I’m constantly looking for new music and I’ve found shows to be a great place to do some recon. Amidst the Eagles and Eva Cassidy filled hallways, there are some gems to be heard. To properly demonstrate their gear, vendors tend to select the best recordings they could get their hands on. That said, there’s no better way of evaluating gear than to bring your own music to these shows.
I’ve sprinkled a few the demo tracks in my show report. Here are a few more from the show:
Gaia – James Taylor
Adios Nonino (Tango Rapsoida) – Astor Piazzolla
Abangoma (The Healers) – Hugh Masekela
Uptownship – Hugh Masekela
Poisonous Shadows – Megadeth
Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town) – Stevie Ray Vaughan
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Harry Connick, Jr.
Die Tanzerin – Ulla Meinecke
Jamaica Farewell – Caetano Veloso
Isn’t this a Lovely Day? – Ella Fitzgerald
New Favorite – Alison Krauss
When I Fall in Love – Keith Jarett
Bella Luna – Jason Mraz
Black Magic Woman – Patricia Barber
He’s Late – Phoebe Killdeer & the Short Straws
Lie Awake – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Born Under a Bad Sign – Jimi Hendrix
Spinning Wheel – Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Berimbass – Renaud Gracia-Fons
Something’s Gotta Give – Jacintha
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Sara Bareilles
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Art Pepper
Rosalie: How Long Has This Been Going On – Ben Webster
Tarnation – Chris Thile
No Pude Olvidarte – Binomio de Oro de America
Blue Moon – Dean Martin
Nardis – Patricia Barber
Eleanor Rigby – Musica Nuda
Berdus – Ekrem Duzgunoglu
Cayo Coco (Originally “Montuno Orita”) – Dave Pike
Here Comes the Flood – Erlend Bratland
Give you the World – Yello
Rio Seco – Juana Molina
Mercy Street – Peter Gabriel
Walkin’ Down the Road – Eric Clapton
After Midnight – Allan Vegenfeldt
When the Levee Breaks – Vanessa Fernandez
88 Basie Street – Count Basie Orchestra
Crazy – Dave’s True Story
Sparrows Over Birmingham – Josh Rouse
Daraijin – Kodo
Scherazade, Op.35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship – L’Ochestre de la Suisse Romande
Thanks to You – Boz Scaggs
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Ain’t No Sunshine featuring Tracy Chapman – Buddy Guy
True Love Ways – Buddy Holly
Virus – Bjork
My Romance – Gene Ammons
No More Blues – Robert Gambarini
I’ve Got the Music in Me – Thelma Houston
Tenessee Waltz – Holly Cole Trio
You and Your Friend – Dire Straits
St. Luis Blues – Dave Brubeck
Flight of the Cosmic Hippo – Bela Flect & the Flecktones
Ballad of the Runaway Horse – Jennifer Warnes (used for the Sumiko setup)
Da Doo Ron Ron – Shaun Cassidy
No More Blues – Roberta Gambarini. No More Blues (Easy To Love)
Album: If You Wait – London Grammar
Jay Luong
Mr. Audio Bacon himself. An open-minded electrical engineer and software developer by trade. I have an obsession with the enjoyment of all things media - specifically in the realm of music and film. So much heart and soul (and money) go into the creation of this artistry. My aim is to find out which products get me closer to what the musicians and directors intended.
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You forgot the best one of all - "Da Doo Ron Ron" by Shaun Cassidy which was proudly showcased in the TIdal room.
This happy tune has been appended :)
That's Roberta Gambarini. No More Blues is from her album Easy To Love. Highly Recommended!
Holly Cole's Tennessee Waltz is pretty darn awesome too.
These are wonderful recordings!
Monitor Audio played a few tracks from the band, London Grammar, on their first album, "If You Wait". Nice music.
Fantastic album!