Whats on your turntable tonight?

Years ago, Jim THIEL gave me a Sting Album with the song,
"There's a Moon Over Bourbon Street" on it, for my birthday. That's on...love it.
I always think of him when I play it. Nice gift!

Larry

Bkonig,
No I haven't. I will though.
Do you have, Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderly, her first album???
Circa 1962--it has THE DIFINITIVE VERSION of, "I Can't Get Started". He does things that only Charlie Parker or MAYBE Phil Woods (without the soul) could have done. It's amazing.
Capital Album, it's available on CD as a re-release. I really wish they'd remaster that.

Great TASTE man!
Larry

Renee Olstead,
Perhaps the greatest new talent in female jazz vocals I've heard.
She's only 21, but her phrasing, vocal control, styling, all transcend her age.
All I can say further is....WOW.

Larry

I'm sitting here in my loft, listening to some prototype speakers that I designed...bookshelfs...but that's not what this post is about.
What started out to be evaluation, has ended with me, with tears in my eyes...as to the beauty of the music I'm hearing...
Clifford Brown...the album is, The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings.
For those of you who may not be familiar with Clifford Brown...for my taste, he was, no make that, he does embody all that's good about playing the Trumpet.
Beautiful tone, sounds a bit Fluglehornish...(new word)...very deep rich sound...which is, to my way of thinking, pretty much unabashedly emulated by Mr. Chris Botti...same, at least similar tone and phrasing.
The Alto playing on the album, very Cannonball or Charlie Parker like, though not either of them...recording quality remarkable...especially since Clifford, tragically died in 1956...car accident...taking the best, in my opinion stylist on the trumpet, from us forever.
This album is a must for any jazz lover.
People talk about Miles' work on Kinda Blue...for my taste...my taste, mind you...it ain't close. Better stylings....I love it...run, don't walk, to get this album.
You won't be sorry.

Good Listening,
Larry