Our armchair travels continue this time to an island off of the West coast of Senegal. Miss Perfumado was originally released on CD in 1992. Just was absolutely in love with this album twenty years ago and as such, I eagerly awaited its release on LP in 2016. Cesaria Evora sings in a creole version […]
Palladino is a London-based session musician who has spent forty years of touring and/or recording with high-end rock, funk and jazz artists, including The Who, Keith Richards, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Elton John, John Mayer and Herbie Hancock. Notes with Attachments is a voyage of discovery that keeps on giving with repeated listening. […]
This is truly a stellar recording with reference quality, available on CD, LP, and streaming. Even if you don’t normally like musicals, this is a must-buy. We have been using side 1 of the LP set for evaluating equipment, as well as speaker placement. Paul Seydor from TAS has a distinct passion for this musical to […]
Join Karen at her warm & inviting Hotel Souza. Let your eyes linger on the sexy and sultry blonde but watch out for her warm and captivating voice with crystal clear diction and precise phrasing with a wonderful nuance and intonation in her delivery, certainly enough to capture your heart. Karen Souza co-authored Eight of […]
“Satchmo” This documentary shows the rarely seen personal side of Louis Armstrong, nicknamed, Satchmo. It was short for ‘satchel mouth’ because he had a very large mouth). Written up for decades as “the greatest jazz trumpeter in the world”, his legacy is a wealth of terrific jazz performances, as well as songs that are full […]
Must Have Reissues These albums will make your system sing, truly remarkable albums both musically & sonically. Classic albums that we have all heard countless times, but never at this sound quality. Playing Magnum Opus ReDiscovered selection is the best bang on the buck improvement to your system. Dire Straits – Dire Straits. Mobile Fidelity, […]
Having left Ireland (Cork City to be precise) in 1978, I have lived all around the world since then but still have family and friends back home, and have lots of reasons to return regularly. Building pleasure elements to my business trips, I have always been on the look out for a taste of live […]
Album Highlights from Philip O’Hanlon’s Demo XXII / 2020
Here are Kancheli’s 33 musical postcards inspired by mainly Shakespeare & Brecht plays and cinematic works of various eras, small fragments with an average duration of 2 minutes of deep intimacy and reflection. It is a music that differs dramatically from the more incisive character of the Georgian composer’s large-scale orchestral works and which undoubtedly […]
Lori Lieberman has been a household name associated with “Killing Me Softly” as the inspiration and collaborator of the song and the original artist. Her beautiful vocals have touched the heart and soul of many of us. Her talent spans far. In her new album, “The Girl and The Cat”, released in time prior to […]
