What music did you buy today?

[ejp626]

I've definitely slowed down on the music acquisition front.  I did recently pick up a rock CD - Day for Night by The Tragically Hip, and I just ordered Bill Evans's The Bill Evans Album (Columbia).  This was mostly since it was the best jazz album I found under $7 (with only moderate searching) to get over the free shipping minimum.

[BillF]

In the age of Spotify my CD buying has dwindled to gems formerly available on Spotify, but now disappeared from their selections. In that category are these which should be arriving anytime now:

P.S. Amazon has returned my payment on the first of these. It's looking as if Spotify drops items when they're no longer available on CD. But the Barcelonans are still there with this:

Edited September 3, 2016 by BillF

[sidewinder]

Give it a few years and the hipsters will be seeking out rare CDs and ditching the vinyl..

[Ted O'Reilly]

9 hours ago, sidewinder said:

Give it a few years and the hipsters will be seeking out rare CDs and ditching the vinyl..

Hmmm....  I think you've skipped The Cassette Revolution. 

[Hardbopjazz]

James P. Johnson Mosaic.

[Chuck Nessa]

1 hour ago, Hardbopjazz said:

James P. Johnson Mosaic.

Great set - 30 years ago I would have sold my left nut for the set. But today I have 95% of the music and another 20%. Damn.

[HutchFan]

Earlier today, I picked up a still-sealed copy of Bunky Green's Places We've Never Been (Vanguard, 1979).

I already know & love this music -- but I've only heard it as MP3 downloads.

Now, I'm looking forward to hearing it in full, unsullied-vinyl fidelity. 

Edited September 2, 2016 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Earlier today, I picked up a still-sealed copy of Bunky Green's Places We've Never Been (Vanguard, 1979).

I already know & love this music -- but I've only heard it as MP3 downloads.

Now, I'm looking forward to hearing it in full, unsullied-vinyl fidelity. 

Congrats .... excellent find indeed ....

[duaneiac]

Went to a Half-Price Books store today to take advantage of their Labor Day sale.  There I found a couple of used LPs:

The Old Dude & The Fundance Kid -- Budd Johnson & Phil Woods (with Richard Wyands, George Duvivier and Bill Goodwin), a 1984 album and, according to the liner notes, Budd Johnson's final recording session as he died in Oct. of that year.

And a couple of new CD items

But I also stopped by a nearby Rasputin's store on the way and picked up a handful of used CDs:

[Hardbopjazz]

Houston Person's '75/Get Out' a My Way.

On ‎9‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 8:24 PM, Chuck Nessa said:

Great set - 30 years ago I would have sold my left nut for the set. But today I have 95% of the music and another 20%. Damn.

I'm still waiting for this one to arrive.

[HutchFan]

I've been on an Art Song/Lied kick for the last few days, so I decided to order these two Elly Ameling CDs:

  

The Early Recordings, Vols. 3 & 4 (RCA, originally released on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
Vol. 3 features lieder by Brahms & Schumann, and Vol. 4 has lieder by Schubert & (more from) Schumann.

I'm particularly looking forward to hearing the Brahms.

[soulpope]

21 hours ago, HutchFan said:

I've been on an Art Song/Lied kick for the last few days, so I decided to order these two Elly Ameling CDs:

  

The Early Recordings, Vols. 3 & 4 (RCA, originally released on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi)
Vol. 3 features lieder by Brahms & Schumann, and Vol. 4 has lieder by Schubert & (more from) Schumann.

I'm particularly looking forward to hearing the Brahms.

Her Brahms is terrific ....

[Kate]

    

Gold star delivery day.  yay.

[paul secor]

1 hour ago, Kate said:

    

Gold star delivery day.  yay.

A Dylan fanatic. Months of good listening there.

[Kate]

(woot!)

[paul secor]

[xybert]

Been on an Ahmad Jamal kick lately. Previously only had Live at the Pershing which i always loved for Poinciana but wasn't really feeling the rest. Recently, however, the penny dropped...

Picked up:

- Ahmad's Blues

- Awakening

- Tranquility/Outertimeinnerspace Impulse! twofer

- Trio & Quintet Recordings with Ray Crawford (really nice two disc set on el/Cherry Red which collects what it says on the box. The trio stuff is great but the quintet stuff is a bit of a surprise gem for me!)

[JSngry]

[JSngry]

[paul secor]

"Shake It Down" (Frog)

[T.D.]

[erwbol]

Latest Jazz Messengers order:

Anthony Braxton - Quintet (Basel) 1977

Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense - Moving Still

Mary Halvorson Octet - Away With You

[soulpope]

On 20.12.2016 at 0:38 AM, T.D. said:

Did this set already arrive .... and if so would you mind to share your impressions ?

[T.D.]

On 1/1/2017 at 2:05 PM, soulpope said:

Did this set already arrive .... and if so would you mind to share your impressions ?

It arrived, but was defective and I've already packed it up to return tomorrow.

I very much liked disc 1, which was done in a lively style, but track #8 consisted of static (though all others were fine). That pissed me off so much that I couldn't form serious impressions of discs 2 and 3 (though I listened).

My erudition in the area of harpsichord recordings is insufficient to make significant recommendations. I definitely enjoy Hantai's Goldbergs (older release on Opus 111), and he's long been well-regarded. The reviews I've read of his Scarlatti are excellent.

I will almost certainly order a replacement set. In purely economic terms, the big complete box by Scott Ross (34 discs for $54 + S/H from Amazon sellers) has a good reputation and is a far better deal than $22 + S/H for this one. But I avoid mega-boxes (most of the discs never get played), and 34 CDs is serious overkill for me in this repertory.

Edited January 2, 2017 by T.D.

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, T.D. said:

It arrived, but was defective and I've already packed it up to return tomorrow.

I very much liked disc 1, which was done in a lively style, but track #8 consisted of static (though all others were fine). That pissed me off so much that I couldn't form serious impressions of discs 2 and 3 (though I listened).

My erudition in the area of harpsichord recordings is insufficient to make significant recommendations. I definitely enjoy Hantai's Goldbergs (older release on Opus 111), and he's long been well-regarded. The reviews I've read of his Scarlatti are excellent.

I will almost certainly order a replacement set. In purely economic terms, the big complete box by Scott Ross (34 discs for $54 + S/H from Amazon sellers) has a good reputation and is a far better deal than $22 + S/H for this one. But I avoid mega-boxes (most of the discs never get played), and 34 CDs is serious overkill for me in this repertory.

Thnx for your feedback .... I would expect good things from Hantai's Scarlatti .... in case your replacement order should arrive in good shape I would appreciate a further resume nevertheless ....