past couple of years and added just two new songs. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Actually, this is one of the best albums from the waning days of the Nashville machine before alt country shredded that reality. Of course Kevin's earthy lyrics and sunbaked vocals were way out of step at a time when the mainstream was scootin' its boots to Eddie Rabbitt and Alabama.
This treasure came to me via MusicBoomerang in a battered jewel case with a $1.99 Goodwill price sticker. The CD and booklet are pristine though. I switched out the case and no one will ever know but you and me. :nunja:
For Kevin's debut album, Reprise threw together five singles that had stiffed in the past couple of years and added just two new songs. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Actually, this is one of the best albums from the waning days of the Nashville machine before alt country shredded that reality. Of course Kevin's earthy lyrics and sunbaked vocals were way out of step at a time when the mainstream was scootin' its boots to Eddie Rabbitt and Alabama.
This treasure came to me via MusicBoomerang in a battered jewel case with a $1.99 Goodwill price sticker. The CD and booklet are pristine though. I switched out the case and no one will ever know but you and me. :nunja:
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They were so cheap that my mom let me buy one or two of these every time we went shopping. Here are a pair that I remember.
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