Jazz for aficionados

@mahgister , you’ve mentioned two of the greatest baritone players. I am particularly a fan of Ronnie Cuber, who is sadly no longer with us. Monster baritone prayer, While Smulyan is a great post-bebopper through and through, Ronnie Cuber was more akin to Micheal Brecker in the sense that he did a lot of work in the R&B and Latin music scenes as well as straight ahead Jazz. As expected all that was reflected in his playing.. I love his playing.

https://youtu.be/zWw-3kJwge0?si=aUM0y5nnd36K8GwQ

Some favorite earlier work of his:

https://youtu.be/d89efDn97qs?si=47ffeSAiCgDUwcVf

https://youtu.be/5bypNuFs9oc?si=n61GImad0Cg1lcI6

No conversation on baritone players should overlook the greatest of all, Pepper Adams. A close listen to Smulyan’s sound and approach shows how he is a musical descendant of the great Pepper Adams, whom he replaced in the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra saxophone section,

https://youtu.be/fjm52JRscpA?si=eGEv2PwrSV_nUF2v

https://youtu.be/4lKTp8u6YSg?si=VknTidVRFxsb30Zs

As an interesting aside. At some point before recording the following, Pepper Adams had to replace his saxophone mouthpiece. The difference in tone is obvious. Still great and still Pepper Adams, but with more edge:

https://youtu.be/tOCZddFI1tU?si=mGp726OzBq32xJEV

https://youtu.be/lg7Hm5aE8mI?si=Yy-zKUNf7AjXMqwi

Thanks frogman for the musical precisions ...

You are our living jazz master and teacher here...😊

I will go for Pepper Adams too ...

I swim in an ocean of trombone , sax, and baritone now ....many albums to discover are coming in the next months ...

The trumpet and piano and guitars i love so much has now many instruments rivals in my heart...

I begin to appreciate bass too because of the clarity of my actual  headphone and speakers  system with bass ...

My respect and appreciation for your help ... ...

@mahgister , you’ve mentioned two of the greatest baritone players. I am particularly a fan of Ronnie Cuber, who is sadly no longer with us. Monster baritone prayer, While Smulyan is a great post-bebopper through and through, Ronnie Cuber was more akin to Micheal Brecker in the sense that he did a lot of work in the R&B and Latin music scenes as well as straight ahead Jazz. As expected all that was reflected in his playing.. I love his playing.

https://youtu.be/zWw-3kJwge0?si=aUM0y5nnd36K8GwQ

Some favorite earlier work of his:

https://youtu.be/d89efDn97qs?si=47ffeSAiCgDUwcVf

https://youtu.be/5bypNuFs9oc?si=n61GImad0Cg1lcI6

No conversation on baritone players should overlook the greatest of all, Pepper Adams. A close listen to Smulyan’s sound and approach shows how he is a musical descendant of the great Pepper Adams, whom he replaced in the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra saxophone section,

https://youtu.be/fjm52JRscpA?si=eGEv2PwrSV_nUF2v

https://youtu.be/4lKTp8u6YSg?si=VknTidVRFxsb30Zs

As an interesting aside. At some point before recording the following, Pepper Adams had to replace his saxophone mouthpiece. The difference in tone is obvious. Still great and still Pepper Adams, but with more edge:

https://youtu.be/tOCZddFI1tU?si=mGp726OzBq32xJEV

https://youtu.be/lg7Hm5aE8mI?si=Yy-zKUNf7AjXMqwi

@ho249 

While I know absolutely nothing about Phono Stages,  maybe this will help.

https://alpha-audio.net/hi-fi/vinyl/2023/10/live-stream-multitest-29-10-2023-1030-cest-phono-pre-amps-up-to-1000-euro/

https://www.youtube.com/live/FN7VP-xezRs?si=Er7uPsx76obgOsfL

@curiousjim Thanks for your input! I'll probably post my dilemma in the analog forum after reviewing your links.

Charles Davis is another good baritone saxophonist. You can hear him on this album:

https://youtu.be/3JIlzhYs5iI?si=wSpYaZ6TJ7LG-jhC

I had the good fortune to hear Gary Smulyan live with the Dave Holland big band a few years ago. He had maybe 4 solos during the show, all well done.

Thanks for this one it seems interesting...

I dont know why i like baritone so much ...

I like bass human voices and contralto feminine voice also ....😁

Charles Davis is another good baritone saxophonist. You can hear him on this album:

https://youtu.be/3JIlzhYs5iI?si=wSpYaZ6TJ7LG-jhC

I had the good fortune to hear Gary Smulyan live with the Dave Holland big band a few years ago. He had maybe 4 solos during the show, all well done.