"Good" Music

Khruangbin, Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson, Run The Jewels

Lately I have been approaching this from a different angle. I've been identifying the recording engineers on bodies of music I usually like and then using Roon to delve into more of their recordings. Here are a few names to get started. Rudy Van Gelder (Blue Note, Prestige), Fred Plaut (Columbia), Morten Lindberg (2L Records) Joe Boyd (Elektra, Island and actually he's a producer), Roy Goodman (RCA), Val Valentin (MGM and Verve).

Try this and let me know if it pays off for you.

Well this might just be new to you.  Was just playing the Japanese pressing of The Payback, the 37th studio album by James Brown. The album was released in December 1973.  I'm sure if the title track were released today, it would be a hit on a few different charts.  Lots of good tracks in over an hour of music.  But that title tract is James at his finest. IMHO

Get a free trial of Qobuz if you don’t stream it already.  Their “New Releases” is a great place to find and listen to music you may not know.  

Speaking of Qobuz, I just found a great new jazz album from trumpeter Mark Islam: BLUE SUN.  I am not normally into trumpet, but Isham is an accomplished musician and arranger, and this ensemble creates a beautiful experience.