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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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    BCM
    BCM
    January 12, 2015
    I have never heard of Chantal Chamberland. Wow. Just bought three of her albums from Amazon. Can't wait to pour that first martini tonight while listening to her.
    chicks
    chicks
    January 12, 2015
    I have never heard of Chantal Chamberland. Wow. Just bought three of her albums from Amazon. Can't wait to pour that first martini tonight while listening to her.

    If you like Chantal, you might also enjoy Cafe Accordion Orchestra.

    http://www.cafeaccordion.com/
    Evohass
    January 12, 2015
    Thanks, I'll check it out too (why else do we have a subscription to Spotify?).
    Evohass
    January 12, 2015
    I have never heard of Chantal Chamberland. Wow. Just bought three of her albums from Amazon. Can't wait to pour that first martini tonight while listening to her.

    Paul White on alto-sax on "This is our time" is outstanding ... and incredibly sexy especially on the title track. Also check out "Here comes the rain again", "Don't explain" and "When you leave".
    KumarAuthor
    January 13, 2015

    Lars Danielsson & Leszek Mozdzer - Pasodoble
    Chantal Chamberland - This is our time (late at night)
    Good ones these - I bought them and while doing so I also found another great album, Ulf Wakenius - Vagabond.
    More favourites, very well recorded:
    Rosslyn - John Taylor
    Heartplay - Haden and Forcione
    Cloud Dance - Collin Wallcott
    Things - Fresu and Caine
    Michel Petrucciani - Solo live in Germany
    Enrico Rava - Easy Living
    BCM
    BCM
    January 13, 2015
    You're putting up some fantastic stuff, Kumar... stuff I never knew existed. One of the best parts is Amazon is now recommending related artists and I'm finding even more. Interesting though... Cloud Dance - Collin Wallcott... they have a copy for a thousand bucks. Wow. No thanks... I'll just download it for $10.32.

    Is this stuff big in India, or just to your tastes?
    KumarAuthor
    January 13, 2015
    . Cloud Dance - Collin Wallcott... they have a copy for a thousand bucks. Wow. No thanks... I'll just download it for $10.32.

    Is this stuff big in India, or just to your tastes?
    No, it isn't big here. Perhaps that is why it is very well priced on iTunes for India located buyers - Cloud Dance is for Rs 96, approx USD 1.50:D.
    Wallcott's Dawn Dance is good too, more introspective.
    PS: And I too say God bless the internet! And digressing a little, I have found excellent sound quality from most of my ITunes albums, played via Sonos front end set ups - equalling any I have heard in the past via CDs/SACDs with high end kit. It just comes down to performance/recording/mastering quality.
    KumarAuthor
    January 13, 2015
    I also found another great album, Ulf Wakenius - Vagabond.

    This led to a couple of more excellent finds - his Momento Magico.
    And a Korean jazz woman singer, almost all in English - an unusual combination. Youn Sun Nah, album Same Girl - very well recorded too.
    BCM
    BCM
    January 13, 2015
    Thanks to you, Amazon recommended someone named Beverly Kenney. I just bought her album Born To Be Blue. Awesome album with the instrumentation that I love and her jazz-style voice.
    KumarAuthor
    January 14, 2015
    Amazon does a great job - in their interest, but even so very useful - of allowing users to explore more similar music. One con is that the 5 star ratings have been devalued by over liberal user use, almost every album with double digit and more reviews seems to have a few 5 star ratings.
    My approach is to use Amazon for browsing and then switch to iTunes where the samples are more useful, being longer. And in my case because ITunes is priced for the market, while Amazon music downloads are not, it makes sense for me to save up to 90% of the Amazon prices by using iTunes.
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