What are you listening to? - February 2019

[Unsomnambulist]

Pink Floyd - Wish I Was Here (1975)

 

[axolotl]

Pink Floyd - Wish I Was Here (1975)

You're gonna go far.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Missa Papae Marcelli (The Sixteen/Harry Christophers)

 

[axolotl]

Diverse but Amazingly Similar Artists ~ The Voyage Beyond (1987) [Compilation]

 

[JazzyRandy]

Axo, what part don’t you get, the mariage blanc?

Sounds to me more like a mariage banc.

I think one side had a solo participant, and the other side had four participants. And then there was the harpsichord.

 

[axolotl]

I think one side had a solo participant, and the other side had four participants. And then there was the harpsichord.

Did they make beautiful chamber music together?

I liked the reference to jello cello better, but will not hold you to it. I bow to your superior technique.

 

[JazzyRandy]

When you're involved in a marriage cinque, you have to get your licks in quick.

 

[axolotl]

When you're involved in a marriage cinque, you have to get your licks in quick.

GAH! O_0

 

[lpfreak1170]

Bobbie Gentry - Local Gentry (1968)

 

[Nickyboy]

Violet Gordon Woodhouse - The Harpsichord Virtuoso (rec. 1920-41, comp. 2016)

Violet was the first person to make recordings on the harpsichord, some of which are featured here. Her consummate skill is clearly on display. Less visible is her lurid personal life, which features the following major events (synthesized from Music Web and Wiki):

Violet Kate Eglinton Gwynne was born in 1871 into a musical environment. Adelina Patti was a family friend and at sixteen Violet began to be taught by pianist Oscar Beringer and later by Augustin Rubio, dashing Spanish émigré pianist.

Violet broke off an engagement to a wealthy neighbor, Viscount Gage, after human sexuality was explained to her. In 1895 she entered into a mariage blanc with another wealthy heir, Gordon Woodhouse, to further her musical ambitions, knowing that otherwise a performing career would be difficult for her, if not impossible. She persuaded her new husband to adopt the hyphenated surname Gordon-Woodhouse. His reasons for entering into the marriage are unclear.

Gordon Woodhouse lost his money after the First War but in 1926 his sisters were both conveniently murdered by their butler. His finances were thereby miraculously restored, allowing Violet more or less to retire from public performance.

In 1899, William Barrington (heir to a viscountcy, known to his friends as "Bill") moved into the marital house, Nether Lypiatt Manor in Gloucestershire. They were joined later by Max Labouchere and Dennis Tollemache. This ménage a Cinq arrangement was referred to in society circles as the "Woodhouse circus". After Violet's death in 1948 at age 75, the men all remained together at Nether Lypiatt until 1951, when Gordon died.

Violet, Gordon and Bill with a canine friend.

I have those breeks.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Daturah - Reverie (2008)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Passion Is No Ordinary Word: The Graham Parker Anthology 1976-91

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Gum Takes Tooth - Mirrors Fold (2014)



Even better than their latest.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Various Artists - The Northern Soul Story Vol. 2: The Golden Torch

Haven't broken out the four volumes of this set in awhile - wonderful compilation of the Northern Soul movement of Britain which highlighted rare/unknown soul singles/B-sides (some by known artists (The Exciters, Little Richard, Major Lance)). Each volume focuses on a different UK club and songs the DJs used to play there. Wonderful set

 

[axolotl]

B.B. King - King of the Blues (1960)

Finally. This, today.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Blaak Heat - Shifting Mirrors (2016)

 

[axolotl]

Bosco & Jorge ~ Ally in the Sky (2002)



https://sixgunloverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ally-in-the-sky

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/874-ally-in-the-sky/

Joyful primitivism? Who can't get behind that?

If you can't hitch your wagon to joyful primitivism, maybe your wagon is baroque.

 

[axolotl]

Stephen Bennett ~ Good Wood (2009)



A celebration of Gonky's (the performer's grandfather) harp guitar as it turns 100

 

[Nickyboy]

Ally in the sky.....with glasses?

 

[JazzyRandy]

Aaron Parks - Little Big (2018)

Halfway though this, my urge was to go to RYM and increase my rating a half-star up to 4.5. When I went to RYM, I realized I already have it rated at 4.5

This is so melodic that sometimes I'm expecting some beautiful voice (for with music this fantastic, it certainly has to be a beautiful voice) to come along and sing some poignant insightful stirring lyrics.

It's still a little to early to give this the exalted 5-star rating, but it's getting close.