I was just listening to Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone and got all freaked-up and had to put on this track :
( Slip inside this house by 13th-floor elevators )
Must try to get a proper copy of this LP, instead of the reissue by 'Get Back' ( inside the sleeve) records.
"Once you find out ... the Circumstances ; then you can go out"
Seems to be an International Artists re-issue from 1978, checking one out on EBay for a bid tomorrow. That will save me about £500. This really is a great album, about 4 or 5 superb tracks.
"Once you find out ... the Circumstances ; then you can go out"
Started with Vaughan Williams "Lark Ascending"' Dives and Lazarus" Wasps"
Then Mozart Divertimenti direct to disc followed by Glenn Gould "Goldberg Variations"
It's not always prog rock and jazz! (Only most of the time!)
What can one say but WOW!
Porter's golden voice, plus breathtaking sound, full of light, shade warmth, tone and old school wide dynamic range.
Porter's production team and the orchestra have done a sterling job of emulating the Capitol stereo sound of the late 'fifties/early sixties. Full marks to them.
Nothing will surpass Cole's originals in terms of that voice but this is fabulous and Porter just oozes affection for his idol.
Take a listen to "When Love Was King" - seven minutes of spine tingling emotional and sonic gorgeousness.
The whole album is lovely.
Sgt. Baker started talkin’ with a Bullhorn in his hand.
He did a very good programme I saw the other day about singers and picked a big range of people, not technically great ones either, some of the people I like a lot - eg. Lou Reed.
"Once you find out ... the Circumstances ; then you can go out"
I am a big fan of Weather Report. Some people slate fusion and jazz rock as neither jazz nor rock.
But take away the labels and you have some brilliant inventive music.
I was listening to Billy Cobham's Spectrum last night. Great album, well recorded with some killer bass riffs and guitar.
