What are you listening to right now?

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All the Way
Frank Sinatra | Format: Vinyl

[tmazz]

Great find at the local Salvation Army Thrift Store for $1.  More mono magic.  

--Jerome

How is this album musically? I have always found Montovani to be too much like elevator music, but from what I can see on the coiver this seems like an attempt at playing some more serious Classical music.

[eleazar]

Traffic Sound ~ Virgin

      LP

Reissue of ultra-rare 1969 Peruvian psychedelic acid rock album

[eleazar]

        LP

[jsaliga]

How is this album musically? I have always found Montovani to be too much like elevator music, but from what I can see on the coiver this seems like an attempt at playing some more serious Classical music.

This performance is with a full orchestra, and struck me as a serious, largely successful effort to do justice to the works.

I rather enjoyed it.  Musically it was very fulfilling and sonically it was outstanding.  The recording has incredible dynamics and is definitely worth having if you can snag a copy.

--Jerome

[tmazz]

How is this album musically? I have always found Montovani to be too much like elevator music, but from what I can see on the coiver this seems like an attempt at playing some more serious Classical music.

This performance is with a full orchestra, and struck me as a serious, largely successful effort to do justice to the works.

I rather enjoyed it.  Musically it was very fulfilling and sonically it was outstanding.  The recording has incredible dynamics and is definitely worth having if you can snag a copy.

--Jerome

Thanks, I'll have to look for one,

You learn something new every day....... especially around here. 

[tmazz]

Brian Willson Reimagines Gershwin

Disney Records 180g LP

Special Limited Edition LP Dead quite vinyl. Don't know who Disney got to press these for them, but whomever it was, they did a really nice job.

[tmazz]

Barney Kessel: Kessel Plays Standards

AVID Jazz CD

[jsaliga]

Columbia Stereo LP.

--Jerome

[tmazz]

Sonny Stitt: Favorites - Volume 1

Real Gone Jazz CD

[tmazz]

The Sonny Stitt Quartet: New York Jazz

Real Gone Jazz CD

[jsaliga]

Dark Horse LP.

--Jerome

[BobM]

How is this album musically? I have always found Montovani to be too much like elevator music, but from what I can see on the coiver this seems like an attempt at playing some more serious Classical music.

This performance is with a full orchestra, and struck me as a serious, largely successful effort to do justice to the works.

I rather enjoyed it.  Musically it was very fulfilling and sonically it was outstanding.  The recording has incredible dynamics and is definitely worth having if you can snag a copy.

--Jerome

Thanks, I'll have to look for one,

You learn something new every day....... especially around here. 

Have you guys ever heard any albums by Les Baxter. He composed a lot of that pseudo-Hawaiian, space, African and other exotic music you heard in those 1950-60's movies. All made up from his head, nothing is authentic as I understand it. Lots of output here and the sound (of the one compilation I've heard: The Fabulous Sounds of Les Baxter: Strings, Guitars, Voices!) is outstanding.

[tmazz]

How is this album musically? I have always found Montovani to be too much like elevator music, but from what I can see on the coiver this seems like an attempt at playing some more serious Classical music.

This performance is with a full orchestra, and struck me as a serious, largely successful effort to do justice to the works.

I rather enjoyed it.  Musically it was very fulfilling and sonically it was outstanding.  The recording has incredible dynamics and is definitely worth having if you can snag a copy.

--Jerome

Thanks, I'll have to look for one,

You learn something new every day....... especially around here. 

Have you guys ever heard any albums by Les Baxter. He composed a lot of that pseudo-Hawaiian, space, African and other exotic music you heard in those 1950-60's movies. All made up from his head, nothing is authentic as I understand it. Lots of output here and the sound (of the one compilation I've heard: The Fabulous Sounds of Les Baxter: Strings, Guitars, Voices!) is outstanding.

I haven't, but ALIS has. It should be here in a few days. 

[eleazar]