Livingston Taylor

Livingston Taylor – Ink (1997/2003)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:54 minutes | 970 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chesky Records

While somewhat overshadowed by his more famous brother James, Livingston Taylor is a fine singer-songwriter in his own right–superficially, his voice recalls that of his sibling, but Liv is less moody, more folk-like. INK is a “tribute” album of sorts–instead of paying homage to a particular artist, Taylor interprets hit songs by various writers from several eras, leaning a bit toward classic R&B/soul hits. Songs made famous by Ray Charles, the Jackson Five, and Stevie Wonder are re-imagined via the gentle, genial imagination of Livingston Taylor.

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Livingston Taylor – Safe Home {Binaural+} (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz  | Time – 52:54 minutes | 1,54 GB | Genre: Folk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Digital Booklet | © Chesky Records

Safe Home, the new album from the venerated songwriter, Livingston Taylor, who is celebrating his 50th anniversary of making music. The album is set to be released March 3rd, 2017. Featuring a world class band of Shelly Berg (piano), David Finck (bass), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), and Chelsea Berry (vocals), the album gives playful bend to musical classics like “Anything You Can Do”, and also presents Livingston originals such as “I Must Be Doing Something Right”. Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned 50 years. He maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his unique brand of popular music which includes mostly original repertory from his thirteen albums. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston is a full professor at Berklee College of Music, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians. Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the band appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. Now headphone users will hear the same three-dimensional sound and imaging as audiophiles have for the past 25 years with Chesky Recordings. Also these new Binaural+ Series albums capture even more spatial realism for the home audiophile market, bringing you one step closer to the actual event. You will hear some of the most natural and pure music ever recorded.

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Livingston Taylor – Ink (1997/2003)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:33 minutes | 1020 MB | Genre: Folk
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital Booklet | © Chesky Records

On his latest, Ink, the winsome singer-songwriter delights by paying homage to pop songwriting with a collection of richly-realized interpretations, including Don Henley’s “The End of the Innocence,” and Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street.” Drawing inspiration from pop’s different eras, Liv brings new life to diverse material, from the brilliant standard “The More I See You,” to the Jackson 5’s hit “Never Can Say Goodbye,” to the great Ray Charles’ “Hallelujah, I Love Her So.” Add in a few of Liv’s beguiling new originals, like the reflective and celebratory “Our Turn to Dance,” and Ink reveals itself as a document of a man who knows what makes a song a memorable and moving experience. Great songs: That’s what you’ve come to expect from Livingston Taylor. (more…)