What are you listening to right now?

[tmazz]

James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

   WB HQ-180 LP

[tmazz]

Carole King - The Carnegie Hall Concert

  MFSL 2 LP Set - 180g Vinyl

[BobM]

It was (mostly) a vinyl weekend - with widely differning swings

Ummagumma - haven't listened to this in several years now



Michael Brecker's last album before he passed



Paolu Fresu - Some great relaxing trumpet, piano and accordion (and amazing sound), mood music for a cold and rainy day



Oregon - Out of the Woods (this has got to be one of their best)

[etcarroll]

Thanks Tom,

I wound up running out to Record Connection on Sunday and buying LZ 1 thru 4, plus HoH, all 180g, for $126.

G
PS -

I may be starting a project by the Mineola train station, I'll let you know if it comes to fruition.

Tom -

Well??? How does it sound?  I have no Led Zep vinyl at all, I need to correct that.

G

Led Zeppelin IV - Deluxe Edition

Atlantic 2 Disc 180g LP set

OK Gene, here are my impressions after a quick shootout. Using Stairway to Heaven I compared they CD, the 180 G LP Pressing of the Mothership set and the new LP release.
...............

[etcarroll]

Led Zep I

[tmazz]

I wound up running out to Record Connection on Sunday and buying LZ 1 thru 4, plus HoH, all 180g, for $126.

My kind of guy. 

[tmazz]

Frederick Fennell/Eastman Wind Ensemble - Ballet for Band

  Mercury Living Presence CD

[tmazz]

Oscar Peterson Trio - With Respect to Nat

Verve CD

From Amazon:

"Though he made vocal recordings in the early 1950s, Oscar Peterson would seldom sing later in his career. His reluctance was caused by something that would deter few others: his voice sounded remarkably like Nat "King" Cole's. It's a talent that dovetails with Peterson's piano playing and shared roots to make this tribute, recorded in 1965 after Cole's death, especially effective. For seven of the tracks, Peterson reassembles his great trio, including bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis, a group originally modeled on Cole's trios of the 1940s. It's a wonderful mating of approach and material, a group that can swing both mightily and lightly, and which does so superbly on such tunes as "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You," "Straighten Up and Fly Right," and the instrumental "Easy Listening Blues." The other five tracks feature an all-star big band (the pianist is Hank Jones), with arrangements by Manny Albam. Peterson pays tribute to the popular vocalist of the '50s, singing Cole's signature "Unforgettable" and the witty "Calypso Blues" with evident regard for the original, but with his own distinctive phrasing. --Stuart Broomer"

[tmazz]

Louis Smith - Smithville

Blue Note CD

[BobM]

Going to see Umphreys McGee in January with my daughter, so I've been catching up on their stuff, both new and old.

[jimbones]

Going to see Umphreys McGee in January with my daughter, so I've been catching up on their stuff, both new and old.

Very good musicians

[tmazz]

Jazz at the Pawn Shop

Proprius CD (Original Swedish pressing)


A classic. Still holds its own after all these years.

[tmazz]

Jazz at the Pawnshop Volume 2

Proprius CD

[tmazz]

HP's passing inspired me to revisit some of the Audiophile warhorses he championed.

Casino Royale - Original Soundtrack Recording

  Colgems LP

Harry sure drove us crazy searching for this one!

[tmazz]

Bill Berry and his Ellington All-Stars - For Duke
Earl "Fatha" Hines Plays the Hits He Missed

M&K Realtime 24K Gold CD

Two classic M&K Direct to Disc LPs presented here on a single gold CD