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Kumar
January 12, 2015

Recommended music - other than classical and pop

  • January 12, 2015
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I am not sure there is a thread on what Sonos is truly about - the music, so this might be an interesting thread. I have left out classical because that deserves a thread of its own and modern pop because it all sounds the same to me.
I have Phil Keaggy strumming Solitude from his Acoustic Sketches album right now in the bedroom on a play 1 pair and sounding very good indeed.
Recently heard and equally good music and mastering:
1. Michel Petrucciani and NHOP
2. Beyond the Missouri Sky - Metheny and Haden
3. Chiaroscuro - Fresu and Towner
4. Jan Johannsen - Jazz pa Svenska
5. The Astounding Eyes of Rita - Anouar Brahem
6. Last Dance/Jasmine - Jarrett and Haden
7. Saturday Morning - Ahmad Jamal
8. Melos - Paolo Fresu
All but the last are ITunes 256kbps purchases, the last a lossless CD rip.
Very little lost in translation for the lossy thing and Sonos convenience.
Any recommendations on similar music that uses the silence between the notes effectively?
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    KumarAuthor
    December 25, 2015
    She sings on one of my go to tracks for checking out Sub performance and mid range clarity at the same time - 'Round Midnight, on the album of the same name. Most of the other songs on that one are also very strong late night numbers, but 'Round Midnight is brilliantly sung with very little instrumentation other than the bass.
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    January 1, 2016
    KumarAuthor
    January 9, 2016
    I had thought that I had heard most of jazz from the 1950s, until getting Apple Music working properly via Sonos last month.

    Not true, there is probably more to hear from that time than what I have heard in the last fifteen years or so.

    Likewise, I thought I had heard most of Benny Golson. Not true as well, and a couple of gems unearthed today are two albums - Free and Turning Point. Free has Golson with Ron Carter, Art Taylor and Tommy Flanagan, while TP has Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. Both albums fully meet expectations that arise on reading those names on the album rosters.

    Highly recommended, and the music sounds as fresh as yesterday!

    With thanks to Sonos and Apple:-).
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    January 9, 2016
    Tony's other new release (Sept 2015). Amazing how relevant he still is, both in Jazz and Pop. Like a fine wine that has aged so very well.

    KumarAuthor
    January 9, 2016
    Tony is a phenomenon.

    A funny quote from a review of this effort:

    "There’s a track on Tony Bennett’s new album, “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern,” that suggests a return to form: “I Won’t Dance,” which recently served as a his-and-hers set piece in his marquee collaboration with Lady Gaga.

    This new version of the tune, arranged as a springlike waltz, features Mr. Bennett alone on vocals, with a sparkling piano trio. He sounds crisp but at ease, maybe a touch relieved — like someone given the chance, at last, to trade klieg lights for candle-glow."

    Lol.
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    January 9, 2016

    KumarAuthor
    January 16, 2016
    Recent recommended jazz finds, for late night but not soporific listening. New artistes and/or new recordings so the music sound both fresh and clear:
    1. Barbara Carroll - any album of hers is close to, if not excellent. Tight trios with the Carroll voice in support and vice versa, on her Live at the Carlyle.
    2. Marian McPartland - as good as ever, soloing on The Single Petal of A Rose. A tribute to Ellington.
    3. Another great modern trio, the Jeff Hamilton Trio, The Best Things Happen.
    4. The Claude Williamson Trio, Autumn in New York.
    5. The little known tenor saxman, Bob Kindred on Blue Moon. Gentle Giant of the Tenor Sax is also excellent.
    6. Nicki Parrott is a great double bass player. She also sings:-) - The Last Time I Saw Paris.

    I am tempted to also buy these on iTunes, just in case. I am resisting for now, I expect Apple Music to be a long term provider of this and so much other excellent music.
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    January 16, 2016
    Only a few of Marian's "Piano Jazz" shows on Apple Music, but some good ones, including Bill Evans and Dave Brubreck. I used to tune in nearly every week back in the day. She had played with just about everyone in Jazz, so always had interesting reminiscences. Never interviews, always like listening in on a conversation between friends.
    KumarAuthor
    January 16, 2016
    Yes, they are excellent - the Bill Evans isn't to be found there though, wherever I have looked.
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    January 16, 2016
    Yes, they are excellent - the Bill Evans isn't to be found there though, wherever I have looked.

    Interesting, it's the second album in the list after searching her name here. Licensing issue, probably.
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