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Brian White

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British in central France with my wife and best friend, (that's one person, just to be clear). Music, especially jazz, obsessive. Live-and-let-live lefty. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇨🇵🎸🍷

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 12h

George is finally vindicated!

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 1d

A superb album, owing a clear debt to "Dark Side" but a gem in its own right. "Hide In Your Shell" is a standout for me. 👍🏻

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 1d

I remember him well, in particular a glorious solo goal against . . . was it Everton? 🤔

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 1d

Music, of course, by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays. 👍🏻

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 3d

"Soul Companion" by Mary Chapin Carpenter and James Taylor.
Also "Blue" by Barry Manilow and Sarah Vaughan, from his wonderful album, "2am Paradise Café".
Both duets are perfection.

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 3d

Doesn't the involvement of the military (?) already signal a public expense? 🤔

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 4d

First LP I ever bought, probably in early 1970 after an older neighbour played it to me. I was 14. Until then Hank Marvin was my favourite guitarist but JP's solo on Heartbreaker just blew me away. I still recall the visceral excitement of hearing it for the first time.

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 5d

I saw this trio at Brecon Jazz in the UK many years ago. They were just sensational. RIP to a master musician. 😥

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 11d

Cob Records in Porthmadoc, North Wales was my spiritual home in the mid-1970s. I can't count how many wonderful LPs I bought either from hearing them playing in the shop or a recommendation from a fellow customer. As you say, a gathering place for the faithful. 👌🏻

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 12d

Absolutely one of the great concert albums. Genesis at their peak, each member playing out of their socks. 👌🏻

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 13d

Great horn arrangement by Dave Grusin, a favourite of mine.

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 13d

Happy 84th birthday, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Paul Simon. 🎂

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you for this recommendation, Oren. I listened to the album on iTunes and have just bought it. Isn't it an enchanting piece of work? Many thanks 👍🏻

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 19d

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I've posted this album before but listening to it each time feels like being embraced by the innermost thoughts of the maestro Anouar Brahem. Supported by virtuoso German cellist Anja Lechner and British jazzers Dave Holland and Django Bates, it's a truly affecting listen.

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 19d

A truly lovely album. "Curse of the Traveller" is just one outstanding track. 👍🏻

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 20d

Bruce Springsteen at the Birmingham NEC in June '81, the concert rearranged from March. I had a ticket. But it was rescheduled to June 7th, the estimated date for the birth of our first child. So I gave my ticket to a pal who wasn't really keen on going and three weeks later my son was born.

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 26d

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If big band jazz is your thing, you can't go wrong with this 2025 release from the much admired Mark Masters. As you'd expect, it swings like crazy. Veteran saxophonist Billy Harper leads.

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 28d

They are a little too restless, I agree.

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · 28d

Agreed. It was excellent. 👍🏻

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · Dec 30

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For me there are few joys greater than when two musicians from utterly different backgrounds, working in different worlds, collaborate to seek what unites and connects them. I love this one.

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · Sep 19

I have it. Mr Larkin is something of a curmudgeon but writes with great wit. He seemed to have little time for bop or the freer aspects of jazz but is delightful on Armstrong, Bechet, Teagarden etc. For anyone who enjoys reading about jazz LPs it's an enjoyable read. 👍🏻

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · Sep 11

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A much loved novel. What a feat of imagination to construct a story which unfolds almost entirely inside a hotel. It's elegant, witty and engrossing. If only one could live one's life with the equanimity and style of Count Alexander Rostov.

Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · Sep 11

Agreed. I have the 4 Mare Nostrum albums by this wonderful trio. All are hauntingly beautiful and unmistakably European. 👍🏻

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · Sep 9

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I'm a big fan of Vince Mendoza for the unique voicing he brings to his bands plus his versatility. He's worked outside of jazz with Joni Mitchell and I saw him live in Manchester UK with the wonderful Mary Chapin Carpenter. This album opens with Miles' "All Blues".

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Brian White @brian36170.bsky.social · Sep 8

Condon once said he liked to come onto the stand in a state of perfect equilibrium, half man, half alcohol. 🤦🏻‍♂️😄

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