Album of the Evening

[cjf]

And now two from my "blow your brains out" playlist:

 

 

 

 

[AudioDoctor]

See if you can spot the change...

 

 

[clipper]

[JoeWhip]

New from Sound Liaison recorded on 2 inch tape and transferred to DXD. This mornings album.

 

 

 

[Nikhil]

[Piano1]

[jiminlogansquare]

[One and a half]

On 6/16/2020 at 9:47 AM, JoeWhip said:

Tonight it is the Emmet Cohen trio livestream with guest vocalist Veronica Swift. Should be a great two hours on you tube.

Veronica Swift is awesome, no fancy vocal gymnastics, just the right strength and dexterity where needed. Pleasure to listen to, the Tonal Master. Great backing band and recordings that don't disappoint. 

 

 

2019 - Confessions (96/24 FLAC avail)

 

Tracklist:

1. You're Gonna Hear From Me 03:47
2. A Little Taste 03:41
3. Interlude 05:12
4. Forget About The Boy 04:59
5. A Stranger In Town 04:22
6. I Don't Wanna Cry Anymore 05:09
7. I Hope She Makes You Happy 04:23
8. Confession/The Other Woman 06:43
9. Gypsy In My Soul 03:44
10. No Not Much 03:34
11. I'm Hip 02:24
12. No Regrets 03:29

 

 

 

2021 - The Bitter Earth, Redbook now, 96/24 soon(ish)

 

Tracklist:

1. This Bitter Earth (4:27)
2. How Lovely to Be a Woman (4:11)
3. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught (5:16)
4. Getting to Know You (6:19)
5. The Man I Love (4:50)
6. You're the Dangerous Type (4:25)
7. Trust in Me (5:20)
8. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (2:12)
9. As Long as He Needs Me (4:56)
10. Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong (2:54)
11. Prisoner of Love (4:17)
12. The Sports Page (6:21)
13. Sing (5:44)

 

Veronica Swift flips the script on This Bitter Earth, the captivating follow-up to her 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions. Whereas Confessions played out like pages from her personal diary, on the new album, the 27-year-old singer and master song interpreter looks outward while addressing social ills that plague the world today. This Bitter Earth takes on the song-cycle characteristics of such classic LPs as Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, Kate Bush's Hounds of Love, and Mary J. Blige's My Life. For her album, Swift tackles sexism ["How Lovely to Be a Woman"], domestic abuse ["He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"], racism/ xenophobia ["You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"] and the dangers of fake news ["The Sports Page"]. Accompanied by a team of kindred spirts that includes pianist Emmet Cohen, guitarist Armand Hirsch and flutist Aaron Johnson, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, and drummer Bryan Carter, Swift curates material that covers multiple genres, including jazz, American musicals, vintage R&B and contemporary rock.

 

 

[Temporal_Dissident]

 

[AudioDoctor]

Listening to this tonight...

 

 

[JoeWhip]

3 hours ago, One and a half said:

Veronica Swift is awesome, no fancy vocal gymnastics, just the right strength and dexterity where needed. Pleasure to listen to, the Tonal Master. Great backing band and recordings that don't disappoint. 

 

 

2019 - Confessions (96/24 FLAC avail)

 

Tracklist:

1. You're Gonna Hear From Me 03:47
2. A Little Taste 03:41
3. Interlude 05:12
4. Forget About The Boy 04:59
5. A Stranger In Town 04:22
6. I Don't Wanna Cry Anymore 05:09
7. I Hope She Makes You Happy 04:23
8. Confession/The Other Woman 06:43
9. Gypsy In My Soul 03:44
10. No Not Much 03:34
11. I'm Hip 02:24
12. No Regrets 03:29

 

 

 

2021 - The Bitter Earth, Redbook now, 96/24 soon(ish)

 

Tracklist:

1. This Bitter Earth (4:27)
2. How Lovely to Be a Woman (4:11)
3. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught (5:16)
4. Getting to Know You (6:19)
5. The Man I Love (4:50)
6. You're the Dangerous Type (4:25)
7. Trust in Me (5:20)
8. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (2:12)
9. As Long as He Needs Me (4:56)
10. Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong (2:54)
11. Prisoner of Love (4:17)
12. The Sports Page (6:21)
13. Sing (5:44)

 

Veronica Swift flips the script on This Bitter Earth, the captivating follow-up to her 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions. Whereas Confessions played out like pages from her personal diary, on the new album, the 27-year-old singer and master song interpreter looks outward while addressing social ills that plague the world today. This Bitter Earth takes on the song-cycle characteristics of such classic LPs as Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, Kate Bush's Hounds of Love, and Mary J. Blige's My Life. For her album, Swift tackles sexism ["How Lovely to Be a Woman"], domestic abuse ["He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"], racism/ xenophobia ["You've Got to Be Carefully Taught"] and the dangers of fake news ["The Sports Page"]. Accompanied by a team of kindred spirts that includes pianist Emmet Cohen, guitarist Armand Hirsch and flutist Aaron Johnson, bassist Yasushi Nakamura, and drummer Bryan Carter, Swift curates material that covers multiple genres, including jazz, American musicals, vintage R&B and contemporary rock.

 

 

Veronica Swift is on my must see list post Covid. Had a reservation to see her but that was cancelled with the lockdowns. Will grab the new album in the morning,

[Musicophile]

24/96 download. Still my favourite version.

 

[Norton]

[Norton]

[AnotherSpin]

Archive recording in very convincing sound. Fabulous performance!

 

[WAM]

[jiminlogansquare]

[Darryl R]

[jiminlogansquare]

[Darryl R]

New 24/192:

 

[WAM]

[jiminlogansquare]

[AudioDoctor]

I had to reinstall my Roon Library today because it was acting up and there were no other obvious fixes forthcoming.  This is the first album I am listening to after getting it working again.

 

 

[DeathFugue]

A staggering display of technique and musicality with very life-like sound (all-analogue LP).

[Musicophile]

Streaming from Qobuz right now. Still haven't bought it since it came out some years ago, as I already have so many Matthew Passions. But it is really very good (see my review here). Will have to buy it eventually.