From 1976 on vinyl. Piano jazz.
Browsing the bins today and came across this. The guy in the record store told me that it was probably rare but gave it to me for five dollars because it has surface scratch's. I've played both sides and there's a few minor ticks but no skips. I would have taken it for the cover photo alone.
First of all, I was going to pick this up for the cover photo alone. It didn't matter that I had no idea of what I would hear or if I would appreciate the music. That said, the music is incredibly beautiful.
From 2018. Record stores going out of business and drastically slashing prices often leads to blind buys and the discovery of new sounds.
Adrianne Lenker is a guitarist and lead vocalist for the band, Big Thief.
From 1975, on original vinyl.
An oldie in my collection. I didn't know much about Mark-Almond at the time that I first heard this and I sure didn't know that Jon Mark was the 'Mark' part of that duo.
Just discovered while posting this entry that Jon Mark passed away less than two months ago.
It's been quite a long time since I last listened. I recall listening almost daily for a period of time after buying this. 'Songs For a Friend' is about as mellow as music gets. Piano driven, singer/songwriter ballads, but not what was usual for recordings of that genre and period. It quite often feels sad and dramatic and ends in a wash of strings and 'spoken word' verse/poetry. There's a sense from the song order and flow alone, that he just lost his best friend. Upon listening, one may feel the need to shed a tear.
