Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits (2016)
What are you listening to? November 2023
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Dinner Party - Enigmatic Society (2023)
Ojai Sam
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Lawrence Welk - Bubbles In The Wine (1956)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
I still have the same copy of this album that my mom bought new when it came out. She couldn't stand Kenton because "he was too loud and we couldn't dance to him". But she and my dad loved Welk and went to see him at the old Aragon Ballroom in Ocean Park.
My grandmother and I sat at home watching the festivities on TV. This album is really a "various artists" collection, since it includes his regular cast: Larry Hooper, Alice Lon, Aladdin and Bob Lido. No McGuire Sisters or Myron Floren accordion, though.
The liner notes observe that "Welk's orchestra is as popular with the older folks as it is with the teenagers." 1956 was a very long time ago.
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
I still have the same copy of this album that my mom bought new when it came out. She couldn't stand Kenton because "he was too loud and we couldn't dance to him". But she and my dad loved Welk and went to see him at the old Aragon Ballroom in Ocean Park.
My grandmother and I sat at home watching the festivities on TV. This album is really a "various artists" collection, since it includes his regular cast: Larry Hooper, Alice Lon, Aladdin and Bob Lido. No McGuire Sisters or Myron Floren accordion, though.
The liner notes observe that "Welk's orchestra is as popular with the older folks as it is with the teenagers." 1956 was a very long time ago.
Ojai Sam
Staff member
Various Artists - Ten Years Of Black Country Religion 1926-1936 (Yazoo comp. 1970)
Vinyl Spin of the Day #2.
Brooklyn's own Nick Perls started Yazoo Records to share his extensive collection of rare prewar blues 78's. He sure went about it the right way, remastering the scratchy shellacs himself to get the best sound quality and even licensing the Columbia sides to avoid hassles. This collection features 14 songs by artists from the familiar such as Charley Patton to the obscure like Jaybird Coleman. There's probably nothing here that you can't easily stream, but this prime vinyl goes for the big bucks today.
Vinyl Spin of the Day #2.
Brooklyn's own Nick Perls started Yazoo Records to share his extensive collection of rare prewar blues 78's. He sure went about it the right way, remastering the scratchy shellacs himself to get the best sound quality and even licensing the Columbia sides to avoid hassles. This collection features 14 songs by artists from the familiar such as Charley Patton to the obscure like Jaybird Coleman. There's probably nothing here that you can't easily stream, but this prime vinyl goes for the big bucks today.
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
It's my guess; he wrote his own press.The liner notes observe that "Welk's orchestra is as popular with the older folks as it is with the teenagers." 1956 was a very long time ago.
P. S. Did anybody else read that quote in Lawrence Welk's voice?
Ojai Sam
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Various Artists - Svensk Jazzhistoria, Vol. 11: "Jazz Cosmopolit" (rec. 1979-79, Caprice comp. 2017)
Continuing in the international jazz vein, I'm now up to the 1970's in my journey through the outstanding "Svensk Jazzhistoria" series. Sadly, this appears to be the final volume.
Each collection comes in a gorgeous small box with a massive booklet loaded with informative text and fascinating pictures. Each disc has its own full color gatefold sleeve. Over the course of the 11 boxes, I've witnessed the development of Swedish Jazz beginning in 1899
. Starting as a pale imitation of American music, the diverse and adventurous music in this final set is equal or greater in quality to that of the U.S. or any other country.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
Continuing in the international jazz vein, I'm now up to the 1970's in my journey through the outstanding "Svensk Jazzhistoria" series. Sadly, this appears to be the final volume.
Each collection comes in a gorgeous small box with a massive booklet loaded with informative text and fascinating pictures. Each disc has its own full color gatefold sleeve. Over the course of the 11 boxes, I've witnessed the development of Swedish Jazz beginning in 1899
. Starting as a pale imitation of American music, the diverse and adventurous music in this final set is equal or greater in quality to that of the U.S. or any other country. on the Sam-O-Meter.
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
Freq ~ Heaven (1997)
Electronic
Electronic
Sean Deason's first full-length as Freq came just one year after his proper debut, Razorback, and it shows him branching out into a wide array of styles inspired by, but nowhere near derivative of, his Detroit home. Appearing much more comfortable working under an alias, Deason goes through hard and dark techno on "Xirtam 2," but moves into positively lush territory with "Dreamtime." He's also one of the few Detroit producers to verge into drum'n'bass territory, and on "Fury," he shows he's one of the best American producers in the mostly British medium. The genre experimentations on Heaven work because the music itself is just as solid on its own merits.
Zeeba Neighba
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John Adams - Nixon in China (Orchestra of St. Luke’s/Edo de Waart)
axolotl
Nunquam non paratus
I can't listen to that whole thing without going to the bathroom at least twice.
Ojai Sam
Staff member
Ella Fitzgerald - Live At Montreux 1969 (2022)
When I saw the repertoire here, I started sharpening my pen for a withering review. I did more sharpening after the first couple of songs when Ella's voice showed some wear and tear. But things got rolling with "That Old Black Magic" and I really began to enjoy the show. Her decision to cover both "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "Hey Jude" was a real artistic gamble but it paid off big time. Far from being Golden Throats bad, Ella showed a real empathy for both songs. Her scat vocals to end "Hey Jude" were a refreshing change from Paul's interminable vamping. The best indicator of her success was the standing ovation she received.
Her secret weapon here was pianist Tommy Flanagan. One of the bluesiest jazz pianists, he swung hard and propelled Ella to heights I've yet to hear in her later shows. The two closing numbers are in a class by themselves. A scat medley that kicked off with "One Note Samba" percolates for more than 7 minutes. After some friendly negotiations with the audience over her last song, she brought the show to a surprising close with an intimate version of "A House Is Not A Home". Only Ella could pull off that kind of transition.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
When I saw the repertoire here, I started sharpening my pen for a withering review. I did more sharpening after the first couple of songs when Ella's voice showed some wear and tear. But things got rolling with "That Old Black Magic" and I really began to enjoy the show. Her decision to cover both "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "Hey Jude" was a real artistic gamble but it paid off big time. Far from being Golden Throats bad, Ella showed a real empathy for both songs. Her scat vocals to end "Hey Jude" were a refreshing change from Paul's interminable vamping. The best indicator of her success was the standing ovation she received.
Her secret weapon here was pianist Tommy Flanagan. One of the bluesiest jazz pianists, he swung hard and propelled Ella to heights I've yet to hear in her later shows. The two closing numbers are in a class by themselves. A scat medley that kicked off with "One Note Samba" percolates for more than 7 minutes. After some friendly negotiations with the audience over her last song, she brought the show to a surprising close with an intimate version of "A House Is Not A Home". Only Ella could pull off that kind of transition.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
Unsomnambulist
Staff member
Bar Italia - The Twits (2023)
Ojai Sam
Staff member
Inna Miraeva - Incomparable Interpreter Of Russian Gypsy Songs (1954)
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This was a free bonus disc from some kind Discogs seller. I'm enjoying it a whole lot, so just out of curiosity I looked it up on that site. No copies for sale.
Now I'm really curious so I checked eBay. One copy for sale priced at...$74.99!
That was one very nice seller. Spasibo!
Vinyl Spin of the Day.
This was a free bonus disc from some kind Discogs seller. I'm enjoying it a whole lot, so just out of curiosity I looked it up on that site. No copies for sale.
Now I'm really curious so I checked eBay. One copy for sale priced at...$74.99!
That was one very nice seller. Spasibo!
