What's Spinning

[The Denmarkian Wonder]

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Black Country, New Road - For The First Time

 

[Selaws]

Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time (CBS, 1964 First UK Mono Pressing)

Certainly an American Original. Just cant get enough of his playing style, such a belter of a muscian!

 

[Selaws]

Andrew Hill ‎– Black Fire (Blue Note, 2019 Tone Poet Series)

Now for a different type of pianist.

 

[Poly-Rythmo]

#1326-1327

Elvis Presley - Complete Sun Sessions
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Miri

I get the goosebumps every time I listen to Elvis at Sun and wonder what this music seemed like in the 50s. Plus one of the best recent west African releases.

 

[LeeVing]

This was supposed to close out the Clutch Mini-Marathon I had the other day, but it wasn't delivered on time.

Clutch ‎– Weathermaker Vault Series (Volume 1)
Weathermaker Music ‎– WM124, 2021

Collection of covers and re-recorded tracks originally released as digital singles.

Limited to 2500 on white vinyl

 

[Selaws]

Bill Evans Trio – Sunday At The Village Vanguard (Riverside Records, 1961 First UK Mono Pressing)

My favourite album by Evans. As much of a showcase for Scott LaFaro as it is for Evans.

 

[Rowan]

Andrew Hill ‎– Black Fire (Blue Note, 2019 Tone Poet Series)

Now for a different type of pianist.

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I don't have the words to describe how much I hated that album. It was the final nail in the 'buying expensive albums blind' coffin. I think it might be a bit like Out to Lunch where I'm maybe not old enough to appreciate it yet... At 40.

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

 

[Joe Mac]

AC/DC - Highway To Hell

 

[Selaws]

I don't have the words to describe how much I hated that album. It was the final nail in the 'buying expensive albums blind' coffin. I think it might be a bit like Out to Lunch where I'm maybe not old enough to appreciate it yet... At 40.

Its funny that its had such a strong reaction, yours is the 3rd that I have seen to express such a strong dislike. What specifically did you not enjoy might I ask?

Funnily enough, as I was listening to it I was reading 'Hard Bop: Jazz & Black Music 1955-1965 by David H. Rosenthal' and turned the page to a section on Hill. The book was written in 1992 and the consensus of his Blue Note albums was favourable (his later stuff was butchered), with Rosenthal stating that Hill was subject to having to wait for jazz fans to catch-up to enjoy his music in the same way that they did with Thelonious Monk, which I thought to be an interesting viewpoint.

Personally, I really like his music but it took a few listens for me to relax into it. It's pretty exhausting to hear for the first time, lots of twists and jarring pauses, but after the first couple of tracks the penny just dropped and I found myself able to immerse myself into it. Touches of Monk in there which is nice, but he clearly has his own style.

 

[Joe Mac]

U2 - Achtung Baby

 

[Mack37]

Mac Miller - GO:OD AM

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

 

[kafunis]

Starting Thursday with the big guns, John Coltrane- Coltrane In Japan, triple album, 3 songs!

 

[Turbo]

Patti Smith "Horses" (1975 Arista; 2018 Speakers Corner reissue)

 

[AnthonyI]

Complete Collection Play Through: Album #479
R.E.M. ‎– Out Of Time
Concord Bicycle Music ‎[CRE00086] 2020

 

[Joe Mac]

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Beatles MoFi + Grado + KT88s + Lintons = part 3

 

[CrazyDiamond84]

 

[tvham]

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me


This Analogue Productions version of Norah’s debut album sounds as if she’s singing and playing piano in the room with me. I have her first 4 albums on AP and they are all fantastic.