[DLeeWebb]

 

[finbad]

Here's an anomaly as a teaching moment: I always would have expected the EMI produced 1975 album would be aurally preferable v '76 UMC labeled extended reissue - whereas the the EMI label sounds flat without the dynamic range of the reissue of "Jailbreak" by UMC - Must be the work of UMC's many credited producer's and engineers v the ham handed EMI crew in 1975.
Phil Lynott's seductively distinctive articulate voicing contrasting with the driving power cords just sounds so right - Classic.

Although there are a few tracks I could do without here, the instrumental "Nardis" is an outstanding phenomenal professional performance
“Nardis” was composed in 1958 by Miles Davis during his “modal phase”, to be played by Cannonball Adderley on his album “Portrait of Cannonball”. It is strongly associated with Bill Evans, who recorded it many times.
Davis was leading the “First Great Quintet” in 1958, which consisted of John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Jones (drums) and Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone, making it a sextet).
Bill Evans replaced Garland on piano for eight months (to be replaced by Wynton Kelly in late 1958) and Jimmy Cobb replaced Jones on drums.
This was the group that recorded “Kind of Blue”, considered by many to be the greatest jazz album of all time. “Nardis” featured Phrygian mode and minor Gypsy scale, as did other “Spanish” works from that time, such as Davis’ “Sketches of Spain”. Davis never recorded “Nardis”; Adderley recorded it only once.

Again, Patricia assembles her band with only top notch talents putting on a mind blowing live show.
Not a dog on this set list with the highlights being the must be experienced, "Touch of Trash" (v class), "If This Isn't Jazz" and "Black Magic Woman" - Do IT (please, yourself) !

 

[zikarus]

Thanks for the hint @Scuba Devils:

 

[timb5881]

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Soul to Soul

 

[richie60]

 

[Trihexagonal]

'This young robin (we call Robbie) came to our garden during the early lockdowns back in spring 2020. He still visits most days but no longer eats out of our hands.

That's sweet and had to brighten up what was a miserable part of most peoples lives then.

 

[Mink]

 

[Bytor123]

 

[LarsMan]

Now

Then
Lyrics used as prompt to generate image:
They hung there dependent from the sky
Like some heavy metal fruit
These bombers are ripe and ready to tilt
Must these Englishmen live that I might die
Must they live that I might die

​

Winterland, San Francisco, 1974...

 

[mystaiced]

Tom Petty - Best of Everything

Tool - Undertow

 

[Mink]

I really like John Butt in his recording of the Brandenburg concertos, but every other recording I have listened I find pretty dull.
These violin concertos are slow, timid and scholarly.
Yes, this may work as an antidote to the mainstream, in where most baroque recordings are played fast, dynamic and exiting. But this is a throwback to the late 70's, like Pinnocks 1st HIP recordings in where he carefully tried things out and kept things pretty conservative in tempi and phrasing. That said, I never heard Pinnock this dull.

I said it was slow in my comment a few weeks ago, but that is actually not true. I should have said it "feels" slow. I recently played an older recording of Elizabeth Wallfisch (Virgin) and for the fun of it I compared it to the Butt recording. Wallfisch's tempi are slower overall!, I was dumbfounded. But it doesn't feel slower. Her playing (or is it the recording?) is more lively and dynamic (although still a far cry of what it preferably could sound: like Andrew Manze's dynamic recording on Harmonia Mundi).

 

[ST33L]

Mad Season- Above

 

[tiddlywinks]

Rodriguez - Cold Fact
(RIP Sixto Rodriguez)

 

[Passenger11]

 

[Whazzzup]