Recently, I was having a conversation with an adult student of mine. Eventually, the discussion came around to listening to music for entertainment &/or enjoyment. The student assumed that I listened to the classics: Mozart, Mahler, Milhaud. He was surprised when I told him I never listen to classical for entertainment. Because when I am at work, I am surrounded by the wonderful classics to which I am exposed on a weekly basis, when I sit down to listen, my tastes go elsewhere. So, what kind of music DO I listen to? I went to my phone, and opening the music app, I hit “Recently Played.” Here’s what I found:
Smashing Pumpkins: Rotten Apples. Coming late to the party, I really love the Pumpkins.
Blood, Sweat & Tears: Live and Improvised. Dave Bargeron’s tuba solo on “One Room Country Shack,” is tuba history.
Taj Mahal: The Real Thing. With 4 tubas on this album, is it any wonder?
Dave Brubeck: Take 5. With the huge Jazz deficiency in my music education, it is a small wonder I am ALWAYS fascinated by the DB Quartet.
Billboard’s Greatest Hits of the 1960s. I am drawn to music from 1965-1972. No question, this is MY music! Sirius Channel 73, too!
Chase: Ennea. The greatest trumpeters EVER!
Iron Butterfly: Inna-gadda-da-vida. Ron Bushy is my hero, but I love the B side, too!
Cream: Wheels of Fire. One word – CLAPTON. And who DOESN’T love 16'16" of Ginger Baker’s best?
Led Zepplin III – Need I say more?
Bobo: Gravity is Light today. I NEVER tire of Yellow Bird.
Jim Self: Tricky Lix. Ya gotta ask?
Classical indulgences:
Anthony Newman & Friends: The Brandenburg Concertos. Take a listen.
LA Phil, Mehta: The Planets. Know why? Saturn.
Tomita: Pictures at an Exhibition
Wendy (Walter) Carlos: The Well-tempered Synthesizer
Pat Sheridan: Lollipops. Ya gotta ask?
Enjoy!!
As always, comments are welcome and encouraged.
