Was enjoying a little break from work and looking at the you tube for storm updates and saw this in my feed, a lil something fun from Duran Duran
I clicked on the funk/soul filter and listened to the first thing that popped up. This ain’t funk or soul IMO, but it’s an engaging listen on my HE-6.
Haven’t ben listening to much of anything recently outside random playlists through wireless earbuds when working out.
Combination of work, and mood.
But one of the tracks came up on one of the playlists, and I had to go back and listen to the album.
The “Great Pumpkin” hasnt seen as many versions and remasters as it’s Christmas brother, so whats out there now is a bit fuzzy and constrained, but I still love this one.
This is a rerelease of basically 2 Albums Jailbreak and Johnny the fox.
Plus a bunch of demo/live material.
The first 2 discs contain 2 versions of the stated versions, what I think is a remastered version of the original release (they’ve clearly been cleaned up), and a remixed version labelled (New Stereo Version /2024).
The originals are all recorded in stereo but OK…
I often find remixes offensive, because of familiarity with the original material, but these remixed versions are surprisingly good, they’ve staid very true to the original mixes, opening the stage quite a lot, I might even prefer them to the originals.
Well worth the listen.
Something new (to me) I came across, I enjoyed it.
List of musicians on this is insane. From Wikipedia:
Round Midnight is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music recorded for Bertrand Tavernier’s film Round Midnight released in 1986 on Columbia Records. The album features performances by Hancock, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Tony Williams, vocalist Bobby McFerrin, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Pierre Michelot, drummer Billy Higgins, guitarist John McLaughlin, trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, vocalist Lonette McKee, and pianist Cedar Walton, most of whom appear in the film.