What are you listening to right now?

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Donald Fagan: Morph the Cat



180g 2 LP set

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The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over

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Jacintha: Here's to Ben



45 RPM 180g 2 LP set

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Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne - Arthur Fe-idler & the Boston Pops



On (4) 200g single sided 45 RPM LPs

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Oscars Motettkor, Torsten Nilsson, Alf Linder, and Marianne Mellnas: Cantate Domino

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Lady Sings the Blues



We've called them torch singers, divas, chanteuses, and the First Ladies of American Song. And as the contemporary, Grammy-bedecked ascent of Norah Jones (who appears here with Charlie Hunter) attests, these ladies who sing the blues continue to reinterpret a tradition rooted in the blues, yet steeped in songcraft that spans jazz, pop, and even rock. This double-disc, 26-track collection spans a half-century-plus and offers up not only a tantalizing introduction to legends and pioneers (including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Etta James, Lena Horne) and an equally rich body of song standards, but also chronicles how an originally largely black heritage in effect became the pop mainstream in the '40s and '50s (and beyond) via the work of singers like Dinah Shore, Kay Starr, June Christy, Peggy Lee and Julie London. It's also a testament to how vital that legacy remains, with Jones' own Brazilian-inflected cover of Bryan Ferry's "More Than This" and Patricia Barber's spare, sultry '90s read of "The Thrill Is Gone" but two strong examples of the set's expansive scope. It's a compelling sampler and the best kind of musical appetizer: One that leaves you craving more. --Jerry McCulley

Samples:

http://www.amazon.com/Lady-Sings-Blues-Various-Artists/dp/B00008J2K1/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1290629330&sr=1-3

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Coleman Hawkins and Confreres

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Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant



OK, I know, it's a day early. But I was prepping the turkey for the smoker tomorrow and felt I needed some Thanksgiving music to work by. And what says Thanksgiving more than shovels and rakes and implements of destruction in a red VW Microbus.....

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Billy Joel: Glass Houses

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The Great Benny Goodman

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Sonny & Cher's Greatest Hits

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Sha Na Na: The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll

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The 5th Dimension: The Age of Aquarius

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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe - Ernest Ansermet/L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

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Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne: Arthur Fielder/The Boston Pops



A second Living Stereo release of this popular piece (this being LSC-2267, the first one LSC 1817), Same music, different production team. This is the less touted one, but is none the less still an excellent recording and performance