What are you listening to tonight

[PHC1]

Husband/Wife effort.

Smooth tenor saxophone playing from Jim Tomlinson compliments the sweet voice of Stacey Kent. Bass, piano and drums providing the perfect background accompaniment.

[PHC1]

I always get a kick out of this Harry Belafonte album. Have not heard it in a while and had as much fun listening to it this evening as the first time.

[PHC1]

Don't recall ever hearing his albums before but probably have without knowing who he was.

Ultrasmooth balladeer Engelbert Humperdinck was often billed as "The King of Romance," and for millions of fans around the world, he more than lived up to that title. Despite the strange name and the latter-day ads hawking his music on late-night TV, Humperdinck was one of the finest middle of the road balladeers around, a sensitive lyric interpreter with excellent vocal technique and a three-and-a-half-octave vocal range.

During his heyday in the late '60s and early '70s, Humperdinck cultivated the image of a mysterious heartthrob, sporting shaggy sideburns and a flamboyant wardrobe that, when coupled with his rich, silky crooning, drove female fans wild. He was especially popular in Europe and his native U.K., and his worldwide record sales -- counting both albums and singles -- eventually totaled well over 100 million.

Like his friendly rival Tom Jones (with whom he shared a manager for many years), he later settled into a comfortable niche as a stalwart of the Las Vegas entertainment circuit.

[John49]

Ah, Gerry Dorsey...

[PHC1]

Nice listen, I liked it enough to explore their other offerings. English band.


Cinematic British rock quintet Elbow rose to public consciousness with their acclaimed 2001 debut, Asleep in the Back. Boasting an orchestral sound, Elbow injected a wider range of emotions into their music than most of their guitar-based British peers at the time.



Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1997. The band consists of Guy Garvey (lead vocals, guitar), Craig Potter (keyboard, piano, backing vocals), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals) and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). They have played together since 1990, adopting the name Elbow in 1997. Drummer Alex Reeves replaced Richard Jupp first as session performer in 2016, which he continues to be.

The band have released eight studio albums: Asleep in the Back (2001), Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005), The Seldom Seen Kid (2008), Build a Rocket Boys! (2011), The Take Off and Landing of Everything (2014), Little Fictions (2017), and Giants of All Sizes (2019). Their studio albums, as well as their B-sides compilation Dead in the Boot (2012), all reached the top 15 of the British album chart. Seven of their singles placed in the top 40 of the British singles chart. Their most recent album, Giants of All Sizes, was released on 11 October 2019.

In 2008, Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid, and in 2009 they won the Brit Award for Best British Group. In 2012, they released "First Steps", the BBC theme for the 2012 London Olympics.

[PHC1]

Yes, it is that Girl from Ipanema...

[PHC1]

A rhythm orgy indeed.

Not a bad casual/background listen with a nice Brazilian Jazz tempo/style and a good workout for the system.

Dom Um Romão is an original stylist of the drums, an instrument in which he is able to evoke sounds of nature, adding much-appreciated overtones by the many artists to whom he has been associated. He also has developed an expressive solo discography.

[PHC1]

Upbeat, light and easy on the ear, jazz guitar listen.

[ehoove]

The Baddest of
George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Some serious slide playing here
EMI Records D 184002
Regards,
Jim

[JemHadar]

HKE | Omnia

broken beat, elektronika style Amon Tobin