yho39 - presentiment

The thirty-ninth edition of YHO features the results of a Mo’Wax listening project.  The idea was simply to take the ten greatest full-length sets the label put out, play the compact discs, and contemplate.    

The artists featured in this project are:

• Money Mark
• Andrea Parker
• Major Force West
• Blackalicious
• Attica Blues
• Divine Styler
• As One
• Urban Tribe
• David Axelrod
• Parsley Sound

The covers for this issue were beautifully put-together by Per-Christian Hille. 

And this edition of YHO can be downloaded here as a PDF, free for all.  

yho38 - longing ...

The thirty-eighth edition of YHO is an adventure story that starts with the extraordinary voice of Soledad Bravo.  It shows how history can be refreshed, what this can lead to, and how it fits in what we already know.  This is a tale of exile and explorers, one that takes us from Venezuela to Cuba to Chile to Argentina to France to Brazil to Spain. 

Among those featured are:

• La Nueva Canción singers and revolutionary songs
• Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo Milanés
• Manduka and Los Jaivas
• Naná Vasconcelos and Egberto Gismonti
• Tomás Eloy Martínez, Elia Barceló, and Manuel Rivas
• The Saravah and Le Chant du Monde record labels
• Elisa Serna and Colette Magny
• Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra

This issue of YHO can be downloaded here as a PDF, free for all.

A lovingly put-together YouTube playlist to accompany this edition can be found here. 

yho37 - Loping

The thirty-seventh edition of YHO is Loping: A Celebration of Georgia Anne Muldrow.  For several years now G.A.M. has been the most inventive, inspirational and spectacularly stubborn force in popular music.  Loping, hopefully, captures something of what makes her music and activities so uniquely special.  The beautiful cover artwork was designed by Per-Christian Hille.

This issue can be downloaded as a pdf here, free for all.

There is a carefully put-together Georgia Anne Muldrow-related YouTube playlist available here as an accompaniment to this issue.  

yho36 - ... diversion

The thirty-sixth edition of YHO is all about Sextet by A Certain Ratio.  It's as simple as that.  Sort of.


This issue can be downloaded here as a PDF, free for all.

yho35 - The Man Who Walked Away

The Man Who Walked Away is the thirty-fifth edition of YHO.  It could be about searching for the spirit of Bobby Paris.  It’s certainly very much inspired by Bobby Paris singing I Walked Away.  It’s one of the most perfect performances in popular music.  One of the most passionate, too.  And it makes you wonder about Bobby Paris. It makes you want to read about Bobby Paris.  It just might make you want to write about Bobby Paris.

Naturally this is not just about a particular favourite on the old soul scene.  Oh no, life and art are never that simple.  So the quest to find out about Bobby Paris also takes in:

Ø  Capitol Soul Casino and Kent Records

Ø  Kelly Gordon and Bobbie Gentry

Ø  Jody Reynolds and Shorty Rogers

Ø  Jimmie Haskell and Bill Szymczyk

Ø  Gene Page and Sonny Charles

Ø  Jill Jones who co-wrote I Walked Away

Ø  The Electric Prunes and The Knickerbockers

Ø  Ed Cobb and Patrice Holloway

Ø  Wigan’s Ovatian, Barry Kingston and Spark Records

Ø  The Fall and the Lie Dream of a Casino Soul

The Man Who Walked Away can be found here, and downloaded as a PDF free for all.

yho34 - ... with the times

The thirty-fourth edition of YHO takes a leaf out of Glenn Gould’s book and contemplates Petula and her peculiar story.  It then takes a few steps sideways and becomes something of a celebration of great voices, featuring among others:

Ø  Esther Ofarim, who is the cover star
Ø  Annie Ross
Ø  Lita Roza
Ø  Jackie Trent
Ø  Tony Middleton
Ø  Scott Walker

Somewhere along the way it became just as much about arrangers and composers, such as:

Ø  Teddy Randazzo

Ø  Bobby Scott

Ø  Claus Ogerman

Ø  Michel Legrand

Ø  And, yes, of course, Tony Hatch, which is where this issue begins.

This edition of YHO can be downloaded as a pdf free for all here.

yho33 - cumulative

For the thirty-third edition of YHO it seemed like a good idea to put together a user’s guide to all the earlier issues.  After all 33 is a number that does have a certain significance, and many great long-players have been collections of activity-to-date. 

So, for new readers and loyal subscribers, hopefully this Cumulative edition gives a helpful overview of the subjects that have been covered in YHO.  From a purely personal point of view this has been an invaluable exercise, giving a timely reminder of what’s been achieved with YHO.  And having a bit of a breather, so to speak, has been a really good thing.  The old batteries are recharged, and YHO is ready to rumble and ramble on.

If you are new to the YHO experience, then please use this issue as a jumping-off point and explore.  And please spread the word.

 

This Cumulative edition of YHO can be found here.