frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Roland Kirk is not an imposter, he is the real deal. He is one of those players who can play "free" or "outside" because he can also play inside and within the tradition. There have been many imposters whose playing consists of squeals, honks, and... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for the very nice words, Rok. Will listen to the Mingus cut (it's been a few years) and get back to you. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jimmy Forrest was another often overlooked great tenor player. Indisputably out of the Texas tenor camp, this cut teams him with two other greats: King Curtis and Oliver Nelson who we often forget was a great player as well as composer/arranger. C... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Beautiful Ike Quebec cut; thanks for sharing. I love that approach to tenor sound; big, meaty, and breathy. It's always refreshing to hear that sound in contrast to the Coltrane-influenced approach that is so prevalent now. It is a physically diff... | |
| Jazz for aficionados And not very good sausage at that! But fear not, most of the players that do that kind of thing are not worth listening to anyway. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Learsfool, great comments. I couldn't agree more with your comments re live performances vs. studio "performances"; that is precisely the reason that at least half of the links that I have posted here are live perfs. A while ago I made a comment i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, thanks for "getting" where I am coming from. Too much great music out there to spend time bashing. Analysis and criticism is a different matter altogether, and serves to gain a deeper understanding of the music, IMO. No artist should be put o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10, good description of Shirley Horne's artistry. She is a beautiful singer; and plays great piano, too. That recording (Here's To Life) featuring the songs and orchestrations of Johnny Mandel is a true gem; beginning to end.Rok, I am well ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados As has been demonstrated many times over in this thread, the beauty of music (any music) is that it touches individuals in unique ways. Objectivity can only take one so far in determining (if one must) who is better, best, etc. as there is an inex... | |
| VPI TNT MkIII - pluses and minuses? Brf, thanks for clarifying the issue of the bearings; I believe you are correct. Re the platters, take a look at this Mk3:http://app.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-vpi-tnt-iii-turntable-2013-04-20-analog-33647-tampa-fl | |
| VPI TNT MkIII - pluses and minuses? The choice of platter, if one were to upgrade, may be limited by the cutout in your plinth. IOW, not very platter is an option for every TNT. I have seen Mk3's with Delrin/lead insert platters, not the Delrin/aluminum sandwich. I would also be car... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well said, Charles1dad. BTW, and this is simply a statement of fact and not a criticism, but Wynton's salary from Jazz At Lincoln Center alone is $1 million+ | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sonny, taking no prisoners:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZVT2m0ziY | |
| Jazz for aficionados And BTW, interesting that those comments should come from Max Roach, a drummer. I would imagine that because of what I described above, Sonny's rhythmic forcefulness did not suit a drummer's traditional role in an ensemble. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Excellent comments re Harold Land; with which I completely agree. He was a great tenor player and while not as widely known by the public as some of the tenor stars, no question about how his peers felt about him. I heard him play live in 1982 in ... |