On Shuffle

Still short on time, hopefully I'll be able to catch up in the next couple of days. Until then, here's a selection of music I've been listening too lately.

Politics In Space by Kate Miller-Heidke. This is an absurdly catchy song and very enjoyable.

This Is How It Feels by Inspiral Carpets. If you only know one Inspiral Carpets song it's almost certainly this.

Dream A Little Of Me by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong. This has been covered many times, but for me this is the best version. Louis Armstrong's trumpet playing fits in perfectly with the song and his voice fits with Ella Fitzgerald's flawless vocals.



Who're You by Fela Kuti & the Africa 70. I've known about Fela Kuti for a few years now, but it's only recently that I've really started listening to him. That's just wasted time, it's some of the best music I've ever heard.



On Green Dolphin Street by Lee Konitz. Now 82 Lee Konitz has been releasing albums as a band leader since 1949. He released two last year making for a 60 year career, so far. To put it in context that's 20 years longer than Leonard Cohen's recording career, so far. He also played alto sax on the 1949 sessions that would become Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool. He's a real giant of jazz, this recording comes from the 1974 album Satori. I think the interplay between Konitz on alto sax and Martial Solal on piano on this track is especially brilliant.