Whats on your turntable tonight?

D__n Rushton you got some good stuff!

Significant other is out of town this weekend.Had a serious listening session tonight with my best audiophile buddy.Trading cables and phono stages.Fun.

Chris Isaak "Heart Shaped World"

Benjamin Britten "St. Nicholas" Kings College,Willcocks

Dave Brubeck "Impressions of New York"

Janis Ian "Between the Lines"

Gilbert and Sullivan "Pirates of Penzance" with Kevin Kline and Linda Rhonstadt

Shostakovitch "Concerto for Piano,Trumpet and Orchestra"/ Shostakovitch/Shostakovitch-Chandos

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Sonny Rollins - "The Bridge" [RCA/Bluebird '62/'03] With Jim Hall guitar
Oscar Peterson Trio - "A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra" [Verve '59/'04] Longtime Peterson Trio drummer Ed Thigpen died last week
The Ovations - "Goldwax Recordings" [Kent/Ace '05] 60's Memphis soul singles collection featuring lead vocalist Louis Williams, known for sounding uncannily like Sam Cooke (yes, even more than Rod Stewart!)
Scimone/I Solisti Veneti (Orlandi, Frati, Bianchi) - The Magic Of The Mandoline [Erato Disques '71/'84/'86] Collection of Italian mandolin concertos by Vivaldi, Paisiello, Caudioso

Arlen Roth- Hot Pickups. GREAT CLEAN guitar playing. I love how this album sounds.

Shostakovich, String Quartets 4 and 8, Borodin Qt, Mercury SR 90309 (Speakers Corner reissue) (Love the performances by the Fitzwilliam Quartet on L'Oiseau Lyre, but the Borodin have an undeniable energy and drive that is compelling.)
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Red Garland Quintet - "Soul Junction" [Prestige '58/'07] With John Coltrane, Donald Byrd
Tito Puente - "King Of Kings" [BMG '02] Compilation of '56-'60 RCA sides