Whats on your turntable tonight?

Rushton-

I am listening to side 4 as I write this. It's a live recording and it includes an instrumental version of Masekala's best known tune: "Grazin' in the Grass". The quality overall of the recording is very good, perhaps a bit tipped up in the upper frequencies. It is very percussion oriented and the drums are very well reproduced, a good work out for your bass drivers. It's very natural sounding, with good sense of venue (a live recording after all). Each side is about 12 min. long, with an average of two songs per side. Highly recommended for fans. Prior to the purchase of this (based on Chad's insistence at RMAF last October), I was not familiar with Masekala's work beyond "Grazin'". I think will explore more of his music though.

Thanks, Joe.

Bohuslav Martinů - "String Quartets 5 and 7" - Panocha Qt, Supraphon 1111 2675 (thorny, challenging music - great stuff!)

Josquin Des Pres - "Missa Pange Lingua" - Tallis Scholars, Gimmell 1585 09 (as always, the singing from this group is sublime in one of the great choral works from any age)
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I spent all day Sunday "spinning" (at 15 ips) 8 of the 10 Tape Project tapes. That's 16 reels of analog fun... TP009 Mose Allison "Creek Bank" was delivered by UPS today. Looking forward to spending time with it.

"The Bosses" Joe Turner and Count Basie,
Dvorak Symphony #2 (Monteux, London),
Donald Byrd's 'Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill'