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

@mahgister 
Great stuff!

This double album with many different musicians from japan unknown here is stunning...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD36KIbA9dA&list=OLAK5uy_lRIsKWNhn9T5xOEMfCt1ryTAz6N_MBydE

 

This double album with other unknown here japan musicians is no less stunning..

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNv2RxjsbWA&t=317s

@mahgister 

I never need equalization with my speakers or my other headphones too... 

I never remember you saying anything about using EQ in the past with your previous system but then, I'd never noticed the tone controls on the Sansui before.  My poor observation skills!   ;o) 

 

I never used an equalizer because i never needed one...

I bought my Hidizs dac to serve the K340 and i needed his internal equalizer like the tone control for the K340...I did not want to buy a sophisticated EXTERNAL equalizer, because the task was simple and easy to do around 1000 hertz...

I dont used any equalizer with my other headphone and i never need the equalization nor the tone controls really for them...All those years my tone controls were almost unused save by curiosity trials...

In my room i did not need an electronical equalization either and anyway i did not want to invest big money in a good one ....

I needed a mechanical equalization which  i created with a grid of mechanically tuned 100  Helmholtz resonators distributed in some location in bundles to improve the relation between my ears listening position each speaker of the Mission Cyrus 781 in relation with each ears and the room pressure zones distribution...

The K340 is one of the most complex headphone ever designed, with his two cells and his inner dual chambers with the 5 Helmholtz tuned resonators and a transformer for the crossover point ...

It reacted to the source and too any change negatively or positively very strongly, any modification , mechanical , electrical or acoustical impact the soundfield impression...

Single membrane headphone with no internal resonators, as most headphones are,  are more previsible in their output... The K340 has aged and need care to reach his optimum... It is not a simple headphone, it is a pair of speakers for the ears, it is why i needed tone controls too +equalisation to optimize them for my own ears... Even the choice of pads thickness and density is critical, i tried five pairs... 😊

I never remember you saying anything about using EQ in the past with your previous system but then, I’d never noticed the tone controls on the Sansui before. My poor observation skills! ;o)

 

What a great jazz swedish pianist can do with 3 albums :

 

Jan Johansson, he died young in a car accident, there is other album , this one is the most well known...

 

Inspired by swedish melodies :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j23q5WTDXg4&list=PLnQJF3Qi_4_A1sxJ9O8sIpxKOTsGoe_Ya&index=39

 

Jazz Inspired by Russian melodies :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvNks1oAjhE

 

More traditionaL BOP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca3WsHtuHM0

 

very original too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUNZA4ltxYE