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Desert Island Album Draft - 15th Anniversary Edition - 50 Rounds in the books, sign up now for KP's listening program (6 Viewers)

46.18 - Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk - Frank Kimbrough (2018)

Thelonious Monk wrote 70 songs in his lifetime including some that he never recorded.  Veteran Jazz pianist Kimbrough and his quartet recorded versions of all 70 over the course of six days in the studio.  The resulting five and a half hours of music is one of my favorite Jazz albums in recent memory.

The new interpretations highlight Monk's melodic and chromatic creativity without resorting to imitation.  Kimbrough's relatively unknown quartet is outstanding--the rhythm section of Rufus Reid and Billy Drummond swings like crazy, Kimbrough's piano honors Monk's style and Scott Robinson on saxes _and_ trumpet brings variety to the mammoth set list.

Straight No Chaser

Brilliant Corners

 
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Northern Voice said:
Any updates @krista4?
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She says she is ok today.  Lots of pain in the head and in lower back, but not woozy or anything.  I wish she had gone to the hospital; I should have insisted.  But it seems all right at the moment.

She is most upset that she will need to reschedule the long-awaited haircut she had for tomorrow. :lol:  

 
Up until the summer of 1976 the only music I listened to were my parents old albums(Beatles,Motown,Elvis,50's) and whatever I could find on the AM radio. Then I heard the coolest music blasting from my neighbors car stereo as he polished it. It was Kiss and I had found my new favorite band! By 1980 I had discovered actual good heavy metal bands but they were my gateway band.

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46.10 The 1975 - I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It (2016)

Went back and forth for the 2nd song.  So many good ones, but Somebody Else is probably my favorite song from anyone in the past 5 years.

Somebody Else

A Change Of Heart

P.S. Creepiest album title in the draft?

 
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krista4 said:
She says she is ok today.  Lots of pain in the head and in lower back, but not woozy or anything.  I wish she had gone to the hospital; I should have insisted.  But it seems all right at the moment.

She is most upset that she will need to reschedule the long-awaited haircut she had for tomorrow. :lol:  
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You get used to that after a while. Kids gotta get used to being the authority on personal matters as much as parents gotta get used to surrendering it. In case it helps, telling them you read in a magazine what you actually need them to do works better than anything else. GL - 

 
Eephus said:
46.18 - Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk - Frank Kimbrough (2018)

Thelonious Monk wrote 70 songs in his lifetime including some that he never recorded.  Veteran Jazz pianist Kimbrough and his quartet recorded versions of all 70 over the course of six days in the studio.  The resulting five and a half hours of music is one of my favorite Jazz albums in recent memory.

The new interpretations highlight Monk's melodic and chromatic creativity without resorting to imitation.  Kimbrough's relatively unknown quartet is outstanding--the rhythm section of Rufus Reid and Billy Drummond swings like crazy, Kimbrough's piano honors Monk's style and Scott Robinson on saxes _and_ trumpet brings variety to the mammoth set list.

Straight No Chaser

Brilliant Corners
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If Monk played a horn, he'd be larger in fan consideration than Miles or Trane. But it's actually bigger to modern music that he did it on the keys

 
Eephus said:
otb_lifer said:
Rd 44

Metal Box - Public Image Limited (1979)

... more '79 goodness 

who better than the figurehead of punk to totally deconstruct that aborted deconstruction, and branch out to more experimental space and soundscapes ... yes, it's John Lydon, folks ... ditching his Rotten surname and blazing some pioneering post punk brilliance.  
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I drafted this in round #22.

22 .  8    Eephus    -    Public Image Ltd.    -    Second Edition (Metal Box)
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we ain't no band, it's a company.  simple.

 
3 days and no shuffle make MAC something something

Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper. Perhaps it was the reviews from others to this point influencing me, but I'm hearing what you all were writing about. I don't know if that was a 6, an 8, or somewhere in between. But I'm gonna hit that heart and..**heh. heh. heh.**...rabbit hole (**punch**) this one some more later.

Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution. I need to get more of her into my world. All I really knew about her growing up was Give Me One Reason, which I never cared for. But the few times her earlier work has crept into my ears it's been different. This is at least a solid 7 and I'm gonna hit that heart and come back for more later.

Spoon - The Beast & Dragon, Adored. Yes! Finally! I've seen so much of Spoon, but if I have heard them i never knew it. This shuffle is off to a great start in at least getting me to listen to new music I've wanted to, but just haven't prioritized yet. But...I don't know how I feel about this. Is this a gateway to more? Or is this as good as it gets? I can hear the appeal if they developed more from this, but if this is the developed version my impression isn't the same. Either a 5 or a 7 plus and I'm not gonna hit the heart. I'm gonna wait for a different one to come on another time then decide.

Black Crowes, My Morning Son. Probably a good thing to get something more comfortable in my ears, a mental reset before more shuffling. 8+

Californe - Michigan Girls. I know absolutely nothing of them beyond what I just heard. It's not my wheelhouse, but I can see why someone else added it. A 6 that should be higher

John Mayer - Vultures (Live). This is my add and of course it's a 10 #WhiteGuyChairDancing

Rolling Stones - Start Me Up. I hate finishing on a sour note, but the small human inmates appear to be getting restless. I should take off my headphones and see what's happening. Plus this song sucks. A 2something that I'm giving a 1 because I expect more of the Stones

 
MAC_32 said:
Spoon - The Beast & Dragon, Adored. Yes! Finally! I've seen so much of Spoon, but if I have heard them i never knew it. This shuffle is off to a great start in at least getting me to listen to new music I've wanted to, but just haven't prioritized yet. But...I don't know how I feel about this. Is this a gateway to more? Or is this as good as it gets? I can hear the appeal if they developed more from this, but if this is the developed version my impression isn't the same. Either a 5 or a 7 plus and I'm not gonna hit the heart. I'm gonna wait for a different one to come on another time then decide.
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It's the beginning of an importantly sequenced album. It's a minimalist yet maximalist burner, IMO. Rumor has it that it's a summarization of all the songs on the album and that it was supposed to be the album closer but somebody thought it sounded better as the intro to the songs, hence the sequencing.   

 
Some shuffle reactions:

Better By You, Better than me - Judas Priest

The second band I ever saw live (first was Rush) with Dokken opening. I wasn't a huge fan to be honest but went with a bunch of friends in High School  - and it was great. This song rocks.

Triumph (Live) - Wu Tang Clan

I'm not a huge hip hop guy by any means but the Wu Tang was from the period I did dabble in "white boy rap" (Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Boogie Down Productions...). Live rap music just doesn't really work for me though. This just sounded like it was recorded in mud.

Myxomatposis - Radiohead

This one is new to me. Maybe I'm just not open enough but I loved the The Bends, O.k. Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows era and then they lost me. I just wasn't interested in the direction they went, although I respect them for experimenting and straying from their sound.

Revolution Girls - Mariachi El Bronx

I kind of liked this. Not sure if I would seek it out but it's a lot of fun and it kind of sounded like what the Clash would have sounded like if they were from Mexico.

Preacher Man - Fields Of The Nephilim

I was thinking "wow, I really dig this" until the Cookie Monster started signing (even though I do dig the Riverbottom Nightmare Band). I started getting into it again during the instrumental bridge and then it happened again - here come those vocals. And yes, I drafted a Tom Waits record and the irony is not lost on me.

Hooligans - Hepcat

New to me. Some really good ska here. Not my favorite genre but it has its time and place. 

Viorar vel til loftarasa - Sigur Ros

Very pretty but not sure how far I could get through an album if this is indicative of the rest. 3:00 minutes in and i see it's 10:17 long and my skipping finger is getting itchy. At 6:00 minutes some vocals kick in but unfortunately I don't speak alien. I am really starting to dig the atmosphere though. I do like ambient music but mostly when I'm in bed looking to fall asleep.

21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson

Very familiar with this one. The musical is very intricate and shows off the skills of the band. It wouldn't be the first thing I'd put on even if in a Prog Rock mood but it's obviously some great music.

Many A Mile to Freedom - Traffic

One of my favorite bands. Stevie Winwood has had a very interesting career.

Any Time At All - The Beatles

I think these guys just might make it. They're catchy and look so clean cut.

The Windmills of Your Mind - Dusty Springfield

This just sounds so sixties - and I don't mean that as an insult. Dusty really knows how to work a song.

 
Encumbrance said:
It's the beginning of an importantly sequenced album. It's a minimalist yet maximalist burner, IMO. Rumor has it that it's a summarization of all the songs on the album and that it was supposed to be the album closer but somebody thought it sounded better as the intro to the songs, hence the sequencing.   
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So it was intended to be a gateway. Thanks  you for tickling my confirmation bias - I was listening to it thinking this sounds like it could be a fun journey, but only if it also goes somewhere else. I'm gonna alter course from earlier and hit that heart then - let's see where it goes from there. 

 
MAC_32 said:
So it was intended to be a gateway. Thanks  you for tickling my confirmation bias - I was listening to it thinking this sounds like it could be a fun journey, but only if it also goes somewhere else. I'm gonna alter course from earlier and hit that heart then - let's see where it goes from there. 
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Yeah, I chimed in because you were pretty perceptive picking up that it might be the start of something. It's the lead track to the Gimme Fiction album. I threw it on just now because of your post. 

 
Level - The Raconteurs

Jack White is just so good. This song shows his various talents as well as any.

Suite Judy Blue Eyes - CS&N

I'm a big fan of Y - but this is one of their best efforts without Mr. Young.

Of A Lifetime - Journey

Never listened to this record - I should probably start.

 
Afternoon Mix:

Pinhead - Ramones: Yep, it's the Ramones 7

Everybody Wants to Rule the world - T4F:  Love Tears, love this song, even if it reminds me of Dennis Miller 9

You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank: Yep, it's Frank 7

Tramp the Dirt Down - Elvis Costello:  Nvr a huge Elvis fan, but do appreciate the craft - just have to be in the mood - I am today 8

Two Step - Dave Mathews Band:  I lasted 4+ minutes, that's about my limit for DMB (among other things) 6

Dynamite - Scorpions: Was ok, not really familiar with anything but their "hits".  6

Pibroch (Cup in Hand) - Jethro Tull:  Thought I was at a Renaissance fair for a minute. 5

Peace Frogs - The Doors:  ☮️ like the Doors more than I actually listen to them, weird. 8

Just Like Heaven - The Cure:  My song, so awesome. 9.5

Unfair - Pavement:  Like this quite a bit.  I gave up on music in the early 90s, then got married and had kids in the mid to late 90s, so I missed a lot.  Some I've gone back and re-discovered (thanks to you all and drafts like this) but I still keep "discovering" new awesome stuff.  Thanks.  9

It's No Use - Garcia, Saunders, Kahn, Vitt:  Whats with the 8+ minute songs in this suffle, but this one I can get through, but I like bluesy  8

Mona Ki Ngi Xica - Bonga:  Great way to end this mix.  Lovely song, even if I didn't understand any of it.  8.5

 
Trying the shuffle again.  I'm putting my kids new beds together now, so I can focus on the music.

Beastie Boys - Stand Together 6.75

Check your Head is kinda like the Wall, and White Albums for me. Two or three killers, and a whole lotta garbage.  This is cool, until the Bull horned vocals start. They hurt. Love the effects and keys. Daft Punk copied or sampled the baby at the end fwiw.

Margo Price - Tennessee Song 7.25

She has a beautiful voice.  But I hate everything else about this tune. If she fronted a pop, new wave, or even an alternative band, I would probably love her.  She probably could be a much better, non sucky version of Stevie Nicks actually.  Her voice and talent get her this score.

Golden Smaug - Until You Came Along 7.5

Smaug was one of my favorite characters in the Hobbit.  I was very disappointed when Peter Jackson made the movie into a snooze fest.

This tune is interesting.  I assume these dudes are a Burrito Brothers cover band?  Play Older Guys!

Jimmy Reed - Outskirts of Town 6.0

I have heard this before.  It doesn't butter my toast anymore. Just not in the mood today.  Half way skip.

Rush - Natural Science - Incomplete Grade

I made it ten seconds and the trickling water sounds made me have to pee.  Came back, it was still playing. The water was still trickling, had to go pee again.  Came back like ten minutes later and it was still going.  The middle end was Shredgar Winter like "Guitar Wankery"

I gotta cut back on the coffee.

Louden Wainwright III - Sometimes I forget....this isn't Slip Slidin Away...7.75

Jackson Browne sounds really good on the second part considering his age.

His uncle had a heckuva hook, eh @Eephus

Dr. John - Barking Dogs 8.0

I dig his schtick, and this is Blues Brothers perfection.  I wonder if he's now helping Zion from above? NOLA fam.

U2 - Running to Stand Still No Score

I recuse myself from judging this, as I now hate Bono's guts.

Allman Brother's Band - Ain't Wasting' Time No More 9.25

This is perfect.  It fits any mood, any season.  I will probably spin Eat a Peach in it's entirety tonight.  

 
I don't know what to make of this Phuru Runas.  Is this the sitar fella the Beatles visited when Eephus was in college? I hear some southern hootin going on in the crowd.  So confused.

Maybe a Vegas show?  I don't know.

 
Soul Flower - The Brand New Heavies

Now this is some good stuff  - missed it when it was new. The hip hop I do like must have some good music for the vocals to rap over.

Without Me - Eminem

I always liked this guy. He took hip hop to a different level - almost like the prog rock of rap.

 
I listened to the mix on my way to my mom's house yesterday.  I don't do the comments on every song stuff (but enjoy those that do), but noted the following:

Refused - Tannhauser - This was different and interesting enough to keep me into it despite its being 8+ minutes.  I wasn't ready for the screaming a few minutes in.  Not something I will seek out, but I thought it was entertaining and worth listening to.

There was also a 13th Floor Elevators song I enjoyed quite a bit.  That's a band that I'm aware of but I'd never listened to before.  Good choice.

I heard the Fruit Bats "Humbug Mountain Song" again and liked it even better than I had the first time.  Definitely one of my highlights of "new to me" songs on this mix.

***Btw, I just looked to see who had chosen 13th Floor Elevators and it's not listed on the spreadsheet.  Hmmmm.

 
PIK95 said:
What is this, math class?  You gotta break it down.
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Your contribution to the playlist:

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Everyone else's 

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Long Ball Larry said:
43.13

OTIS TAYLOR - TRUTH IS NOT FICTION

(2003)
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And the second half of my itinerant soulful musicians with a circuitous path to notoriety.

Taylor was born in Chicago and moved at a young age to Denver, Colorado, where he grew up. He originally grew up playing the banjo, but his father wanted him to be a jazz musician. Upon hearing that the banjo was originally an African instrument turned almost exclusively into a white bluegrass instrument in part through the derogatory black-face minstrel shows of the 19th century, Taylor dropped the banjo and began to focus solely on the guitar and harmonica. He played music professionally both in Europe and the United States in a variety of blues-oriented bands, including Zephyr, until 1977, when he left the music industry for other pursuits, including becoming an antique dealer.

Taylor returned to music in 1995, and as of 2015, has released fourteen blues albums. His music tends to focus on the hard realities of life, especially relating to the black community. Some common themes in his music are murder, racism, poverty and the need for redemption. To date, Taylor has twelve Blues Music Awards nominations while White African was named 'Best Artist Debut'.

Down Beat magazine critics' Poll named Taylor's Truth is Not Fiction as Blues CD of the Year for 2002.
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House of the Crosses

Nasty Letter

 
Raging weasel said:
Up until the summer of 1976 the only music I listened to were my parents old albums(Beatles,Motown,Elvis,50's) and whatever I could find on the AM radio. Then I heard the coolest music blasting from my neighbors car stereo as he polished it. It was Kiss and I had found my new favorite band! By 1980 I had discovered actual good heavy metal bands but they were my gateway band.

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Kiss- Alive! (1975)

Deuce

Strutter

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Was wondering when these guys were going to be taken. One of my favorite album covers 

 
PIK95 said:
I haven't hit one yet.  A hundred songs over the last few days, not one of mine.
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Doesn’t the Spotify shuffle work based on what you haven’t heard most recently?  This would mean if you listened to your own songs recently when deciding what to pick, they would be some of the last songs to come up via shuffle. 
 

For example, I was listening the other day to the playlist I made of my own selections from this draft, and of the first 10 songs that came up via shuffle most were from my first 5 picks since they were the ones I listened to further back then my newer selections. 
 

I’m not sure if that’s how it works on a shared public playlist, but that’s how the shuffle is working on my own list. 

 
Adding some more Stephen Stills to my island to pair with Buffalo Springfield and Kooper/Bloomfield/Stills. Short-lived project with Chris Hillman (ex-Byrds) and some top-notch session players like Dallas Taylor from CSN&Y. This was their first of only two albums.

47.03: Manassas - Manassas (1972)

Song Of Love

It Doesn't Matter

A sprawling masterpiece, akin to the Beatles' White Album, the Stones' Exile on Main St., or Wilco's Being There in its makeup, if not its sound. Rock, folk, blues, country, Latin, and bluegrass have all been styles touched on in Stephen Stills' career, and the skilled, energetic musicians he had gathered in Manassas played them all on this album. What could have been a disorganized mess in other hands, though, here all gelled together and formed a cohesive musical statement. The songs are thematically grouped: part one (side one on the original vinyl release) is titled "The Raven," and is a composite of rock and Latin sounds that the group would often perform in full live. "The Wilderness" mainly centers on country and bluegrass (Chris Hillman's and Al Perkins' talents coming to the forefront), with the track "So Begins the Task" later covered by Stills' old flame Judy Collins. Part three, "Consider" is largely folk and folk-rock. "Johnny's Garden," reportedly for the caretaker at Stills' English manor house and not for John Lennon as is often thought, is a particular highlight. Two other notables from the "Consider" section are "It Doesn't Matter" (later redone with different lyrics by the song's uncredited co-writer Rick Roberts on the first Firefall album) and "Move Around," which features some of the first synthesizer used in a rock context. The closing section, titled "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay," is a rock and blues set with one of the landmarks of Manassas' short life, the epic "The Treasure." A sort of Zen-like meditation on love and "oneness," enlivened by the band's most inspired recorded playing it evolves into a bluesy groove washed in Stills' fierce electric slide playing. The delineation lines of the four themed song groupings aren't cut in stone, though, and one of the strengths of the album is that there is a lot of overlap in styles throughout. The CD reissue's remastered sound is excellent, though missed is the foldout poster and handwritten lyrics from the original vinyl release. Unfortunately, the album has been somewhat overlooked over the years, even though Stills considers it some of the best work he has done. Bill Wyman (who guested on "The Love Gangster") has said he would have quit the Rolling Stones to join Manassas.
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Daily Shuffle

Time - Pink Floyd - nice start to the shuffle. 

Check Yo Self  - Ice Cube, Das  - shuffle now starting to derail.

Night Fever - Bee Gees -  :pickle:   this is the first time I've seen a track off that album appear. 

Heart Cooks Brain - Modest Mouse - weird song, but I like it. I like the double singing.

Maria Tambien - Khruangbin - pleasant instrumental

Sugarfoot - Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears -  funky bluesy soul sounding song with horns and good bass. I like it.

Georgia - Phoebe Bridgers - nice mellow tune

The New Style - Beastie Boys - derailing again

Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash - shuffle is back on track!

Pads, Paws, and Claws - Elvis Costello - meow

 
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Raging weasel said:
Up until the summer of 1976 the only music I listened to were my parents old albums(Beatles,Motown,Elvis,50's) and whatever I could find on the AM radio. Then I heard the coolest music blasting from my neighbors car stereo as he polished it. It was Kiss and I had found my new favorite band! By 1980 I had discovered actual good heavy metal bands but they were my gateway band.

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Kiss- Alive! (1975)

Deuce

Strutter

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Kiss was loved by teenaged boys and hated/feared by their parents. They were just a couple of nice Jewish boys from New York, why such a fuss?

 
northern exposure said:
Raging weasel said:
Up until the summer of 1976 the only music I listened to were my parents old albums(Beatles,Motown,Elvis,50's) and whatever I could find on the AM radio. Then I heard the coolest music blasting from my neighbors car stereo as he polished it. It was Kiss and I had found my new favorite band! By 1980 I had discovered actual good heavy metal bands but they were my gateway band.

47

Kiss- Alive! (1975)

Deuce

Strutter

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Kiss was loved by teenaged boys and hated/feared by their parents. They were just a couple of nice Jewish boys from New York, why such a fuss?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5IUj42fL58

 
Rd 44 redux (to replace my kiboshed PiL selection)

... For The Whole World To See - Death (1975)

seven tracks, recorded in 1974/'75, in anticipation of being released on a major label ... but the fellas weren't gonna play ball with the execs (changing their name, e.g.), so the whole project got scrapped midway through.  

the three Hackney brothers from Detroit, ripping out punky and melodic sludge well ahead of their time ... the band was formed in '71, their style predates this recording ... they had been at it awhile by the time they hit the studio. 

was introduced to them 'round the time i got into the Misfits ... my buddy Jay told me of this black group that was laying down some groundbreaking stuff a few years prior ... checked this out (he had a tape version of demos), and loved it instantly ... perfect bridge from Hendrix to  Bad Brains - this is some pretty choice #### - as influential, sound wise, as their Motor City cousins the Stooges & the MC5.

this pressing was released in '09, as the group's legendary underground cred damn near necessitated it ... glad we have a record to witness. 

Politicians In My Eyes

Freakin' Out

Plz to add to Spotty, TIA ✌

 
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47.06 Sonatas for Keyboard, Domenico Scarlatti, Andras Schiff      (no full-album link on Youtube, so Spotify)

Django Reinhardt, Bill Evans, Domenico Scarlatti. My three everyday guys. Bach, only when i work. When i'm writing at y'all, unless it's about music, i'm listening to one of my three guys.

And here's where the player matters in classical music. Domenico Scarlatti was born the same year as JSBach. So, waaaay before any of the other major dudes and relieved of such a grand & special genius as JSB's,  it's gonna be minuet bull####, right? That's the magic of Scarlatti - most of his 555 sonatas (for harpsichord, but so much better now on piano) sound like they could have been written this morning. That's why he's one of My Three Guys.

But i got lucky. No idea who Andras Schiff is, but it was his Scarlatti album i bought first. If i had bought Glenn Gould's (whose lightness & balance can whip me to ecstacy with many other composers) Scarlatti, he wouldnt be one of My Three Guys. Vladimir Horowitz, same. They both play Scarlatti on the piano as though it were a harpsichord. Perhaps it was to the composer's actual notations, i'm not a student. Schiff slowed it a little, let it unfold more, and the difference, the sunny melancholy which makes it contemporary to any time, was released. Fortunately, Naxos Records (the classical budget record company), probably their in-house master, Jeno Jando, felt the same way, so i now own most of the 555 (my old cigarette brand) pieces played in that Keith Jarrett-y style. It is one of the sources of light in my universe.

 
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