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17.5.20

THE GUESS WHO - Wheatfield Soul / Share the Land / Canned Wheat (2010) 3xCD / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Wheatfield Soul (1969)
1 These Eyes 3:45
2 Pink Wine Sparkles In The Glass 2:13
3 I Found Her In A Star 2:36
4 Friends Of Mine 10:05
5 When You Touch Me 3:38
6 A Wednesday In Your Garden 3:22
7 Lightfoot 3:08
8 Love And A Yellow Rose 5:05
9 Maple Fudge 1:53
10 We're Coming To Dinner 2:45
Share The Land (1970)
1 Bus Rider 2:58
2 Do You Miss Me Darlin' 3:58
3 Hand Me Down World 3:26
4 Moan For You Joe 2:41
5 Share The Land 3:56
6 Hang On To Your Life 4:11
7 Coming Down Off The Money Bag / Song Of The Dog 3:57
8 Three More Days 8:56
9 Palmyra 5:48
10 The Answer 4:07
Canned Wheat (1969)
1 No Time (First Version) 5:36
2 Minstrel Boy 3:19
3 Laughing 3:06
4 Undun 4:18
5 6 A.M. Or Nearer 5:25
6 Old Joe 2:58
7 Of A Dropping Pin 3:42
8 Key 11:17
9 Fair Warning 1:46
10 Miss Frizzy* 5:09
11 Silver Bird 2:43

6.1.20

STEELY DAN - Pretzel Logic (1974-2014) SHM-CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Countdown to Ecstasy wasn't half the hit that Can't Buy a Thrill was, and Steely Dan responded by trimming the lengthy instrumental jams that were scattered across Countdown and concentrating on concise songs for Pretzel Logic. While the shorter songs usually indicate a tendency toward pop conventions, that's not the case with Pretzel Logic. Instead of relying on easy hooks, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen assembled their most complex and cynical set of songs to date. Dense with harmonics, countermelodies, and bop phrasing, Pretzel Logic is vibrant with unpredictable musical juxtapositions and snide, but very funny, wordplay. Listen to how the album's hit single, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," opens with a syncopated piano line that evolves into a graceful pop melody, or how the title track winds from a blues to a jazzy chorus -- Becker and Fagen's craft has become seamless while remaining idiosyncratic and thrillingly accessible. Since the songs are now paramount, it makes sense that Pretzel Logic is less of a band-oriented album than Countdown to Ecstasy, yet it is the richest album in their catalog, one where the backhanded Dylan tribute "Barrytown" can sit comfortably next to the gorgeous "Any Major Dude Will Tell You." Steely Dan made more accomplished albums than Pretzel Logic, but they never made a better one. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Tracklist:
1 Rikki Don't Lose That Number 4:30
2 Night By Night 3:36
3 Any Major Dude Will Tell You 3:05
4 Barrytown 3:17
5 East St. Louis Toodle-oo 2:45
Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
6 Parker's Band 2:36
7 Through With Buzz 1:30
8 Pretzel Logic 4:28
9 With A Gun 2:15
10 Charlie Freak 2:41
11 Monkey In Your Soul 2:31
Credits:
Bass – Chuck Rainey, Timothy B. Schmit, Wilton Felder
Bass, Guitar – Walter Becker
Drums – Jeff Porcaro, Jim Gordon, Jim Hodder
Guitar – Ben Benay, Denny Diaz, Jeff Baxter
Guitar, Banjo – Dean Parks
Keyboards – David Paich, Michael Omartian
Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
Orchestrated By – Jimmie Haskell
Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Plas Johnson
Trumpet – Ollie Mitchell
Vocals, Keyboards – Donald Fagen
Written-By – Fagen, Becker

STEELY DAN - Gaucho (1980-2013) SHM-CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Aja was cool, relaxed, and controlled; it sounded deceptively easy. Its follow-up, Gaucho, while sonically similar, is its polar opposite: a precise and studied record, where all of the seams show. Gaucho essentially replicates the smooth jazz-pop of Aja, but with none of that record's dark, seductive romance or elegant aura. Instead, it's meticulous and exacting; each performance has been rehearsed so many times that it no longer has any emotional resonance. Furthermore, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's songs are generally labored, only occasionally reaching their past heights, like on the suave "Babylon Sisters," "Time Out of Mind," and "Hey Nineteen." Still, those three songs are barely enough to make the remainder of the album's glossy, meandering fusion worthwhile. by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
1 Babylon Sisters 5:51
Arranged By [Horns] – Rob Mounsey
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Diva Grey, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Leslie Miller, Patti Austin, Toni Wine
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Bass Clarinet – George Marge, Walter Kane
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Electric Piano, Clavinet – Don Grolnick
Guitar – Steve Khan
Percussion – Crusher Bennett
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Tom Scott
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker
2 Hey Nineteen 5:04
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Frank Floyd, Zack Sanders
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Rick Marotta
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Hugh McCracken, Walter Becker
Percussion – Steve Gadd, Victor Feldman
3 Glamour Profession 7:28
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Frank Floyd, Leslie Miller, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Steve Khan
Percussion – Ralph McDonald
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon – Tom Scott
4 Gaucho 5:32
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Leslie Miller, Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Steve Khan
Lead Guitar – Walter Becker
Percussion – Crusher Bennett
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Tom Scott
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
5 Time Out Of Mind 4:10
Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
Arranged By [Horns] – Rob Mounsey
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Leslie Miller, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson
Baritone Saxophone – Ronny Cuber*
Bass – Walter Becker
Drums – Rick Marotta
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Guitar – Hugh McCracken, Walter Becker
Lead Guitar – Mark Knopfler
Piano – Rob Mounsey
Tenor Saxophone – Dave Tofani, Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
6 My Rival 4:30
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Scott
Backing Vocals [Backup] – Frank Floyd, Valerie Simpson, Zack Sanders
Bass – Anthony Jackson
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Piano – Patrick Rebillot
Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker
Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Rick Derringer
Lead Guitar – Steve Khan
Organ, Synthesizer – Donald Fagen
Percussion – Ralph McDonald
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon – Tom Scott
Timbales – Nicholas Marrero
Trombone – Wayne Andre
7 Third World Man 5:14
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Steve Khan
Electric Piano – Joe Sample
Lead Guitar – Larry Carlton
Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey

5.8.18

LAURA NYRO - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession [1968] COLUMBIA / FLAC

Nyro peaked early, and Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, just her second album, remains her best. It's not only because it contains the original versions of no less than three songs that were big hits for other artists: "Sweet Blindness" (covered by the 5th Dimension), "Stoned Soul Picnic" (also covered by the 5th Dimension), and "Eli's Comin'" (done by Three Dog Night). It's not even just because those three songs are so outstanding. It's because the album as a whole is so outstanding, with its invigorating blend of blue-eyed soul, New York pop, and early confessional singer/songwriting. Nyro sang of love, inscrutably enigmatic romantic daredevils, getting drunk, lonely women, and sensual desire with an infectious joie de vivre. The arrangements superbly complemented the material with lively brass, wailing counterpoint backup vocals, and Nyro's own ebullient piano.  by Richie Unterberger
Tracklist
1 Luckie  3:03
Laura Nyro
2 Lu  2:46
Laura Nyro
3 Sweet Blindness  2:41
Laura Nyro
4 Poverty Train  4:17
Laura Nyro
5 Lonely Women  3:35
Laura Nyro
6 Eli's Comin'  3:58
Laura Nyro
7 Timer  3:25
Laura Nyro
8 Stoned Soul Picnic  3:49
Laura Nyro
9 Emmie  4:23
Laura Nyro
10 Woman's Blues  3:48
Laura Nyro
11 Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe)  3:00
Laura Nyro
12 December's Boudoir  5:09
Laura Nyro
13 The Confession  2:48
Laura Nyro
Credits
Written-by, Composed By, Voice, Piano, Other [Witness To The Confession] – Laura Nyro
LAURA NYRO - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession [1968]
[1990, Columbia] Remastered / FLAC / scans
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EDDIE HARRIS — The Last Concert (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Unless something unauthorized turns up, this appears to be Eddie Harris' last recording. The concert was taped in Europe -- where Harris...