Heard any great music recently ?

Hi! Krish,
I am too a great fan of Patricia Barber. Her fortnight in France CD is amazing. One of her best cds is Cafe Blue. IF you like her, then you will like MAry Black, Jheena Lowdik, Eva Cassidy, Jane Monheit & Jacintha. All awesome female jazz singers.

One the best Cds I heard recently was Hope from Hugh Masekella (forgive the spelling). A lot of new JVC JAZZ xrcds and FIM CDs have come and they also have the audiophile editions of Patricia Barber.

Have been tripping on the worldspace RIFF channel nowdays.
Rgds
Prithvi

Hey Prithvi,
Thanx for the reply.Yes I also have Cafe Blue and Verse by Patricia Barber.She is good isn't she.

"IF you like her, then you will like MAry Black, Jheena Lowdik, Eva Cassidy, Jane Monheit & Jacintha. All awesome female jazz singers."

Will check out these guys too.

Meanwhile here is a shout to the rest of the gang - arj,bigears, bhagwan,junia,manek,viren,purnendu ...

Heard any good stuff lately ?

K

Hello

Even though the music is very jazz centric, the latest I picked up (from here in India) and found very good (sans jazz)

1. Ministry of Sound (House/Trance) - Annual 2005.
2. Audioslave
3. Velvet Revolver - (This band is formed with Slash (GNR fame and Stone Temple Pilot lead singer) They have won a grammy on their debut.
4. Coldplay X&Y
5. The 'Best of ...' released like REM, America (According to me they are must haves)

For the fusion interested with a Carnatic touch,
The fusion on saxophone (KAdri Gopalnath) and venna (Rajesh Vaidya) are very nice too,

Hmm those are the ones minus jazz. Now I am planning to invest in jazz. What is the best start?

ur views on the new coldplay album...?

Audioslave is friggin cool..

Coldplay X&Y is good. Need to hear more. But on the whole I really liked the album.
Yup audioslave is really cool. BTW if you can get your hands on Pearl Jam's "Lost Dogs" double cd set, thats a very good one too.
BTW I have a wharfedale 8.4 too. And I currently run it with a denon avr. And I really like the way it plays rock. Especially when I run the Metallica S&M on it, its divine.
On the other hand I love the way my wharfedale plays Sade.
Any views on the Hoobastank album, I know reason is a good song. What abt the other songs on the album.

Hello bharathana,Obi-wan,
Jazz is not the only music I listen to.I quite like rock as well.Unfortunately a lot of the recent stuff leaves me feelin' quite cold

Having said that here is some stuff that I would recommend that you guys listen to.


Going home - Ginger Baker Trio feturing the incomparable Bill Frissel on guitar and Charlie Haden on Bass.

Icon -Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane,Selvaganesh, Umamahesh...Imagine if you will, Tyagaraga jammin' with Jimmy Page or Satriani.BTW all you finger shredding devotees of Vai,Malmsteen and Satriani should check out the late Shawn Lane.

Personae - Hellborg,Lane and Sipe.More mind expanding Jazz meets metal fusion music

Yo la Tengo - Then Nothing Turns itself inside out.Hallucinogenic, quietly trippy Pink Floyd like music for the 21 century

Steve Morse- Major Impacts.An album of tributes from a guitar player's guitar player.Also check out Stress Fest.


Jim Hendrix Trio[/b] - BBC sessions.I was listening to this album just a little after the G8 concert.This session was recorded way back in 1966 and wahat amazes me totally when I hear this sound is how far ahead of his time the Great Hendix was.A lot of the bands today sound just like he did a good 40 years back.


BTW If you guys liked Audio slave please hear Led Zepplin Vol 1 & 2.I think Audio slave sounds like a latter day Zep

That and many more.Do let me know what you guys think if you get a chence to hear any of this stuff.

Cheers
K

Krish

Actually havent quite heard of the bands u were talking about, except of course satriani and Led Zep. I think stairway to heaven is the best rock number ever. Not to mention Kashmir
I am particularly interested in Icon. Is that the name of the band? Do I get their cds in India, meaning blore?
I am pretty eager to listen to the stuff you have mentioned. Just a question, have you picked these stuff up in India?
Some of the good stuff like Dream Theatre etc, we dont get it here. Only mp3.
If you like the fusion kind, you must listen to Shakthi with Ustad Zakir Hussain, John Mclaughan (excuse that spelling), Selvaganesh, Shankar Mahadevan, Mandolin Srinivas. They are awesome and they recently (4 months ago) had a show in Blore. Unbelievable.

Anyways will be interesting if other people join in too to get a good discussion going on great music.


Bharathan

Bharathana,
Well some of the stuff, I'm sure is locally available.I do remember seeing Going Home at Rhythm House (m'bai) many moons ago.

Stuff like Icon( is the name of the album),Personae,Yo La tengo...is best sourced thru' good ol' Amazon.com.

Yes i have heard Shakti, both live and recorded.I must admit that I am not at all impressed by the current line up, which seems to be more about speed than about music.

BTW if you like Zep do pick up this album titled No Quarter by Page and Plant and check out the version of Kashmir on that.

If you like Dream Theater, you must check out Ágætis Byrjun
by Sigur Ros of Iceland.

K

Sarah Brightman - Eden.
Ennio Morricone's film scores (would sound great with a 5.1 than a 2.0).
Loreena Mckennitt

vivekama schrieb:

Sarah Brightman - Eden.

WOW!
she's got he voice of an angel.
I have her greatest hits and more.
Listen to Unexpected song, Ave Maria, Deliver Me, Time to say Goodbye(extremely good), oceans away, phanthom of the Opera...whoo...too good.
Cheers,
Sachi

benkenobi

ofcourse, gr8 voice and gr8 music to back her voice. i love all her songs.

Krish schrieb:

Bharathana, Well some of the stuff, I'm sure is locally available.I do remember seeing Going Home at Rhythm House (m'bai) many moons ago. Stuff like Icon( is the name of the album),Personae,Yo La tengo...is best sourced thru' good ol' Amazon.com. Yes i have heard Shakti, both live and recorded.I must admit that I am not at all impressed by the current line up, which seems to be more about speed than about music. BTW if you like Zep do pick up this album titled No Quarter by Page and Plant and check out the version of Kashmir on that. If you like Dream Theater, you must check out Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Ros of Iceland. K

Hi Krish

I picked up No Quarter by page and plant. I must agree, awesome. especially the Kashmir version here.
Also i happened to listen to Ahmad Jamal's awakening. Liked that very much too. I am thinking you should keep your suggestions going on the music front. Maybe Ill pm you for more suggestions on jazz etc.
Have asked my friend to check out at Rythm house on some music, like the ones mentioned.
BTW if you have heard of Illaiyaraja (Tamil music director), then you should listen to his album, Thiruvasagam. Its a musical composition done with the Hungary musical troupe. Very nice indeed, except that it is in Tamil (if you are totally new to tamil).

Also talking about sweet voices, i think none to beat Sade! What a voice she has.

bharathana schrieb:

Also talking about sweet voices, i think none to beat Sade! What a voice she has.

Try Alizee, Sarah Brightman, Edith Piaf and of course Tina Turner has a great voice too.
al have superbn voices are are from different eras.
Edith Piaf was a French singer who became famous in the 1940s.
She was the darling of "The Resistance" and also the yankees who were there to liberate Europe.

Alizee is a French singer too but of a much modern era and is still very popular in France.

Cheers,
Sachi

Obi-wan & Co,
See if you can pick up this album called 'Going home' by the Ginger Baker trio.It features the totally awesome Bill Frisell who plays like a god like maniac who is fully aware of his insanity.

My favourite track on that album is called 'rambler'
a salute of sorts to the great Hendrix.

I have seen this available locally.Check out the music section at Landmark.You might just get lucky.

K

One of the best music I have heard and am hearing as I type is Barney kessel, ray brown and shelly manne jazz trio...quite awsome ! these oldies sure can make music....mastery over their instruments is superlative yet they are so melodious !

heard a great concert consisting of 8 steinway concert grand pianos under verbier(swiss alps) ! quite mind blowing !

manek.

Vijay Iyer - Blood Sutra

I happened to order a copy of this album off Amazon.Vijay
Iyer is an upcoming desi jazz pianist based in the U.S.

Vijay is a pianist in the same mould as Horace Silver and M'coy Tyner.The album is a wonderful blend of complex melodies and meditative musings.

The album also features another desi reedman called Rudresh Mahantappa.

Interesting album.Do give it a listen if you can.

Prithvi schrieb:

A lot of new JVC JAZZ xrcds and FIM CDs have come and they also have the audiophile editions of Patricia Barber.

Can you tell me where I can get these discs in Mumbai!

NealC schrieb:

Prithvi schrieb: A lot of new JVC JAZZ xrcds and FIM CDs have come and they also have the audiophile editions of Patricia Barber. Can you tell me where I can get these discs in Mumbai!

Hi there,
Unfortunately, much of this stuff is not available locally.
Check out Amazon.com.A bit expensive, but reliable.

Also check out Landmark at Infiniti Mall, Lokhandwalla.

Cheers

Krish schrieb:

NealC schrieb: Prithvi schrieb: A lot of new JVC JAZZ xrcds and FIM CDs have come and they also have the audiophile editions of Patricia Barber. Can you tell me where I can get these discs in Mumbai! Hi there, Unfortunately, much of this stuff is not available locally. Check out Amazon.com.A bit expensive, but reliable. Also check out Landmark at Infiniti Mall, Lokhandwalla. Cheers

Thanks! I will check it out.

Hi,

I used to be mostly a Rock fan but of late have been listening to Flamenco guitar music.
Artists like Jesse Cook, Armik, Craig Chaquico, Acoustic Alchemy, Ottmar Liebert etc are the ones that are currently adorning my CDP shelf.

CKN

ckn schrieb:

Hi, I used to be mostly a Rock fan but of late have been listening to Flamenco guitar music. Artists like Jesse Cook, Armik, Craig Chaquico, Acoustic Alchemy, Ottmar Liebert etc are the ones that are currently adorning my CDP shelf. CKN

CKN,
Do try and pick up this fantastic album called Sahara by Xavier Ruibal.It's awesome.

k

CKN: Do try and pick up this fantastic album called Sahara by Xavier Ruibal.It's awesome.

What kinda music is this ? Similar to Acoustic Alchemy ?

Amp_Nut schrieb:

CKN: Do try and pick up this fantastic album called Sahara by Xavier Ruibal.It's awesome. What kinda music is this ? Similar to Acoustic Alchemy ?

Not really.Xavier Ruibal is a flamenco artist based in Cadiz.The music in this album is 'pure' flamenco with a moorish/north african flavour.

It's quite a treat.

K

Hi All,
There is a label called Argo, producing contemporary Euro-American 'classical' composers. Anyone know if it is available in India. I have CD sampler produced by them and some of the stuff is quite interesting, and while it is labelled as 'classical' it is not so far away from forms like Jazz and Afro Folk stuff. Some of the pieces and composers in this Cd that I have particularly liked were

Kevin Volans, StringQuartet No. 3 'The songlines'. Its a haunting piece and reminded me a bit of some Rajasthani folk stuff. The nick name comes from the name of a novel on Bushmen.
Gavin Bryars, The Archangel Trip. This one is performed by a group called Icebreaker
David Byrne, High Life for Strings
Michael gordon' Yo for Shakespear This is an opera set in london
Graham Fitkin The Hook, This one is just pounding percussion.

All the music, barring one piece by Gorecki in the sampler are like nothing I have heard before and is much closer to a composer like Mingus than anything we would usually call western Classical, unless one comes to recent composers like Shostokovich, Sravinsky or Kodaly,and then too they are different.

If anyone knows something about these guys I would be glad for the information. All I have are excerpts so it would be nice to know if anyone has heard the entire compositions.

Purnendu

purnendu schrieb:

Kevin Volans, StringQuartet No. 3 'The songlines'. Its a haunting piece and reminded me a bit of some Rajasthani folk stuff. The nick name comes from the name of a novel on Bushmen. Purnendu

Purnendu,

Actually i've been hunting for some good Rajasthani folk stuff for one year now....not able to get one.

Do you know any label that sells these stuff (I think it is known as langas/manganiars...not sure whether i got the spelling correct).

Cheers
Siva.

Hi,
Most of the commercial stuff is Bombay bastardized trash on tapes, meant strictly for playing on tractors and lorries. There are extensive recordings at the the Rupayan sansthan Jodhpur, and at SWRC Tilonia. I dont know whether they are available commercially, although tapes of the latter do float around. The Rupayan recordings are superior because of the the founder Komal Kothari was a musicologist. He is no more and I suspect they will either lie in cold storage or make their way to western institutes. There is one group in Bikaner making recordings for a musicians collective, although only two CDs were made and they got sold out fast. Let me see if I can locate any and as soon as I get something I will let you know. Try and see old HMV releases, they brought out a few records too.

Purnendu

i do have an album by these folks

http://www.smithsoni...=India&sType=country

try seraching for indian music here. recording is very well done

I finally got one...from Sony. Langas and Manganiars recorded live in London.

It is good.... But - no where close to what i have recorded (artists playing on sides of forts and other tourist location) using my video-cam during my trip to Jodpur & Jaisalmer. Will try to upload these during the weekend..

Purnendu, let me know if you come across anything .. would appreicate your help.

Cheers
Siva.

Hi,
I have one CD by Langas but singing in Siraiki not Marwari. Email me you postal address and I will have a copy made and sent. Would tapes interest you? There are some old HMV releases of Allah Jilla Bai on vinyl and tape, they may have been reissued on CD. There is greater likelihood of finding tapes than CDs.
Punendu

If you like Acoustic Alchemy, then also try Peter White, Earl Klugh(very romantic guitar), Jonathan Butler. If you have access to Limewire then simply type in smooth jazz and you will come up with a whole lot of names. If you do like any, then let me know and I can copy some original CDs for you , of course expecting you to share some of your kind of music too with me
I am based out of Delhi.

1. panditr: Thanks for the pointers to Peter White, & Jonathan Butler.

The past couple of days, I have been listning to

Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales

The original no longer seems to be available in Mumbai.

This is a regular CD, that a friend purchased here in Mumbai for approx Rs 400. IMHO, a True Audiophile disk.



2. Jack Johnson also has some other albums. Anyone got them or knows where they are available in Mumbai ?



3. Im also looking for Janis Ian's HUNGER. Can anyone help ?

Anyone wants great instrumental music (as good as Acoustic Alchemy) for free? I can whet your appetite

Here's it folks. Just go to this website address and download. Helps if you have a broadband connection. http://artistlaunch.com/artist.asp?artistid=5229

Bjorn Lynne is a great artiste. Good instrumental stuff. Recommend Jooli's Song (8MB), The Fairy Woods
To download, just click the "DL" button next to a song. Try others if you have the bandwith.

And you can repay me by checking out some of the other great artistes who offer downloads on this site and posting their links here

THANKS, Neutral.

Nice stuff.

Any piano fans here? I was listening to Rachaminov plays Rachminov. I really liked the way he handles the piano. He has complete mastery over the instrument and can vary the tempo at will. Please listen if you get the chance.

In vocals, I have been listening to Pat Boone and Max by Graves. Very interesting collection of old songs.
The three tenors - Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, ... conducted by Zubin Mehta recording at the Acropolis is very powerful music. Would recommend for serious listening.

Charlotte Church has also caught my attention. Worth a listen, folks.

Hi,
Piano music is probably among most exciting and challenging to reproduce in a system, especially if its with an orchestra. It seems that the instrument a composer personally mastered has some influence on his work. Although I suppose to some extent every composer plays the piano, not all composers have been masters of the instrument. Thus piano composers have often produced their best work for this instrument. Rachmaninof ofcourse is superb.There are other 'piano playing composers' whom you might also like, apart ofcourse from Mozart, Beethoven and the great Brahms. Have you heard Khachaturian, you might like him if you like Rachmaninoff. Definitely also Grieg. In a different taste is Gershwin, 'American in Paris'.

Just out of curiosity I wonder how many non-piano playing composers have produced great piano music. Haydn for instance does not really get remembered for his piano compositions, whereas Mozart does. What about Mahler? Except as accompaniement for the lieder are there any piano pieces, or is there a piano concerto by him? I dont know. There is nothing on piano by Bruckner either. What about Sibelius and Smetana were they piano playing composers, has any one heard piano stuff by them. I have not as yet.

Purnendu

Sibilius Symphony # 01 conducted by Bernstien playing the Berliner S. O.

Heard it last week.

Great !

Hi,
Lennie Bernstien was another piano blokie, wasnt he? Is this performance on CD and available here. I have the standard Karajan version. However I do have his Fifth conducted by Bernstien and its a very dramatic performance. Sibelius is properly romantic isnt he? A rich string tone and all the pizzicato interludes add to the drama. Although I suppose Sibelius would not rank as a composer of the first order, he would certainly be high up in the second rung or one and half rung shall we say. I have have a particularly soft spot for Sibelius, Richard Strauss and Smetana.
Like with pianists as composers, conducters too seem to have special affinity for certain composers it would seem. Bernstien for instance is really good with Sibelius. He is less impressive (in my subjective and superficial opinion)with Mahler. I think that there are some conducters who are good introducers. Karajan is the best of them. First listen to a piece conducted by Karajan because he goes about it clinically and efficiently. Then let other conducter offer their presentations. sometimes the difference is recognizable in the first listen itself.

Purnendu