Album of the Evening

[EuroChamp]

Rhoda Scott

Movin' Blues [24/48]

2019

 

Rhoda Scott, organ Hammond B3
Thomas Derouineau, drums

[WAM]

[orresearch]

https://www.highresaudio.com/en/album/view/pdgt35/isabelle-faust-solo-matteis-pisendel-biber-guillemain-vilsmayr

 

[dericchan1]

1989

[kumakuma]

[orresearch]

[muski]

 

I've been a huge Thomas Dunford fan since I came across his 2018 Bach album. The final track, a transcription of  Bach Chaconne arranged for archlute, is a masterpiece.

 

On this recently-released recording he collaborated with his equally talented fiancé Lea Dunford. (Search YouTube for the two of them giving an incredible rendition of Handel's "Ombra mai fu".)

 

They're performing at Carnegie Hall tomorrow night (Nov 2). Which I could be there!

 

Enjoy.

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

3 hours ago, muski said:

 

I've been a huge Thomas Dunford fan since I came across his 2018 Bach album. The final track, a transcription of  Bach Chaconne arranged for archlute, is a masterpiece.

 

On this recently-released recording he collaborated with his equally talented fiancé Lea Dunford. (Search YouTube for the two of them giving an incredible rendition of Handel's "Ombra mai fu".)

 

They're performing at Carnegie Hall tomorrow night (Nov 2). Which I could be there!

 

Enjoy.

 

 

 

Is the quote of the other cover intentional?

 

 

[Nikhil]

 

 

https://open.qobuz.com/album/0088807239143

 

 

[DuckToller]

A couple of oldies having a good time with great friends ;-)

[dericchan1]

Pennywise

[Jud]

Damn. I mean, DAMN.

 

 

[AudioDoctor]

1 hour ago, Jud said:

Damn. I mean, DAMN.

 

 

 

Thanks for the rec. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Jud said:

Damn. I mean, DAMN.

 

 

I had the same reaction this morning, but perhaps in the opposite direction. I was thinking, damn this is terrible. 

 

I will give it a couple more listens :~)

[Jud]

2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I had the same reaction this morning, but perhaps in the opposite direction. I was thinking, damn this is terrible. 

 

I will give it a couple more listens :~)

 

Hah! No problem, this hits a sweet spot for me that not everyone has.

 

Edit: The sweet spot - Van Morrison, whose voice I love, singing rock 'n' roll from near the origins or shortly after, which I love as a genre, in kind of a Ray Charles style, which I'm a sucker for.

[AnotherSpin]

11 hours ago, Jud said:

Damn. I mean, DAMN.

 

 

 

Surprisingly or not, but in Qobuz this album needs to be searched for through the long list of Van Morrison albums. Unlike the novelties from all sorts of woken up... I don't know how to call it, there is nothing to call it. 

[Daccord]

8 hours ago, Jud said:

 

Hah! No problem, this hits a sweet spot for me that not everyone has.

 

Edit: The sweet spot - Van Morrison, whose voice I love, singing rock 'n' roll from near the origins or shortly after, which I love as a genre, in kind of a Ray Charles style, which I'm a sucker for.

 

In addition to Van's voice the backing vocals are terrific - particularly on Sea Of Heartbreak. A lot to enjoy in this album if you like this style.

[WAM]

17 hours ago, Jud said:

Hah! No problem, this hits a sweet spot for me that not everyone has.

 

Edit: The sweet spot - Van Morrison, whose voice I love, singing rock 'n' roll from near the origins or shortly after, which I love as a genre, in kind of a Ray Charles style, which I'm a sucker for.

 

Thanks for sharing! Must say I like it too. Reminds me of parties of days long gone (and the accompanying smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke).

 

Perhaps not one of his best records (Moondance, anyone?), but for me, it has a nice feelgood quality. 

 

Edit: he should have stayed away from the Johnny Kidd song.

 

[WAM]

Back to my teenage days...

 

 

[Jud]

56 minutes ago, WAM said:

 

Thanks for sharing! Must say I like it too. Reminds me of parties of days long gone (and the accompanying smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke).

 

Perhaps not one of his best records (Moondance, anyone?), but for me, it has a nice feelgood quality. 

 

Edit: he should have stayed away from the Johnny Kidd song.

 

 

We can't expect Moondance, since he's interpreting rather than writing his own here. (He hasn't come close to Moondance for decades, admittedly, even when he does write his own stuff.)

 

I like the Johnny Kidd, actually. For me no one can come close to Little Richard on a Little Richard tune, so although Van does a creditable job on Lucille his interpretation doesn't add anything.

 

How about the guy's voice for pushing 80? (Same thing I thought about Jagger on Hackney Diamonds.)

[jiminlogansquare]

Nothing life changing or earth shattering here; just great listening pleasure.

 

 

[WAM]

2 hours ago, Jud said:

How about the guy's voice for pushing 80? (Same thing I thought about Jagger on Hackney Diamonds.)

Your comments take me back to a Buddy Guy concert we (mijn lief et moi) once attended. Buddy Guy is the same year my late father was. BG was dressed in a purple tiger stripe suit. Never saw my Dad in something like that.. It is not about age, or the dressing code... if the music is good, it's good. It was one of the best performances we ever attended. 

 

Funny, gave Hackney Diamonds a listen this evening, I like it. Good music has no age (I think...). 

[WAM]

[The Computer Audiophile]

[EuroChamp]

Bill Evans

At The Montreux Jazz Festival

1968

Verve

Analogue Productions 2x45rpm

 

On Qobuz they only have a 16/44.1 version. Are there high-res downloads available somewhere else?

 

A Masterpiece!