What Are You Listening To Right Now?

[fourrobert13]

 

[Scubadevils]

 

[viffer]

 

[finbad]

Ronald Brautigam Plays Mendelssohn’s Piano Concertos (2018)

Here It turns out the then-70-year-old R&B icon’s show was unplugged due to a transportation issue that left most of his band stranded at the airport, as is explained at great length by the concert’s organizer, Jean-Pierre Grosz

Mendelssohn Complete Organ Sonata

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[Ryokan]

Bravo Dick, I agree with iamIvan, very eloquent statement regarding our beloved thread, and on our little controversy. No further comment is needed. However, I've been here since 2004, and I need to express my thoughts. Though drug use and/or other forms of self-abuse are obviously not required to create great art, it is a denial of history not to acknowledge the impact of both on the creative process of many great artists; whether music, painting, sculpture, literature, dance, whatever. There is clearly an exceptional awareness, an emotional sensitivity, an emotional intensity in the soul of great artists that compels them to express themselves through their art in the first place. That awareness and sensitivity, I think, exposes them to the beauty and ugliness, the ecstasy, and pain, etc. on a deeper level than most non-artists. Many artists have obviously turned to various methods they have felt they needed "to handle the exhaustion" from the intensity of their need to communicate their perspective of the reality, of the human condition. They are human beings, ya know. We all experience this "artist's soul" thing to some degree, especially those of us that have a deep love and appreciation of art (and even those that spend more than a little time on this and similar threads.) I don't know if I am effectively expressing my point, but I have not noted anyone here glorifying or promoting drug use, or substance abuse. However, as a former history teacher, and as a lover of art in it's various forms, from time to time, drug use, substance abuse, and the intersection between art, artist, and other human frailties and social ills are going to be part of the conversation...That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it, so there! I appreciate your indulgence. I'm done now...

PS. Dick, Wish I lived in Nashville!

I know artists, whether musical or craftsmen ( a term which includes women) are often taken advantage off by 'intermediaries' who look to take much of the profit, which doesn't help if someone is vulnerable due to drug use.






1974, wish I could go back there and stay there.

 

[barbazz]

 

[maegnificant]

My brother and I are on a Journey and this is our soundtrack. This and playing card games is heaven right now.

 

[MeiLing]

 

[Bytor123]

 

[iamivancb]

Jimmy Smith - Organ Grinder Swing (Hard Bop, 1965)



Freddie Hubbard - Goin' Up (1961)



Keith Jarrett - The Survivors' Suite (1977)

 

[Bytor123]

 

[zikarus]

 

[Scubadevils]

An absolute trance gem - I did a very rare thing tonight and started the album again when it finished!

 

[Whazzzup]

 

[ColSaulTigh]