What Are You Listening To? October 2025

[Unsomnambulist]

Bar Italia - Some Like It Hot (2025)



This is really good.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Cream - Disraeli Gears (1967)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Just Mustard - Wednesday (2018)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Four Tops - Reach Out (1967)

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Its' Yearly Playlist Thursday

Today the music of 1955 (and since the songs are so short ) then 1956
We got early Elvis, Fats, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and even...Perez Prado and Mitch Miller's "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (which always makes me think of the final diner fight in Giant - you TAKE on that racist fry cook, Rock Hudson!)

 

[axolotl]

"The Yellow Rose of Texas" (which always makes me think of the final diner fight in Giant - you TAKE on that racist fry cook, Rock Hudson!)

Hey, we have the right to refuse service to anyone.

I mean... that's a good scene.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Eartha Kitt - Live From The Cafe Carlyle (2006)

Here's another example of the amazing synergy among artist, venue and audience. The seductive Ms. Kitt showed to best advantage in a small, intimate supper club (remember those?) within easy eye contact of a sophisticated Upper East Side audience. At age 79, she had the crowd in the palm of her hand from the first note and drew them along swiftly for her entire show with a seamless blend of songs and multi-lingual patter. The versatile five piece group behind her handled flawlessly whatever she threw at them.

Wish I had been there.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Machine Country - Industrial Offering (2025)

 

[Ojai Sam]

The Sunshine Boys - S/T (rec. 1929-31, Retrieval comp. 1987)

Vinyl Spin of the Day.

Come for the jazz (Benny Goodman, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Joe Venuti), stay for the light hearted duet vocals of Joe and Dan Mooney.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Sarah Vaughan - s/t (1955)

If you read the fine print, you'll see that Sarah is accompanied by a dream ensemble of Clifford Brown and other jazz musicians of his ilk.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Anna von Hausswolff - Iconoclasts (2025)

 

[axolotl]

Anna von Hausswolff - Iconoclasts (2025)

Listening.Now.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Snocaps - s/t (2025)

 

[Ojai Sam]

Van Morrison - Enlightenment (1990)