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^ I feel like I should listen to more sax now. 

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by Lizzy McAlpine (2024)

https://album.link/i/1729662067

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I do really appreciate Lizzy's work. I don't like this as much as her last effort. But there are some really great tracks in there. The title track being one of them. I hope that she continues to develop as the singer/songwriter she is. 

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Letters from a Black Widow

Letters from a Black Widow
by Judith Hill (2024)

https://album.link/i/1725956934

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I have been posting a lot recently. I normally listen to a lot of music that is not worthy of posting, but I have had a string of bangers over the last week. I really liked Judith's voice, and this recent album has some highlights to bring it to life. 

 

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Listen Without Prejudice

Listen Without Prejudice
by George Michael (1990)

https://album.link/i/1625866382

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Starting with the incredible opening track of - Praying for Time. Which became very poignant, but then drops into the killer Freedom! '90. I can't help but move with this one, with George putting down the bass track for it.  The rest of the album is full of great writing and highlights George's voice. But also surprisingly mellow comparatively. I am not sure I listened to the album other than when it dropped. I was over a college buddy of mine's place, and he put it on. While he took like 4 phone calls, I listened away. 

(and he has the reverse of my first and middle names)

 

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On 4/29/2024 at 8:58 PM, mikeymad said:

Letters from a Black Widow

Letters from a Black Widow
by Judith Hill (2024)

https://album.link/i/1725956934

Example:

I have been posting a lot recently. I normally listen to a lot of music that is not worthy of posting, but I have had a string of bangers over the last week. I really liked Judith's voice, and this recent album has some highlights to bring it to life. 

 

This.

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War Of Being

War Of Being
by TesseracT (2023)

https://album.link/i/1693539775

Example:

Okay - caught up on studio albums. And this is by far my favorite. They are fully gelled with current singer Daniel Tompkins now. Hitting hard riffs and great transitions. And if you can surprise me with what is coming next, that is a good thing.

(but then again there is Sonder - more listening needed)

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Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel

Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel
by Duane Eddy (1958)

https://album.link/i/217699746   << - is this site defunct? - I have been noticing a lot of omissions.  But then again I am mostly pretty far away from mainstream music. But I assume it is just a pile of API's collecting info. Anyway...

 

Example:

Long live twangy guitars.... 

 

 

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The Carnegie Hall Concert

The Carnegie Hall Concert
by Alice Coltrane (2024)

(recorded - Feb. 23, 1971)

https://album.link/i/1727474137

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This has been on the top of my queue since it was released in March. After the tribute above, I took the time to give this as good listen. I was interested in the story of this as well, not being released until now. But with -- Three percussionists (Ed Blackwell, Clifford Jarvis, Kumar Kramer), two saxophonists (Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp), two bassists (Jimmy Garrison, Cecil McBee), a vocalist (Tulsi Reynolds) and one bandleader, harpist Alice Coltrane. How can I not listen?

The example is one of the 4 tracks of the 1 hour 20 minute recording. It is the most melodic compared to the higher level of entropy of the other three tracks. It is on the edge of my musical taste, and knowledge, but I really liked it. I will spend some time with it again to dig a little deeper as to what is going on. 

 

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Catching up on Melissa's last two albums - On Blue Note Now (yay)

 

12 Stars

12 Stars
by Melissa Aldana (2022)

https://album.link/i/1599823297

Example:

I really like her style, it is rooted in the moden style with lots of improvisation. 

and

Echoes Of The Inner Prophet

Echoes Of The Inner Prophet
by Melissa Aldana (2024 -- Just on Sunday the 5th)

https://album.link/i/1727103842

Example:

A deeper exploration. I found the overall sound quieter, that being, more moments to let notes breath. Also not in a rush. I really enjoyed this new album. 

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...because someone on Discord was ragging on the repetitiveness, and I remember scrypt telling us it was worse than that, that it didn't quite repeat, but it was the same enough that you still had to remember your place...

Goddamn, but this is beautiful.  This and Glassworks were perfection.

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