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Kamal....its a EMI release with karayan and berlin phil along with these 3 greats !

http://www.amazon.co...povich/dp/B00000I7VO

manek.

Is it not available in music stores in India, Manek?

Manek schrieb:

bombaywalla....the big band sure intereste me..as you know I am a sucker for swing ! what did they play ? how big was the band ? Sometimes these kids are amazing and they play from the heart and such performances are truely memorable. Encourage them my friend....Ah the big band sound....LIVE ! Manek.

Manek,
The band was medium sized I would say - 3 trumpet players of which the African-American player was the best & he was given 2-3 solos to do.
3 trombone players, 5 sax players - 1 alto, 1 barritone & the remaining tenor sax, 1 piano player, 1 drummer, 1 guitarist. So, that makes it 14 band members!
They played a variety of stuff most notably a few Duke Ellington tunes (that I am not familar with) & some Fats Waller tunes. I had the program booklet but I have thrown it out now!!

I certainly will encourage them.
Bruce Hornsby is coming to town in July & maybe these boys will open for him?

BYW, I did go & see Spyro Gyra in concert yesterday. It was a superb concert. The drummer was totally out-of-this-world. He was given several solo opportunities & each piece was better than the previous. In 1 solo, the band leader said that they were all going to go off-stage & were going to turn the program over to the drummer. He totally rocked the place!! Standing ovation from all 1000 people attending!
The band was in the lobby after the concert & I had 3 members autograph my "Best of Sypro Gyra" CD liner!
Very cool indeed! A famous group, churning out CDs for 30 years but yet so humble & accessible! I like groups like this - their success has not gone to their heads.

good to know...good to know !

manek.

Hariprasad Chaurasia ----India night at Sttutgart

just can't seem to get enough of this very powerful combination of tabla, flute and tambura...
Zhakir hussain steals the show a couple of times....

Savyasaachi schrieb:

Hariprasad Chaurasia ----India night at Sttutgart just can't seem to get enough of this very powerful combination of tabla, flute and tambura... Zhakir hussain steals the show a couple of times....

hey sachi,

a couple of months back i bought a CD from the whole night concert titled 'flute duet-live in Stuttgart 2001' by hariprasad chaurasia and rakesh chaurasia assisted by zakir hussain. maybe you're referring to a different one, needless to say, i feel the same as you do every time i play it...just mesmerizing

cheers!

Dvorak - Symphony No.8 in G, Op.88 & Seranade for Strings, Op.22 played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Yehudi Menuhin.

"The very best of Acoustic Alchemy"

The album is a revelation to me. Has anyone listened to "Positive Thinking" by Acoustic Alchemy?

The very best of Acoustic Alchemy

LOVELY albumn.... but my CD souds Rather bright....

Bibs schrieb:

Has anyone listened to "Positive Thinking" by Acoustic Alchemy?

Positive Thinking is a superb cd. I found it better than the "best of "

Currently listening
Erin Boheme - What Love Is
Maricel Bedana - Amazing grace

Who's next?

On & On By Jack Johnson

Latin guitar classics.....(two guitars) ! yumm.....

was in the floyd mood and
Dark side of The moon, and Division bell.

in fact was so hung over division bell that played it on my car the whole time too..and was actually thankful for the traffic Jams

Voodoo_CHild schrieb:

Who's next?

Aah thats the album i wanted to buy and forgot about !

will do that today..

Dark side of The moon, and Division bell. in fact was so hung over division bell that played it on my car the whole time too..and was actually thankful for the traffic Jams

I am an ardent Floyd fan, but for some reason, have never got down to REALLY listning to the Division Bell, even though I bought the CD ages ago.

Thanks for the reminder... will certainly dig it out ....

Tha holds true for "Wish you were here" in my case..

and another album that I must listen to is Aqualung by Jethro Tull..

CCR is gonna play tomorrow !!

my system is not really well set now as it is undegoing a room transition so will take me some time to set it back up

Pink Floyd's best album according to me that Division bell...

Savyasaachi schrieb:

Pink Floyd's best album according to me that Division bell...

well to me 'the Wall' has to much of a legendry status for anything else to beat it.

But I do prefer the Division bell over Dark side of the Moon.

Division Bell

Pure David Gilmour album. No Roger Waters at all!!

Pink Floyd is my all time favorite band..haven't listened to any other band as much as I've heard them...with or without Syd/Roger, I simply love what they've created

IMO, 'Wish you were here' is their best album musically and 'The Wall', a cult Classic.

By itself,'Dark side of the moon' is a superb album, also well engineered.

'Meddle' is another great album I like, proved Floyd can move on without Syd and with 'The Division Bell', I didn't miss Roger..

A psychedelic experience on 'The Piper at the gates of Dawn' could never be matched on their subsequent albums..

Did I forget to mention 'Animals'?

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane(1967)-digitally remastered 1987.
A nice ,relaxed Album; both of them show their virtuosity in a laidback fashion.

I like:

Division Bell - Pink Floyd
Who's Next - The Who

I have not heard Jethro Tull but I would like recommendations about their best albums which I could blindly buy & listen. Is "Aqualung" the one?

During the last few days I have been listening to the best of Lobo, Smokie & Roxette.

Voodoo_CHild schrieb:

Pink Floyd is my all time favorite band..haven't listened to any other band as much as I've heard them...with or without Syd/Roger, I simply love what they've created IMO, 'Wish you were here' is their best album musically and 'The Wall', a cult Classic. By itself,'Dark side of the moon' is a superb album, also well engineered. 'Meddle' is another great album I like, proved Floyd can move on without Syd and with 'The Division Bell', I didn't miss Roger.. A psychedelic experience on 'The Piper at the gates of Dawn' could never be matched on their subsequent albums.. Did I forget to mention 'Animals'? :prost

Well put...i didn't miss Roger Waters in Division Bell either. High Hopes is such a great song.

Need to listen a bit more to 'the piper at the gates'. only heard it a couple of times.

Kamal schrieb:

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane(1967)-digitally remastered 1987. A nice ,relaxed Album; both of them show their virtuosity in a laidback fashion.

is this the one at Carnegie Hall...the one i have must be the same..very nice album.

SDhawan schrieb:

I like: Division Bell - Pink Floyd Who's Next - The Who I have not heard Jethro Tull but I would like recommendations about their best albums which I could blindly buy & listen. Is "Aqualung" the one? During the last few days I have been listening to the best of Lobo, Smokie & Roxette.

Ahh...Smokie..Tracks of My tears...makes me want to sing out loud every time i listen to that song.
I have been listening to Lobo a fair bit too the past week. Roxette is one group that i haven't heard in a long long time. Don't even think i have their songs with me

Saachi

The Real Ambassador - Dave Brubeck feat. Satchmo

Kamal schrieb:

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane(1967)-digitally remastered 1987. A nice ,relaxed Album; both of them show their virtuosity in a laidback fashion.

Aah.. not just great music but a great recording too.

the two masters good vibes comes across in the music.

Hey any Emerson, Lake and Palmer fans out there ?

tonight I am going to spin Tarkus ...

Sharukh ! now thats a great Track !

Satchmo was "Da Real Ambassador" of music !

God bless his soul. He never ceases to amaze me. Never get tired of him.

Manek.

Well Manek, he's a kinda Jazz Missionary. Whenever he sings Satch converts a lot of people to start listening to Jazz.

Anyway, did you know that this song is actually an anti-racist song? The whites keeps saying that they're the real ambassadors of American culture when actually it's the African Americans. This track was apparently written by Dave Brubeck and his wife.

Shahrukh schrieb:

Whenever he sings Satch converts a lot of people to start listening to Jazz.

Basically he makes people "GROW UP"

abhi.pani schrieb:

Basically he makes people "GROW UP" :D

heh he.. methinks i like to be "all grown up" only once a while..the kid in me (Rock, Fusion, New age,...and Hindi)seems to be the dominant part of me these days

Arj schrieb:

Hey any Emerson, Lake and Palmer fans out there ? tonight I am going to spin Tarkus ...

hmm..last night I listened to ELP, album - Trilogy

i like trilogy much more than Tarkus (Which is just OK)..

have you heard their rendition of Paintings at an Exhibition ? harsh but nice.

i prefer their "works" as it has a compendium of nice tracks

BTW does not the heartbeatin Endless Enigma Part One sound same as Dark side onf the moon ?

abhi.pani schrieb:

Shahrukh schrieb: Whenever he sings Satch converts a lot of people to start listening to Jazz. Basically he makes people "GROW UP" :D

Naaah...! Not Satch! I love his voice as much as I love Knopfler's guitar. OK, maybe that's comparing apples and oranges now but... well... you get the drift!

Oh, I did get your drift buddy but did you get the pun intended..if not I can send you a PM

Got it!! LOL!!

yes sharukh I know.

Mozart Chamber Music played by Smithson String Quartet. 5CD's of well played and recorded Mozart is a great collection of his work, the cover notes provided is also very informative.
Release- Virgin Classic 00946 3727778 2 9

Arj schrieb:

i like trilogy much more than Tarkus (Which is just OK).. have you heard their rendition of Paintings at an Exhibition ? harsh but nice. i prefer their "works" as it has a compendium of nice tracks BTW does not the heartbeatin Endless Enigma Part One sound same as Dark side onf the moon ?

Unfortunately I have only their Trilogy, its tough to find other albums in stores..was looking for Brain Salad Surgery..

Haven't heard Paintings at an Exhibition or Works, will see if I can get them..

Heartbeat does resemble..just that its more pronounced on DSOTM

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Unfortunately I have only their Trilogy, its tough to find other albums in stores..was looking for Brain Salad Surgery..

Haven't heard Paintings at an Exhibition or Works, will see if I can get them..

Heartbeat does resemble..just that its more pronounced on DSOTM [/quote]
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BSS :I have some MP3s of that

yeah ELP is tough to find..i found it on eBay UK.

My ELP faves.

Works 1&2
Brain Salad Surgery
Tarkus

Cheers
K

Krish schrieb:

My ELP faves. Works 1&2

i LOVe their track Cest La Vie... have found myself humming that many many times..

Arj schrieb:

Krish schrieb: My ELP faves. Works 1&2 i LOVe their track Cest La Vie... have found myself humming that many many times..

'Still, you turn me on.' is my favourite

Don Williams - Greatest Hits

Hi Sachi,
Wow, which one oof his greatest hit album ? He has retired from touring and had released a new album last year.

Regards
Anil

ani schrieb:

Hi Sachi, Wow, which one oof his greatest hit album ? He has retired from touring and had released a new album last year. Regards Anil

Hey Anil,

IT is basically this one..
http://www.amazon.com/Don-Williams-20-Greatest-Hits/dp/B000002O3U
I also have some other songs aprt from the ones on this album...one of the best country albums ever.

Vs - Pearl Jam

My favorites from the album:
Daughter, Dissident, Rearviewmirror and Elderly woman behind the counter in a small town..

CarlosSantana -supernatural & Shamam
what a guy..what guitar work

My favourites too-what abt Migra? almost sounds like a hindi film song, the guitar in that one!

I reaaly really wonder..now who could have copied from whom