Bruce Hornsby

A brilliant pianist, singer and song writer of the jam band genre, Bruce was with the Grateful Dead from 1988 till 1995 when Jerry Garcia died. He has also recorded and released albums on his own since the late '80s with a variety of musicians producing music from the world of rock, jazz, blues, bluegrass and more. Here are a bunch of albums that I dig a lot.

The Way It is (1986)

Personnel:

Buce Hornsby: lead vocals, piano, accordion, synthesizer & hamered dulcimer
David Mansfield: guitar, mandolin & violin
George Marinelli: guitars & vocals
Joe Puerta: bass & vocals
John Molo: drums & percussion.

Tracks:
1. On The Western Skyline (4:43)
2. Every Little Kiss (5:48)
3. Mandolin Rain (5:19)
4. The Long Race (4:23)
5. The Way It Is (4:57)
6. Down The Road Tonight (4:26)
7. The Wild Frontier (4:04)
8. The River Runs Low (4:27)
9. The Red Plains (5:00)

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Scenes From The Southside (1988)

 

Tracklisting:

1. Look Out Any Window (5:28)

2. The Valley Road (4:43)

3. I Will Walk With You (4:36)

4. The Road Not Taken (7:07)

5. The Show Goes On (7:30)

6. The Old Playground (4:26)

7. Defenders of the Flag (4:28)

8. Jacob's Ladder (4:37)

9. Till the Dreaming's Done (5:12)

Total Time: 48:07

Line-Up:

- Bruce Hornsby / vocals, piano, synthesizer, accordion

- Peter Harris / guitar, mandolin

- George Marinelli / guitar, mandolin

- Joe Puerta / bass, vocals

- John Molo / drums

- Huey Lewis / harmonica

- Jeff Gerson / percussion.

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A Night On The Town (1990)

 

1. A Night On The Town (4:26)

2. Carry The Water (5:09)

3. Fire On The Cross (4:38)

4. Barren Ground (5:29)

5. Across The River (5:10)

6. Stranded On Easy Street (3:54)

7. Stander On The Mountain (6:10)

8. Lost Soul (5:45)

9. Another Day (4:24)

10. Special Night (4:11)

11. These Arms Of Mine (5:53)

Total Time: 55:09

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Harbor Lights (1993)

 

Tracklisting:

1. Harbor Lights (7:11)

2. Talk of The Town (5:10)

3. Long Tall Cool One (4:59)

4. China Doll (5:17)

5. Fields of Gray (4:51)

6. Rainbow's Cadillac (4:38)

7. Passing Through (5:59)

8. The Tide Will Rise (3:55)

9. What a Time (4:04)

10. Pastures of Plenty (6:30)

Total Time: 52:34

Line-Up:

- Bruce Hornsby / Organ, Piano, Accordion, Vocals

- Branford Marsalis / Horn, Saxophone, Sax (Soprano)

- Phil Collins / Bongos, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Tambourine

- Jerry Garcia / Guitar

- Pat Metheny / Guitar, Sitar

- Jeff Lorber / Drums, Programming, Loops

- Bonnie Raitt / Vocals, Vocals (Background)

- Larry Williams / Vocals (Background)

- Omar Hakim / Percussion, Drums

- Jean McClain / Vocals (Background)

- John McLaughlin Williams / Violin

- John Molo / Drums

- Roy Muth / Horn, Vocals (Background)

- Laura Roelofs Park / Violin, Balloon

- Dr. Alex Paterson / French Horn

- Wayne Pooley / Guitar, Mixing, Engineer

- Laura Satterfield / Vocals (Background)

- Tim Streagle / Vocals (Background)

- Pauline Wilson / Vocals (Background)

- Waddy Wachtel / Guitar

- George Harple / French Horn

- Philip Koslow / French Horn

- Tim Struggle / Horn

- Adam Lesnick / French Horn

- Alan B. Paterson / French Horn

- Will Ross / Guitar (Rhythm)

- John D'earth / Horn

- Glenn Wilson / Horn

- Jimmy Haslip / Bass

- Beverly K. Baker / Viola

- Tony Berg / Guitar

- John Bigham / Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)

- William Conita / Cello

- Lamont Coward / Percussion

- Laura Cramer-Dunville / Vocals (Background)

- George A. Gailes III / Horn, Vocals (Background)

- Debra Henry / Vocals (Background)

- Phillip Ingram / Vocals (Background)

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Hot House (1995)

 

Lineup:

 Bruce Hornsby: vocals, accordion & piano

Jerry Garcia & Pat Metheny: guitar

Béla Fleck: banjo

Bobby Read: alto & tenor saxophones

Glenn Wilson: baritone saxophone

John D'earth: trumpet

John Thomas: organ

John Molo: drums

Larry Sears: percussion

Ornette Fogelberg: tambourine

Robert Brookins & John Paris: programming

Dave Hollister, Joe Lynn White, Debra Henry, Levi Little, Louis Price & Chaka Khan: vocals

Track List:

01. Spider Fingers (6:44)

02. White Wheeled Limousine (5:28)

03. Walk In The Sun (4:58)

04. The Changes (5:49)

05. The Tango King (5:48)

06. Big Rumble (4:40)

07. Country Doctor (5:57)

08. The Longest Night (5:22)

09. Hot House Ball (4:41)

10. Swing Street (4:36)

11. Cruise Control (5:03)

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 Spirit Trail (1998)

Personnel:

Bruce Hornsby: lead vocals, dulcimer, piano, organ & mini-Moog synthesizer
Matthew Scannell: guitar & mandolin
David Bendeth, Adam Larrabee & Wayne Pooley: guitar
David Mansfield & Ashley MacIsaac: violin
Bobby Read: flute, clarinet, saxophone & baritone saxophone
John D'earth: trumpet
Tim Streagle: trombone
John Thomas: organ
John Molo & Matt Chamberlain: drums & percussion
Serban Ghenea: programming
Debra Henry, Joe Lee & Kyle Davis: background vocals.

Track list:

cd1:
01. King Of The Hill (6:19)
02. Resting Place (4:45)
03. Preacher In The Ring Pt. I (5:02)
04. Preacher In The Ring Pt. II (4:48)
05. Song C (2:47)
06. Sad Moon (6:33)
07. Pete & Manny (3:15)
08. Fortunate Son (4:15)
09. Sneaking Up On Boo Radley (5:15)
10. Great Divide (5:01)

cd2:
01. Line In The Dust (4:43)
02. See The Same Way (5:36)
03. Shadow Hand (4:17)
04. Sunlight Moon (4:20)
05. Listen To The Silence (4:34)
06. Funhouse (4:22)
07. Sunflower Cat (Some Dour Cat) (Down With That) (3:55)
08. Song D (2:03)
09. Swan Song (4:56)
10. Variations On "Swan Song" & "Song D" (3:53)

 Big Swing Face (2002)

 

Personnel:

Bruce Hornsby: keyboards & lead vocals
Doug Derryberry: guitar & background Vocals
Steve Kimock: guitar
J. Collier: bass
John Thomas: organ
David Bendeth: organ, bass, drums & guitars
Michael Baker: drums
Bobby Read: clarinet
Joe Lee: background vocals

Tracks:
01. Sticks And Stones (3:20)
02. Cartoons & Candy (3:53)
03. The Chill (4:10)
04. Big Swing Face (5:34)
05. This Too Shall Pass (4:59)
06. Try Anything Once (3:35)
07. Take Out The Trash (4:57)
08. The Good Life (3:47)
09. So Out (3:15)
10. No Home Training (4:25)
11. Place Under The Sun (4:13)

Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs (2007)

Tracklisting:
1. The Dreaded Spoon (3:02)
2. Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues (3:37)
3. Across The Rocky Mountains (6:05)
4. Mandolin Rain (6:10)
5. Stubb (4:39)
6. Come On Out (3:26)
7. A Night On The Town (5:15)
8. Sheep Shell Corn (2:26)
9. Hills Of Mexico (3:50)
10. Crown Of Jewels (6:22)
11. Super Freak (4:04)

Total Time: 48:56

Line-Up:
- Ricky Skaggs / banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, percussion, vocals
- Bruce Hornsby / piano, organ, accordion (on "Stubb"), vocals
- Jerry Douglas / dobro
- Stuart Duncan / fiddle
- Gordon Kennedy / guitar
- Cody Kilby / banjo, guitar
- Andy Leftwich / fiddle, mandolin
- Jim Mills / banjo
- Mark Fain / bass
- Sonny Emory / drums
- Paul Brewster / harmony vocals.

Camp Meeting (2007)

Personnel: 

Jack DeJohnette - drums
Christian McBride - bass guitar
Bruce Hornsby - piano

Track List:
01. Questions And Answers 04:53)
02. Charlie, Woody And You / Study #22 (06:00)
03. Solar (07:06)
04. Death And The Flower (05:46)
05. Camp Meeting (05:44)
06. Giant Steps (06:04)
07. Celia (07:54)
08. We'll Be Together Again 05:39)
09. Stacked Mary Possum (04:36)
10. Straight, No Chaser (03:00)
11. Un Poco Loco / Chant Song (07:56)

Allan Taylor

Here is England's one of the most respected singer and song writer of the Folk genre. He is in the music business for over 4 decades, being initially helped by the members of the Fairport Convention to launch his career. To know more about him, read about him here and here.

Here are 2 of his albums that I like best.

Color To The Moon

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Hotels And Dreamers

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Rosanne Cash

The daughter of country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash has has made it to the music world on her own talent. She has been creating music in the Country genre for the last 25 years and have won the Grammy once in 1985. Following are some of the albums that I think are her best.

For more details about her life and career visit this link.

King's Record Shop

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Interiors

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The Wheel

 

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Rules Of Travel

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Black Cadillac

This album was released shortly after her father's death and has some very deep and soul touching lyrics. Highly recommended. Get it here.

The List

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Michele Petrucciani

 This outstanding pianist had a very short troubled life but we are lucky that he left behind some great music for our ears which are going to last forever. He has played in trio and quartet formats but his solo efforts are the ones which are truly mind blowing.

You can read about him here and here.


Here are a few of his albums that I like the most. The first one is the one which he recorded at the age of 19.

Michel Petrucciani was a few weeks shy of his 19th birthday when he recorded this solo CD, which was not widely available until it was distributed by Rhino nearly a decade later. The pianist's program is an ambitious one, starting with a dark, richly-textured interpretation of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" (incorrectly attributed to John Coltrane, although he did help to make the piece famous with his recording of it). His dramatic take of "'Round Midnight" has an especially haunting quality to it. Wes Montgomery's "Bumpin' on the Sunset" is also in good hands, with Petrucciani delivering a masterful performance.

Michel Petrucciani - Date With Time (1981)

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Michel Petrucciani - Live at Stadthalle, Erding, 15th November 1991

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Michel Petrucciani - Promenade With Duke


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Marcus Miller & Michel Petrucciani - Dreyfus Night (1994)


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Here is a short performance of Petruciani playing solo piano in a concert.

Michel Petrucciani - Jazzwoche Burghausen, 1993

One more for the Christmas

Here's one more nice album that I found out from my collection.

Tommy Emmanuel – All I Want for Christmas

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Music for Christmas

The Christmas is on! No celebration is complete without music to suit the festive mood. Here are a few Christmas albums that I love the best.

Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart


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Nitty Gritty - The Christmas Album


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Jerry Douglas - Jerry Christmas


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Jorma Kaukonen - Christmas With Jorma Kaukonen


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Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come Darkness, Come Light


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Chicago - Christmas With Chicago


This is a live show by the legendary band on a Christmas eve a few years back. It is sort of a comeback album for the group. They seem to have got back the punch that they had in the sixties and early seventies. Don't miss it, get it from here.

Merry Christmas to everybody. May God bless us all. Peace!!

Keith Jarret

Pianist Keith Jarrett has carved out a unique place among comtemporary improvising musicians. After a brief mid-'60s stint with Art Blakey, Jarrett joined the enormously popular Charles Lloyd Quartet before being recruited by Miles Davis at the height of early fusion.

Initially, Jarrett's solo career continued in a similar electric vein, but he soon turned exclusively to acoustic instruments. His improvised solo piano concerts captured genius at work, and his Standards Trio redefined the genre. In between, he has performed classical works and his own folk-inspired music, and he has been an outspoken critic of the commercialization of jazz.

Here are 3 of his solo performances over the years that I like the best.

Facing you

Facing You is one of the most important recordings in contemporary jazz for several reasons, aside from being beautifully conceived and executed by pianist Keith Jarrett. It is a hallmark recording of solo piano in any discipline, a signature piece in the early ECM label discography, a distinct departure from mainstream jazz, a breakthrough for Jarrett, and a studio prelude for his most famous solo project to follow, The Köln Concert. Often meditative, richly melodic, inventive, and introspective beyond compare, Jarrett expresses his soul in tailored tones that set standards for not only this kind of jazz, but music that would serve him and his fans in good stead onward. In this program of all originals, which sound spontaneously improvised with certain pretexts and motifs as springboards, the rhapsodic "Ritooria," 4/4 love/spirit song "Lalene," and song for family and life "My Lady; My Child" firmly establish Jarrett's heartfelt and thoughtful approach. "Vapallia" cements the thematic, seemingly effortless, lighter -- but never tame -- aesthetic. "Starbright" is an easy-paced two-step tune signifying fully Jarrett's personalized stance. Straddling a more jagged, angular, and free edge, the pianist evokes the influence of Paul Bley during "Semblence" (sic). But it is the opening selection, an extended ten-minute opus titled "In Front," that truly showcases Jarrett at his playful best -- a timeless, modal, direct, and bright delight. A remarkable effort that reveals more and more with each listen, this recording has stood the test of time, and is unquestionably a Top Three recording in Keith Jarrett's long and storied career. (from AllMusic.com)

Tracklist:

01.In Front (10:05)
02.Ritooria (5:50)
03.Lalene (8:29)
04.My Lady, My Child (7:17)
05.Landscape For Future Earth (3:29)
06.Starbright (5:01)
07.Vapallia (3:51)
08.Semblence (3:00)
Total Time 00:47:40

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Koln Concert

Preliminaries to the concert were not auspicious. Jarrett arrived at the opera house late and hungry, and needed to eat a hasty meal before going on stage. When he was on, he found that the wrong piano had been delivered.But his performance was enthusiastically received, and the subsequent recording was acclaimed by the critics and an enormous commercial success. With sales of more than 3.5 million, it became the best-selling solo album in jazz history.[2]

The recording is in three parts, lasting 26 minutes, 34 minutes and 7 minutes, respectively. As the concert was originally programmed onLP, the second part was split into parts labeled "IIa" and "IIb". Part IIc actually is a 3rd part, the encore.

A notable aspect of this concert is Jarrett's ability to produce very extensive improvised material over a vamp of one or two chords for prolonged periods of time. For instance, in Part I, he spends almost 12 minutes vamping over the chords Am7 (A minor 7) to G major, sometimes in a slow, rubato feel, and other times in a bluesy, gospel rock feel. And for about the last 6 minutes of Part I, he vamps over an A major theme. Roughly the first 8 minutes of Part II A is a vamp over a D major groove with a repeated bass vamp in the left hand, and in Part II B, Jarrett improvises over an F# minor vamp for approximately the first 6 minutes.

Track list:

1. Part I
2. Part II
3. Part II b
4. Part II c

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Paris Concert

The self-imposed quarantine on solo concerts over, Keith Jarrett returned to the improvisatory format that he virtually invented, mellower and more devotional than ever. Indeed, within the 38 minutes of solo improvisation captured at Paris's Salle Pleyel, Jarrett pulls further away from the old rousing (and thoroughly American) gospel, blues and folk roots of earlier concerts toward a more abstract concept. ”

Track List

01. October 17, 1988 38:23
02. The Wind 6:32
03. Blues 5:22

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Happy listening!

New Monsoon

Here's a fantastic jam band from San Fransisco - New Monsoon. This band's influences, which are as diverse as rock gods Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Santana, bluesman Mississippi John Hurt and world music pioneers Tito Puente, Shakti and Peter Gabriel. New Monsoon's music is an experience of textures, rhythms, ideas and moods.



You can find more information on them here. Here are 2 of their albums that are available now with me.

New Monsoon Live

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Downstream


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You can also get some good sounding soundboard bootlegs from archive.org. Below are some of the most downloaded stuff of this band:

Live at Alexian Field (2005)
Live at Cervantes (2006)
Live at Monterery (2006)
Happy listening!

Rockin' Jimmy Crimmins

Keepin' It Real

I came across this gem a few months back while surfing the net for for some good blues guitar music. Man, It really knocked me off my feet! I searched the net for info on this guy but couldn't find any. Believe it or not, there is absolutely no information or photo of this guy on the net. As if he has arrived from some other planet! But he is one hell of a guitar player!

Here is his highly rated album and probably is only one released so far.

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Crosby Stills Nash & Young re-union tour bootlegs

After their over whelming success in the sixties and at the peak of their careers, the foursome group split up went in their separate musical directions. Their musical growth in their own individual directions was evident in their live album '4 Way Street'. One could feel that they are drifting apart from their earlier music and sound as a band and going in their respective musical directions.



Though David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash got together very often to play together either in the studio or live, it was Neil Young who was always very aloof and continued with his successful career and a cult following. Neil always presented his audience with a wide range of music and soul searching lyrics throught his long musical journey. But the magic of CSNY could never happen in any of the band members music and sound. The fans always hoped that CSNY will re-unite and play together.



Well, luckily the 4 musicians did unite from time to time at different stages of their lives and went on tour playing together to their loyal fans and admirers. These concert tours were as much enjoyable to them as they were to the audiences who wanted evermore.



Here are soundboard recordings of some of the concerts that they gave for their loyal following.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1974-09-08
1974 Reunion Tour
Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island, NY
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01. Love the One You're With
02. Wooden Ships
03. Immigration Man
04. Helpless
05. Military Madness
06. Johnny's Garden
07. Walk On
08. Almost Cut My Hair
09. Teach Your Children
10. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
11. The Lee Shore
12. Time After Time
13. Southbound Train

CD 2:
01. Another Sleep Song
02. Our House
03. Hawaiian Sunrise
04. Long May You Run
05. Ambulance Blues
06. Old Man
07. Change Partners
08. Myth of Sisyphus
09. You Can't Catch Me > Word Game
10. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
11. Deja Vu
12. First Things First

CD 3:
01. Don't Be Denied
02. Black Queen
03. Revolution Blues
04. Pushed It Over the End
05. Pre-Road Downs
06. Carry On
07. Sugar Mountain
08. Ohio

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
featuring Jackson Browne
1988-11-12
California Hungerton Benefit
Palace Theater
Los Angeles, California
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included




01. Teach Your Children - Graham Nash
02. Crow On The Cradle - Jackson Browne & Graham Nash
03. Children Of The Canyon - Jackson Browne
04. Rock Me On The Water
05. This Old House
06. Love The One You're With
07. Name Of Love
08. Tracks In The Dust - Crosby & Nash
09. Don't Say Goodbye - Crosby, Nash & Young
10. Southern Cross
11. Long Time Gone
12. My Country Tis Of Thee - Crosby, Nash & JD Souther

Bonus Tracks
1987-11-21
Roxy Theater
Los Angeles CA
13. Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne & Graham Nash
14. Wasted On The Way
15. Blackbird
16. Teach Your Children

Bonus Track
1986-10-13
Shoreline Amphitheater
Mountain View CA
17. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
2000-03-14
CSNY2K Tour
Philips Arena
Atlanta GA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included




1st Electric Set
01. Carry On
02. Southern Man
03. Stand And Be Counted
04. Pre-Road Downs
05. Heartland
06. 49 Bye-Byes
07. Slowpoke
08. Marrakesh Express
09. Faith In Me
10. Almost Cut My Hair
11. Cinnamon Girl

Acoustic Set
12. Helplessly Hoping
13. Our House
14. Old Man
15. Dream For Him
16. Someday Soon
18. After The Goldrush
19. Guinnevere
20. Out Of Control
21. Seen Enough
22. Teach Your Children

2nd Electric Set
23. Woodstock
24. Long Time Gone
25. Ohio
26. For What It's Worth
27. Down By The River
28. Love The One You're With
29. Rockin' In The Free World

Encore
30. Long May You Run

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Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
The Ice Palace
Tampa, Florida
April 14th, 2002
SBD/ALD Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included



01. Intro
02. Carry On > Questions
03. Military Madness
04. Goin' Home
05. Wooden Ships
06. Feed The People
07. You're My Girl
08. I Used To Be A King
09. Southern Man
10. Southern Cross
11. Almost Cut My Hair
12. Cinnamon Girl
13. Stage Noise
14. Crowd
15. Helplessly Hoping
16. Our House
17. Old Man
18. Carry Me
19. Guinnivere
20. Harvest Moon
21. Old Man Trouble
22. Half Your Angel
23. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
24. Take Me Out To The Ball Game
25. Let's Roll
26. Long Time Gone
27. Two Old Friends
28. Woodstock
29. Rockin' In The Free World
30. Crowd
31. Eight Miles High

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Wish you happy listening!