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| Jazz for aficionados @wharfy Yes I have an SACD from Analog Productions of Nelson’s BATAT. Very good dynamics on both the CD layer as well as SACD. Here is a dynamic range site with 187,449 albums review’s so far. It is an excellent resource when shopping for both ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The John Coltrane Quartet inComblain-la-Tour Jazz Festival in Belgium on August 1, 1965. The concert took place outdoors on a chilly night, and video footage shows visible vapor rising from the shoulders and instruments of the musicians. This vi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim That is a great Ahmad Jamal album. George Coleman plays tenor on 2 tracks and Idris Muhammad drums. It has a lot of low passages and really needs good dynamics as you pointed out. https://youtu.be/2c19skciJA0?si=botPX5DSCh1qa5Za | |
| Jazz for aficionados @wharfy I assume you live near Tarrytown or thereabouts. Nice neighborhoods up there. I live out in Suffolk County L.I. I have that Bird At 100 disc and its a good one. Herring, Bartz and Watson are all great musicians. I have not seen Bobby W... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @wharfy Great show. The acoustics at Smoke are very good that is why so many artists record live shows there. Herring and Alexander have been playing together over 3 decades and play off of each other really well. Herring mentioned the 2 "battle... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hello jazz aficionado's and friends. Going to Smoke Jazz and Supper Club in NYC tonight to see tenor Eric Alexander and alto Vincent Herring. The rhythm section: piano- Mike Ledonne, bass- John Webber, and drums- Lewis Nash. The band has a resid... | |
| Jazz for aficionados New jazz and old jazz. New : The Heavyweight Champion Old: Undercurrent (Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2007 Remaster) Both great. I was at Grants Tomb in NYC for a concert with trumpeter and composer Jeremy Pelt last week. Jazz is alive and well. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hi Stuart Limited doses of atonal/dissonance works for me as well. This is a live version (sounds nothing like the studio release) of Coltrane's Crescent with Pharoah Sanders alternating with Trane. The first 3 minutes you think its a melodic... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks frogman for the response. Short but very informative Leibman interview. Leibman talks about a few of the classical composers who have written scores with a lot of dissonance and I have sampled a lot of it this past year when I expanded my ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks acman. I have that disc ow! with Griffin and Davis and it gets a lot of repeat listening's over here. Great new Sonny Rollins interview (July 5 2025). https://youtu.be/StWBlxF3Fg4?si=AVdOGpoZSAf9rgHr | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks frog for the fast and detailed response. Listened to a lot of Trane yesterday and I have a few observations I would like to share. Blue Train, Coltrane's first album as a leader during his last decade on earth 100% addiction free, is basic... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hello everyone its been a long time. I hope everyone is well. I was listening to A Love Supreme and thought about this thread and everyone posting. Elvin Jones' 1:31 solo at the beginning of "Pursuance" is one of the greatest openings of any jazz... | |
| Jazz for aficionados David Sanborn R.I.P. A young David Bowie with a young Davis Sanborn on alto sax. Sanborn solo at 2:15 | |
| Jazz for aficionados @coltrane1 I have that Miles Davis Complete Prestige Sessions box set. Remastered with very good sonics. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Michael Cuscuna R.I.P. Many years ago, Woody Shaw said of Cuscuna: “No matter what you produce or do in your life, the thing you’ll be remembered for is rescuing all that Blue Note material.” Full last interview: Michael Cuscuna: Lifetime Ac... |