What are you listening to? January 2018
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Unsomnambulist
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The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding (2017)
axolotl
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Geof Bradfield Quintet ~ Our Roots (2015)
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/our-roots-geof-bradfield-origin-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php
https://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82701
https://www.birdistheworm.com/recommended-geof-bradfield-quintet-our-roots/
I must have listened to this one before now. In any event, I would give it a solid 4.5 stars on RYM, if it was on RYM. Highly recommended to JR, Zeebs, and Ojai.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/our-roots-geof-bradfield-origin-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php
https://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82701
https://www.birdistheworm.com/recommended-geof-bradfield-quintet-our-roots/
I must have listened to this one before now. In any event, I would give it a solid 4.5 stars on RYM, if it was on RYM. Highly recommended to JR, Zeebs, and Ojai.
I have a couple of other Bradfield albums and like them a lot. Glad to hear this one is another winner for him. I'll get it one sooner or later.
Already got it.
And have listened to it a couple more times. Good stuff.
axolotl
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I received it for Christmas, along with Blue Maqams and the DeJohnette Hudson.Already got it.
It helps to ask for precisely what I want.
axolotl
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Shane Newville ~ Formless (2007)
https://www.allmusic.com/album/formless-mw0000503575
http://www.syntaxrecords.com/artist/shane-newville/
https://www.allmusic.com/album/formless-mw0000503575
http://www.syntaxrecords.com/artist/shane-newville/
lpfreak1170
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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at “The Club”
Unsomnambulist
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Pigeons - The Bower (2015)
Unsomnambulist
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Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Take One 1974-1979 (2006)
Thanks to Sam for posting about this.
Thanks to Sam for posting about this.
Nickyboy
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Love it!The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at “The Club”
And now, for something that has nothing to do with Adderley....
Led Zeppelin- Presence (1976)
Unsomnambulist
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Sam Gopal - Escalator (1969)
Ojai Sam
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The Temptations - 1990 (1973)
It's scary that I have missed so much great music over the years. Here's a case in point. flisten to a classic later Temps album.
AMG sez:
Even as the name projects the vocalists some 17 years in the future, 1990 (1973) clearly offers up the unmistakable sound of the early-'70s Temptations. At this point, the lineup boasted founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin alongside David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks' respective replacements, Dennis Edwards and Ricky Owens. The most recent recruit, Richard Street, had taken his cues from Paul Williams in the summer of 1971. The concurrently modern sound of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" filtered into 1990. The primary difference being the instrumental support, now consisting of an amalgam of the Funk Brothers and members of the Los Angeles-based Rose Royce ("Car Wash") aggregate.
The results were a favorable mix of compelling singles, such as the R&B chart-topper "Let Your Hair Down" as well as a pair of additional Top Ten entries with the resplendent "Heavenly" and the wah-wah funk fest "You've Got My Soul on Fire." As they had done on the unedited version of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and more recently the title track of their previous effort, Masterpiece (1973), the Temptations stretch out with the extended social commentary "Zoom." The organic pondering groove rises from a cacophony of spoken dialogue as the trippy soul interplanetary vibe perfectly aligns with the celestial lyrics. Norman Whitfield's string score supplies some nice atmospheric touches throughout and appropriately concludes his decade-plus association with the band. Although not as strong as its predecessor, 1990 climbed to number two on the R&B countdown and made its way into the Top 20 pop survey. Sadly, its success was clouded by the suicide of co-founder Paul Williams in August of 1973. It would be over a year before the band would release their follow-up, A Song for You -- a considerable span compared to the downtime between any of their previous long-players.
It's scary that I have missed so much great music over the years. Here's a case in point. flisten to a classic later Temps album.
AMG sez:
Even as the name projects the vocalists some 17 years in the future, 1990 (1973) clearly offers up the unmistakable sound of the early-'70s Temptations. At this point, the lineup boasted founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin alongside David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks' respective replacements, Dennis Edwards and Ricky Owens. The most recent recruit, Richard Street, had taken his cues from Paul Williams in the summer of 1971. The concurrently modern sound of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" filtered into 1990. The primary difference being the instrumental support, now consisting of an amalgam of the Funk Brothers and members of the Los Angeles-based Rose Royce ("Car Wash") aggregate.
The results were a favorable mix of compelling singles, such as the R&B chart-topper "Let Your Hair Down" as well as a pair of additional Top Ten entries with the resplendent "Heavenly" and the wah-wah funk fest "You've Got My Soul on Fire." As they had done on the unedited version of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and more recently the title track of their previous effort, Masterpiece (1973), the Temptations stretch out with the extended social commentary "Zoom." The organic pondering groove rises from a cacophony of spoken dialogue as the trippy soul interplanetary vibe perfectly aligns with the celestial lyrics. Norman Whitfield's string score supplies some nice atmospheric touches throughout and appropriately concludes his decade-plus association with the band. Although not as strong as its predecessor, 1990 climbed to number two on the R&B countdown and made its way into the Top 20 pop survey. Sadly, its success was clouded by the suicide of co-founder Paul Williams in August of 1973. It would be over a year before the band would release their follow-up, A Song for You -- a considerable span compared to the downtime between any of their previous long-players.
Ojai Sam
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John Klemmer - And We Were Lovers (1968)
I haven't listened to sax man Klemmer since my Impulse! label project a while ago. But I just found a bunch of his mp3's so decided to see how he got started. His second album (my bad; I missed Involvement and it was right in front of me) is pretty interesting stuff for 1968. It definitely foreshadows the smooth jazz trend that was still years away. The enigmatic model on the cover must have spent a lot of time at the Louvre.
I haven't listened to sax man Klemmer since my Impulse! label project a while ago. But I just found a bunch of his mp3's so decided to see how he got started. His second album (my bad; I missed Involvement and it was right in front of me) is pretty interesting stuff for 1968. It definitely foreshadows the smooth jazz trend that was still years away. The enigmatic model on the cover must have spent a lot of time at the Louvre.
Unsomnambulist
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creatures (2018)
Unsomnambulist
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Typhoon - Offerings (2018)
This is like a cross between Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene.
This is like a cross between Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene.
Zeeba Neighba
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Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey (1971)
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