The last couple of weeks, I've been shuttling between my home airport, Hartford, CT and Indianapolis, IN. Early morning flights are good for New Age, so I've been listening to Peter Kater's recordings of Healing Music Series - Essence and Ambrosia, along with his Elements Series, Air, Earth, Water, Fire. Great music for looking out the window at the sunrise and clouds while getting the mind geared up for the events to come in the day. Flying during the evening is the time for listening to some cool jazz or the blues.
I recently loaded all my Van Morrison albums onto my iPod ~ 17 recordings in all ~ out of 40 main albums, according to allmusic.com. The plan is to look at Morrison's career from the beginning (The Bang Sessions, Volumes 1&2, 1967) through his latest (Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl, 2008), interspersed with an album with the Chieftans 'Irish Heartbeat', 1988; and a very nice recording with Britain's premier blues/swing organist, Georgie Fame 'How Long Has This Been Going On?', 1996. My intention, I say 'the plan 'is', to listen to the 17 recordings while traveling and it's going to take more than a few flights. This morning I listened to 'Too Long In Exile' (1993) between Hartford and Cincinatti, then 'Poetic Champions Repose' (1988) during the layover and on into Indy. I commented recently on the Astral Weeks to Astral Weeks: Live At The Hollywood Bowl, but there is so much good music in between. How does Morrison make each album sound familiar but fresh and interesting? The more I listen, the more I'm impressed at his forty plus years output.
I've got a few trips to go, so stay tuned - I've got Billy Joe Shaver, Great Northern, and some Steven Halpern music for driving with subliminals to keep me company.
3 comments:
How bout 8 miles High or rocket Man. Return to the Moody Blues or Return to forever (chick Corea)
Eckhart Tolle, in his instructional cd set "Gateway to the Now," has a great meditation Cd.
as an add kid I'm all over the place.
Good choices! I haven't listened to the Moody Blues in years - until they showed up with 'Tuesday Afternoon' on the TV commercial for some Aquarium. Listening to the old Return To Forever with Flora Purim and Airto is perfect for launching into space. As a frequent traveler, I use my Bose Acoustic Quiet Comfort headphones as my space capsule inside the plane.
I saw a pencil walk in the White Spot!
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