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| Linn Sondek LP12 impressions Bravo, Moonglum! Well said. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fabulous! One of the great pairings in jazz. Thanks for sharing.This old thread might be of interest:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&1302841452&openmine&zzFrogman&4&5#Frogman | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, thanks for the links; great stuff! "Yesterday's" is simply incredible. I was not familiar with that record, so it has to go on the "to buy" list. Sounds like Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor (?). Beautiful!And the Kirk/McDuff! In the pocket in... | |
| Last time you felt that "tingling" sensation? You are welcome. She is classy as it gets. | |
| Last time you felt that "tingling" sensation? About twenty minutes ago when I posted this in another thread:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QBmrDS2ZhawWhere: my home officeOn what: IPad (no headphones)Exact moment: 2:36 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3, thanks for the Kurt Elling clip. He is fabulous and the best male jazz singer on the scene today as far as I am concerned. Ernie Watts is a wonderful player, but while I admit this is strictly a personal bias, he always sounds to me like M... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "Nancy Wilson with Cannonball" is an absolute gem. I am biased since she is probably my favorite female vocalist (non-classical) and Cannonball is (was) one of my very favorite alto players. Her repertoire is unusual for a jazz singer since it cov... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Charley Parker had many better recordings than strings!****True; no one is arguing that point. Still, great to hear Bird in that setting.This brings up an issue that has always been interesting to me. Obviously, a listener's personal taste has... | |
| Coltrane In case anyone wonders where it all began. Do I hear a bird?http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGnY-axUH0U | |
| Jazz for aficionados I am with Orpheus re "Bird With Strings". I love the record. It was possibly the first recording of a major jazz star with a string section. At one point, Bird considered it his favorite recording. Kinda hard to argue with that, when it comes to j... | |
| Doc Severinsen and Ernie Watts concert tour...WOW Blasting?! Seriously? I understand and agree that Doc is not an introspective ballad player like a Miles or Chet Baker; in fact, he is really not a jazz player in the usual sense. Sure, he can improvise, a little, and most of his "improvised" solo... | |
| Doc Severinsen and Ernie Watts concert tour...WOW I have always felt that Johnny Carson's retirement, and NBC's decision to retire the band as well, was a very important and unfortunate moment in music. The Tonight Show Band was one of the few (maybe only) opportunities for younger viewers to hea... | |
| Coltrane Celebrate indeed! The full significance of that record is not always appreciated. The tune "Giant Steps", and a jazz player's ability to convincingly play over it's harmonic changes, is still one of the main litmus tests for credibility as a moder... | |
| Soundlab speakers Never owned, but if abosolute tonal accuracy (or it's potential) are of paramount importance, then they are the best speakers I have ever heard. Better midrange than even my Stax-F81's. Awsome speakers. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, thanks for the kind words; and thanks for your and everyone's contributions. Einstein!? Not sure where one can go for there. But, for perspective's sake, I would point out that there are many who truly live the "jazz life" who posses a level ... |