Agreed.
Inspired by @aiki14âs post led me to explore more of Curtis Fuller.
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Qobuz. CD. Having been introduced to the Korean geomungo recently, I thought to listen to the sounds of the lighter gayageum. Convincing stereo presence. The first two pieces were rather good, the third daringly progressive, and then it degenerated into accompanied singing, which I wasnât so keen on.
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Qobuz. CD. Back to the geomungo. It is a form of zither. I remember as a child listening to Shirley Abicair playing the zither on Childrens TV, with her puppets Tea Cup and Clothes Peg. This album is nothing like that. It is very slow and improvisational. Whilst the sound of the instrument comes over very well, if I had bought this album I would be thinking that I wasnât getting many notes for my money. First posted by @stevensegal in the âClassical Spinningâ topic.
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I like that measure - notes per pound spent 
Meanwhile, some zero 7 for me, one of their lesser played albums, with Sia Furler and Jose Gonzalez on vocal duties.
Itâs a nice album, a bit less âshoe gazingâ than their first two releases.
The tour following this album, with the same two singers was also rather good, except the Manchester audience were too busy buying beer and shouting in each otherâs ears - one of the reasons I stopped attending gigs in Manchester!
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I remember the Doonsbury strip when Jimmy Thudpucker, whilst acting as a session musician, started charging by the note because he felt he was being ripped off.
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Ah yes - Doonsbury
From Klaus Kinskiâs wonderful film version of Nosferatu -
It crops up on Kate Bushâs The Ninth Wave too of course.
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Just before the Mekons album. Some really touching ballads from Lyle. Especially love the title cut, âWhooping Craneâ and âSun and Moon and Starsâ.
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