What are you listening to tonight ?

In the mood for some Italian Baroque strings.

Nicola Benedetti

The best of the Italians -Vivaldi/Veracini/Tartini :music:



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Mellow Madness is the leadoff volume in Blue Note's Original Jam Masters Series compilation series that thematically focuses on guitarist Grant Green's late period with the label, from 1969 to 1972.

Unlike the proceeding two discs, Mellow Madness is a more textured soul-jazz record. Its tunes comes from the same discs as on the latter volumes, but as "Cease the Bombing" by Neal Creque suggests, the spacious side of groove is what's highlighted here.

Drummer Idris Muhammad, bassist Jimmy Lewis, and vibist Willie Bivins all shine on this laid-back shimmering beauty. And Green, in uncharacteristically laid-back fashion, makes every note count.

Likewise, an 11-minute version of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage," from Grant's Alive! album, takes its time gathering steam and enlists tenorman Claude Bartee, Jr., organist Ronnie Foster and conguero Joseph Armstrong.

But it is the set's closer, a stunning take on Donald Byrd's "Fancy Free" with bassist Wilton Felder, percussion master Hall Bobby Porter, and vibist Gary Coleman that sends it off with authority.

Green's loping lead solo takes its time unfurling its knotty labyrinth while never leaving the groove. As other layers enter and leave, he caps, tags, underscores and extends every other solo in the mix. For the money, this is a great way to re-evaluate the guitarist's mature years.



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Grant Green's Debut album 1961

Grant Green – guitar
Baby Face Willette – organ
Ben Dixon – drums


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Coco Montoya - gotta mind to travel

Coco Montoya is an American blues guitarist and singer and former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
 

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Victory came up on Qobuz when the song I was playing finished. Never heard of her but definitely worth a listen.
 

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brad225 said:
Victory came up on Qobuz when the song I was playing finished. Never heard of her but definitely worth a listen.
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Brad - how do you get Qubuz to line up music that it (presumably) thinks you'll enjoy? I know Roon does this, but I've not found how to get Qubuz to suggest fresh listening. I access Qobuz via BluOS. Thanks Peter
 
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Brad - how do you get Qubuz to line up music that it (presumably) thinks you'll enjoy? I know Roon does this, but I've not found how to get Qubuz to suggest fresh listening. I access Qobuz via BluOS. Thanks Peter
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A small window would show up in the lower right corner asking if the suggestion was acceptable. I could check thumbs up or down.
It is no longer showing up but, I was sure it was Qobuz If it shows up again I will confirm which it is.

Brad
 
Natalia Mateo came up on Roon/Qobuz as a random play.
Her version of Walk on the Wild Side is wonderful.
 

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Live in San Francisco 1976
It was serendipity, indeed. In September, 1976, America’s most renowned organist, Virgil Fox, was to play a series of concerts at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. RR’s own ‘Prof.’ Keith Johnson was invited to record everything, and he did, using his legendary hand-built three-channel analogue tape machine. Now, after years of complex negotiations, RR is releasing highlights from these concerts, featuring the mighty music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Virgil Fox was always controversial. Like Vladimir Horowitz, Fox always gave highly personal interpretations of everything he played, and purists frequently railed at the liberties he took. But unlike many musicians found on organ benches, Fox was never dull. Invariably, he made one hear the music in a new way, and audiences roared their approval as you’ll hear at these live performances.


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