What are you listening to? February 2024

[Ojai Sam]

Radu Lupu & Murray Perahia - Mozart: Sonata For Two Pianos / Schubert: Fantasia For Piano, 4 Hands (1985)

The only thing better than an outstanding pianist is a brace of them. This "Masterworks Expanded Edition" adds Mozart's rarely performed Fantasia In F Minor For Mechanical Organ, K. 608 "An Organ Piece For A Clock" as arranged for two pianos by Busoni. It even includes some sections that Busoni had omitted. as restored by the artists.

on the Sam-O-Meter. Look Ma, 4 hands!

 

[axolotl]

This, here (1991, 1965):

 

[Ojai Sam]

Bob Hope - On The Road To Vietnam (1965)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

This album is a mini-documentary of Hope's 1964 tour of Southeast Asia, with clips from a series of shows between December 18 and 28 from military bases in six different countries. Newsman Alex Dreier supplies a running narration. Joining Bob on stage were Janis Paige, Anita Bryant, Jill St. John and Jerry Colonna (the cast sounds like an old SAT question: "which of these four items doesn't belong?")

Doubtless the routines were edited for this record, but the humor is still pretty racy for the time. Bob was very well received by the soldiers, sailors and airmen, with whom he achieved an obvious rapport.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Stan Kenton - Rendezvous With Kenton (1958)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Joni James - Little Girl Blue (MGM 10" LP, 1956)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Buck Owens - Open Up Your Heart (1966)

It's the only place to be....

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Velvet Undergound - Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat (1968)

Finally getting to the excellent VU doc on Apple TV

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Claude Debussy - Preludes Books 1 & 2 (Pierre-Laurent Aimard)

 

[Ojai Sam]

The Mills Brothers - Four Boys and a Guitar (Decca 10" LP, 1954)

 

[axolotl]

1954. Back when record execs could get away with calling grown men "boys".

 

[Ojai Sam]

1954. Back when record execs could get away with calling grown men "boys".

Actually, this album title was a tribute to the original billing chosen by the brothers when they began performing professionally. At the time they were between ten and fifteen years old. The “guitar” referred to the fact that the boys imitated all of the other instruments.

 

[Nickyboy]

1954. Back when record execs could get away with calling grown men "boys".

Well, it was before they turned 2 Men.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground (1969)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce You To My Friends (2006)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Leon Berben - Clavier-Übung III (2014)

Gorgeous music from a gorgeous instrument: Christoph Treutmann Organ (Grauhof 1737)

 

[Ojai Sam]

The Young Lions - The Young Lions (1961)

Vee-Jay Records assembled this supergroup of up-and-coming musicians for a one-off. The label sure had an eye for talent.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Stringbean - Me & My Ole Crow (Got A Good Thing Goin') (1970)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

 

[Nickyboy]

^ he was ahead of his time with the low-slung pants.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Various Artists - Uncle Dave's 78 RPM Nostalgia Party #3 (rec. 1930-32, Sandy Hook comp. 1981)

Vinyl Spin of the Day #2.

 

[axolotl]

Itamar Erez ~ Mi Alegria (2019)

Mi Alegria, by Itamar Erez

9 track album

itamarerez.bandcamp.com