The hidden 5.1 mix. Pink Floyd is a perfect band for this kind of sonic treatment. Well, it was a perfect band, period.
Don't Explain (both versions) from that set are marvelous (it doesn't hurt that the chorus always reminds me of Autumn Leaves). I also love My Sweet Hunk O' Trash with Louis. I'd go with Sarah Vaughan, but I can't argue with your choice. Funny story about this CD. I was at a show at the Village Vanguard back in 1996 or 1997, I don't remember who the sax player was, but he had the great Buster Williams on bass. At set break I went back to the rear bar to buy the band a drink and being a jazz double bassist at the time, I had to let them know how fantastic their stuff was. So Buster turns to me and says, cool; "What type of stuff do you play?" "Aggressive Standards would be close," I replied. "So what are you listening to these days?" I think for a few seconds and reply: "Well aside from Coltrane, Monk and Mingus, I'm really into Sarah Vaughan's Sassy Swings the Tivoli. The bass player on that is fantastic." Everybody starts laughing. Y'see, Buster Williams was born one Charles Williams, and that's how he's credited on the 1963 Tivoli release, and that was the cat I was talking to.
Parker-Guy-Lytton from Mad Dogs On The Loose 4 CD box still the greatest saxophone-bass-drums power trio ever known to man. Evan Parker at near peak power closing in on 70. These guys been playing together for 45 years and the energy level is still beyond possible. As someone once said, "It takes a lifetime to play like this"
At the moment, a nice video from KEXP of Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band / "Farewell Bluebird". Studio version on Landmarks.
On a bit of a Phish kick… I'd thrown on Chicago '94 a few days ago because the opportunity to listen to music loud by myself (my wife doesn't like Phish) had come up, but then the St. Louis '93 set arrived, so once I'd finished the first show of Chicago '94 (the one with the Mind Left Body Jam in David Bowie), I jumped to the new St. Louis '93 release. Never heard either of these shows, although I caught other shows the same months as each of the two shows in this box.
It had been a while since I listened to the whole album, so I did so this morning after seeing your post. Perhaps not their best, but still great. The strength of the second side of the LP is something many bands would kill for, and as far as long tracks go, I'll take "Soft Parade" over "Riders on the Storm" every time.
I just got a great idea for a supergroup. Hear me out: Kajagoogoo Dolls. Listening to tunes on shuffle, currently "Dear Mr. Fantasy" from the Clapton/Winwood MSG album. This is the finest blue vinyl I've ever seen.
