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| Jazz for aficionados Acman3, Lee Konitz is one of the greatest of the West Coast players and an influence on Art Pepper and Paul Desmond. He is the alto player on the Birth Of The Cool sessions even though Sonny Stitt was the original choice and Evans decided that Sti... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus, two great choices. Loved the Jimmy Giuffre cut; hadn't heard that before. Players from that era were amazing musicians; they listened to and took in the influence of just about everything. On that cut can be heard shades of Copland's "Hoe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10, as you point out West Coast Jazz is difficult to define. But, it does have some general defining characteristics. It can be differentiated from East Coast Jazz and other styles by the fact that West Coast players tended to play with a "... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Acman3 and Onhwy61, you are welcome. | |
| Cables more hype than value? Irv, ****As for the rest of your post, it is completely analogous to the discussion of spirituality when discussing evolution****We actually agree on something. But, the mistake that evolutionists make is believing that evolution precludes creatio... | |
| Cables more hype than value? ****Let us pray that 'early' shorter is not anything like 'current' shorter!****I thought you said (in a different thread) that you had some early Shorter? So, you should know the answer; even if I don't agree with your implication.****The mere mo... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Rok, well, I declare! It appears that you are softening your stance; that's a good thing, IMO.A couple of thoughts: Logic will only get one so far. Music and logic don't always mix. Listen to 20th century classical serial music to hear the ultimat... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Hi Irv, actually, I am not arguing. Arguing, discussing; whatever. I truly am trying to understand the other side of the argument; which, frankly, I don't see a lot of evidence of on your part. But, for the record, my reference to posting history ... | |
| Cables more hype than value? But not for long....Oftentimes, when trying to understand a posters point of view, I find value in looking for patterns in a poster's over-all posting history. As with most things, not just audio, I like to read between the lines. This approach is... | |
| Cables more hype than value? ****....(and) "What a miracle it is that someone can reproduce something that is capable of touching our emotions" - Frogman.My nomination for the Nobel Prize!!!!****. - IsochronismDamn!! I am speechless; for a change. :-) | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus, as you know, lot's of great West Coast Jazz available. We can probably skip over the usual known suspects like the Birth Of The Cool sessions, Brubeck/Desmond, Mulligan, Getz, Chet Baker, etc. as there are a lot of other really great and ... | |
| Cables more hype than value? OK, Rock. My cable vs. the cheapo cable OF YOUR CHOICE! Let's tweak this challenge: you send me the cheapo, non-audiophile (generic, "came-in-the-box") cable of your choice and I will live with it for one week. Then you come over, and we do the te... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Ok, here's a challenge, Rok. If you find yourself in the NYC area, you are welcome to come to my place for a listening session. Here is what I propose:We will listen to the same LP side in its entirety using one of the two wires that I sometimes u... | |
| Cables more hype than value? The mistake that is made is the assumption that science is capable of explaining these things at all. Who says it can? Or that it should? We are talking about the sound of music; human expression. In all the talk about wether differences in cables... | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** Whatever happened to John Purcell?****Oh man, Acman3! One of the most interesting, and also sad, stories in all of NYC-music-scene lore. I knew John peripherally due to mutual acquaintances and run-ins at various music-industry events. He was... |