{"id":3552,"date":"2012-04-20T00:48:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T07:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=3552"},"modified":"2012-04-19T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-20T06:29:57","slug":"readers-choices-2012-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2012\/04\/readers-choices-2012-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Choices 2012 (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thanks to the dozens of Rifftides<\/em> readers who sent lists of music that they have been listening to. The sweepstakes is now closed (no drawing, no prizes, no winners, no losers). It will take at least a day or two longer to get everyone’s list posted. I have been impressed with the range of interests among you. If you find this sort of exercise worthwhile, let me know. We may do it again in a few years.<\/p>\n

Richard Strauss, Don Quixote<\/em><\/a>, Yo Yo Ma, cello, with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa.
\nStrauss, Burleske for Piano and Orchestra<\/em><\/a>, Martha Argerich, piano; Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, conductor.
\nToots Thielemans, Yesterday and Today<\/em><\/a>, Brasilian Collaborations<\/em><\/a>.
\nClark Terry, Porgy and Bess Suite<\/a>, Jeff Lindberg cond. Chicago Jazz Orchestra, arrangements by Gil Evans (originally for Miles Davis—CT is better, IMO!).
\nBob Brookmeyer—especially the arrangements for the Vanguard
\nOrchestra back to the time of Thad & Mel<\/a>; also the final album, Standards<\/a>, Brookmeyer arranger, conductor; Fay Claasen, vocals.
\nCharlton Price
\nSeattle, Washington
\nUSA<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Quartet West (Haden, Watts, Broadbent, Motian) “Lonely Woman” Nice 1988, French Radio Broadcast<\/a>.
\nGordon Sapsed
\nUK<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Phil Woods, American Song Book<\/em><\/a>.
\nJ.J. Johnson, Standards<\/em><\/a> (Village Vanguard).
\nRoger Kellaway, Remembering Bobby Darin<\/em><\/a>.
\nJohn Birchard
\nWashington, DC
\nUSA<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nIn response and in requiem, the great Brookmeyer, shuffling between
\nThe Essential Collection<\/em><\/a>, The Blues Hot and Cold<\/em><\/a>, and Kansas City
\nSounds<\/a><\/em><\/a>. True originality in absolutely great company.
\nBrian Hope<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Currently listening to Miles Davis live in Paris<\/a> with Sonny Stitt.
\nDynamite !!!!
\nGary Brisbane
\nAjax, Ontario
\nCanada<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Audra McDonald, How Glory Goes<\/em><\/a>.
\nVic Lewis Swings Nelson Riddle<\/em><\/a>.
\nCurtis Fuller, Soul Trombone\/Cabin In The Sky<\/em><\/a> (a nice two-LP-on-one-CD
\nset).
\nSeth MacFarlane. Music Is Better Than Words<\/em><\/a>.
\nRoland Hanna Solo Piano, Free Spirit<\/em><\/a>.
\nThe US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, Blues at Thirty Five<\/a>.
\nSam Cooke, The RCA Albums Collection<\/a>.
\nAaron Copland, The Copland Collection, Orchestral & Ballet Works, 1936-1948<\/em><\/a>.
\nWes Montgomery, Echoes of Indiana Avenue<\/a>.
\nGerry Mulligan Sextet, Legends Live, Liederhalle, Stuttgart November 22, 1977<\/em><\/a>.
\nHal McKusick Now’s The Time<\/em><\/a>.
\nThe Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings of the Modern Jazz Quartet (1956-1964)<\/em><\/a>.
\nBucky Pizzarelli, Challis In Wonderland<\/a>.
\nPat Goodhope
\nNew Castle, Delaware
\nUSA<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I just, this minuite, came back in the door from seeing an Edu Lobo
\nshow, live, so I’ve put on his CD w\/Jobim, Edu & Tom<\/em><\/a>, and it’s
\neven better than I remember. A masterpiece! (Although tonight he was
\nperforming the music from another of his greatest records, O Grande
\nCirco Mistico<\/em><\/a>, and he was wonderful). Also, another Brasilian genius: everybody should listen to a Francis Hime record, or all of ’em (Bill Evans recorded his music). Try the Album Musical<\/em><\/a>, maybe. Today I also listened to Tet\u00c3\u00a9 Montoliu<\/a>, as I often do (with undiminished delight and amazment). His SteepleChase sides—trio and Solo—are unbeatable.
\nRed O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Sullivan
\nRio de Janeiro
\nBrazil<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the dozens of Rifftides readers who sent lists of music that they have been listening to. The sweepstakes is now closed (no drawing, no prizes, no winners, no losers). It will take at least a day or two longer to get everyone’s list posted. I have been impressed with the range of interests […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}