David Ayers Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 Since you can hear this composer so much in concert I generally avoid recordings. I thought these might be cool to dabble in but am finding them a bit underwhelming. Nice sounding but a bit smooth, maybe? Can't deal with recordings of piano concertos (in general) so sticking to symphonies. Meanwhile here's what I've got in the car - on CD, with apologies to Jim for the eventual environmental impact (he's right, he's right - just don't tell him...) Quote
HutchFan Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Richie Beirach - The Breathing of Statues (CMP, 1982) One of Beirach's best, IMO. Edited September 14, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
David Ayers Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Anybody else been spending time with this box? Quote
Referentzhunter Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 long time, long time .... Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Many thanks to the poster who recently mentioned this Toots Thielemans collection—picked up a used copy as a result: Quote
Referentzhunter Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 8 hours ago, David Ayers said: Anybody else been spending time with this box? Phaedra ! Quote
David Ayers Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: Phaedra ! It’s a blast from the past, plus plus plus! 5 hours ago, Referentzhunter said: Ha! Still got the cassette. No cassette player though since I changed cars, so... Quote
jcam_44 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Teddy Edwards - Feelin's Nice spin for a Sunday morning. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 The AMAZING Betty Carter "Look What I Got!" Verve cd Quote
sgcim Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Although I loved this guy's version of Summertime many years ago, I never thought of checking his other stuff out. His soul stuff is kind of dull, the same I, ii iii progression over and over, but he recorded two LPs of standards, and IMHO he was better than any other soul singer at putting his own stamp on that type of music, with help from his arranger Phil Wright, and some great Chess sidemen. Quote
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