What Are You Listening To? January 2020

[JazzyRandy]

Aaron Parks - Invisible Cinema (2008)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Goon - Dusk Of Punk (2016)

 

[axolotl]

Well, I listened to quite a few things last evening, but I won't post them here.

This morning, so far:

Danger Mouse & Karen O ~ Lux Prima (2019)



Indie Pop, Art Rock, Trip Hop, Dream Pop

 

[axolotl]

Head Like a Kite ~ Random Portraits of the Home Movie (2006)



Indietronica

 

[axolotl]

Garrison Fewell /Laszlo Gardony ~ Reflection of a Clear Moon (1997)



Jazz (Guitar and Piano)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Matt Penman - Good Question (2018)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (2014)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Charles Tolliver - Impact! (1976)

Superb big band jazz.

Not on Spotify.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985)



Back when everything was real.

 

[JazzyRandy]

David Binney - Graylen Epicenter (2011)

Coincidentally, my son's guitar coach (of the past 18 months or so) is named Graylen. He is in his mid-20's and graduated in 2019 with a degree in Jazz. My son loves it and says he's learned more from this guy than all his other teachers combined. The kid practically teaches my son what he was learning in his college classes.

Back to the CD at hand, magnifique! Nice touch, adding Gretchen Parlato to the band.

 

[axolotl]

Hristo Vitchev Quartet ~Familiar Fields (2013)



Jazz

You won't see this guitarist's CDs everywhere. but you'll recognize them in an instant. Hristo Vitchev is a visual artist, and he paints each of his album covers.

Vitchev's sophisticated and adventurous work is imbued with shimmering harmonies and lyrical improvisations. - JAZZTIMES MAGAZINE
Vitchev's multihued compositions are like impressionistic sound paintings. - JAZZIZ
Hristo Vitchev may be one of the best kept secrets in jazz today. - DIGITAL JAZZ NEWS
Hristo Vitchev plays as the cultural end result of his life experiences. Simply put, Vitchev plays more so from the heart than he does the head. - Critical Jazz
Hristo Vitchev is an impressionistic modern jazz guitarist and composer from Sofia, Bulgaria. Now residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hristo leads a variety of modern jazz formations, ranging from duets to quintets. Hristo has toured nationally and internationally, appearing at some of the most prestigious jazz clubs and festivals, and has also performed guitar clinics in Europe and Japan. He has written more than 270 original compositions, many articles on jazz improvisation, and a book on chordal theory and construction entitled Between the Voicings: A New Approach to Chord Building for Guitarists.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Centrum - För Meditation (2019)

 

[Nickyboy]

Big Star.

Not a thing to do,
'cept talk to you

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Kultur Shock - D.R.E.A.M. (2019)

 

[axolotl]

Seis Cuerdas ~ Solo Guitarras (2006)



Flamenco Fusion

RIYL: Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola, Rodrigo y Gabriela

 

[axolotl]

Lida Husik ~ Joyride (1995)



Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop, Psychedelic Twee

RIYL:

...early Magnetic Fields, some parts His Name Is Alive[,] and even some of the tender psychedelics from Spiritualized's first two albums

via RYM review

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Cosmosquad - Squadrophenia (2001)

 

[JazzyRandy]

Kurt Rosenwinkel - Star Of Jupiter (2012)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Guantanamo Baywatch - Darling... It's Too Late (2015)

 

[axolotl]

Guantanamo Baywatch - Darling... It's Too Late (2015)

Great cover art; I have no idea about the music.