Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd, Jazz Samba, 1962 on Verve

Early work in the bossa nova trend in the US, recorded at Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian Church in DC and released two years before Getz/Gilberto. Includes “Desafinado” (which was also on Getz/Gilberto) and “Samba de Uma Nota” composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

My copy—via a private sale—is the 2023 Acoustic Sounds Series reissue on Verve by UMG / UMe, which is a fantastic pressing.

Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin, 1958 on Mercury

Fantastic collection of Sarah Vaughan doing Gershwin standards from the twenties and thirties, supported by Hal Mooney & His Orchestra.

My copy—via a private sale—is a 2xLP gatefold reissue in mono by Verve/UMe, which reproduces the old Mercury labels.

知ってる？「桜・梅・桃」を見分ける方法。ポイントは花びらの形にある
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_69ba0821e4b0ee5470511226

#huffingtonpost #LIFE #天気 #桜 #春 #梅 #花 #桃 #tenki #sakura #haru #ume #hana #momo

Un militar de la UME dice a la jueza de la dana que una representante del Gobierno pidió el Es-Alert al principio del Cecopi

https://tardigram.com/m/Politica/t/20236

Elvis Costello, My Aim Is True, 1977 on Columbia

Costello’s debut album, coming roaring out of the gate with a new mix of punk, rockabilly, new wave, and British pub rock. Produced by Nick Lowe and recorded in Islington, London. Out on Stiff Records originally in the UK, then Columbia in the US.

The original US version added “Watching the Detectives” but this version follows the original UK tracklist and cover (well, with the yellow background front cover, not the early black & white).

My copy—direct from the merch table at an Elvis Costello / Steve Nieve show—is a 2015 reissue on 180g vinyl by UMe on Columbia-style labels with “Costello” where Columbia would have been.

🎎PLUM BLOSSOM FESTIVAL🌸

In the Kyōto calendar there are a few times each year when the public is able to rub shoulders with maiko and geiko for a small fee.
During 'Baika-sai' (梅花祭) geisha and maiko serve tea beside Kitano Tenman-gū's (北野天満宮) plum orchard.

#baikasai #梅花祭 #ume

蜷川実花が「京都の梅」を撮るとこうなる。キラキラと光る幻想的な風景に「本当に、息を呑むほど美しい」と絶賛
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_699d031be4b074e2825b9a4b

#huffingtonpost #アートとカルチャー #ネットエンタメ #エンタメ #写真 #蜷川実花 #梅 #北野天満宮 #nettoentame #entame #shashin #ninagawamika #ume #kitanotenmangu