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Jazz for aficionados

Jazz for aficionados

I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.

Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".

"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.

While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.

Enjoy the music.
orpheus10
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rok2id
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Sine you mentioned SACD, I have a question.

Is there any difference in THE SOUND you hear from a SACD DISC being played by a blu-ray player as opposed to that same SACD DISC being played by a dedicated SACD player?

The difference in price is about 800 dollars, U.S. 

Sony UBP X1100ES   $500,    vs   Yamaha CD-S1000   $1300

Thanks

Btw, I have two copies of Bitches Brew, because it is an important recording.

Cheers
pjw81563
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rok I have an Oppo UBDP 203 which plays all formats and was 599 new.

I also bought the UBDP 205 for 1199 and sold it 6 months later unopened box for 3k.

I used to have a Denon dedicated SACD player but I sold it when I switched to Oppo so I never did a side by side comparison. 

My Oppo is fine and I have read about the Sony you have and all the reviews are excellent so I think your fine as well.

Although there's always them damn "audiophiles" that pay 500 for a pair of RCA interconnects SMH.....
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rok2id
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Well if you are content with the Oppo, that answers my question.  I don't own the Sony but it is under consideration.  I have the Oppo 103.

When seeking info on gear, I always seek the opinion of music lovers.

Thanks

Cheers
keegiam
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Rok my Oppo is the 103 as well.  Went bonkers awhile back - no audio from any of the RCA outputs.  Oppo has a flat rate service fee of $99 (incl. return shipping).  They replaced the "decoder board" (I used to know what stuff was inside audio gear) which was apparently a big enough deal that they gave the unit a new serial number.  I was surprised to have trouble with it, but all is well now.

Given that my turntable should be ready this week, I plan to be doing a lot of A/B-ing soon.
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rok2id
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Rok my Oppo is the 103 as well. Went bonkers awhile back
That's the reason I am reluctant to put big money into any disc player.   The can become paper weights in an instant.

Glad to hear there is still support for the Oppo.  Mine is 6 years old with no problems so far.  My SACD player, Marantz SA8001, is 16 years old.  Time to start planning.   Every so often I get the error message "can't play", so I think it's days are numbered.

Cheers


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