What Are You Listening To? - December 2025

[keith929]

 

[PaulRVA]

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

People Get Ready

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin) by Claudio MonteVerdi (1567 - 1643).
Yesterday night at the Concert Hall of Athens, with a much bigger orchestra and choir than in the video.
Divine!

 

[Sea Lord]

I'm listening to my cat crying for some attention.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

On 15 December, a friend and his company invited me to an old jazz club in Athens to see live Mr Chickο Freeman and his band... What a night! The band leader and the other musicians (from Europe) performed incredibly well, the audience was enthusiastic!
Ah! the magnificent universe of Jazz!...

 

[huntertrw]

Oscar Peterson graced The Dick Cavett Show for an interview in 1979. At the end, Mr. Cavett had Mr. Peterson demonstrate a variety of piano-playing styles and the result was memorable:

 

[keith929]

 

[keith929]

 

[keith929]

 

[wyfbane]

Suspicious Minds - Elvis

 

[keith929]

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

... another RVG (1924 – 2016) edition, this one from Paul Chambers (1935 - 1969)...

 

[huntertrw]

Heard this today on the SiriusXM "B.B. King's Bluesville" channel. So fine!

 

[huntertrw]

Here's one more from Mr. Castro and company:

 

[huntertrw]

This is an old, old song first recorded by Bo Carter in 1928, and covered here by Steppenwolf. John Kay's smoky-whisky voice is perfect for it:

 

[huntertrw]

Here's a favorite little-played and, perhaps, little-known cover of a Dusty Springfield song performed by John Kay:

 

[keith929]

 

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