Jazz for aficionados

@mahgister

I cannot stop listening music...

You must be doing something right with your embedding!

And this one is no less good :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh6JpSt9Yko&list=PLBJenJIJrq0zaurEPd-ssmOXR43HyQx6J

Smulyan is very gifted ...

I’m going to have to buy this!

@curiousjim

You mean in db’s ? Maybe others could answer this. I can’t.

What I can say is, it depends upon the venue’s acoustics, where you’re seated, if the instruments are mic’d and if so, the band’s preferences re: volume.

I attended quite a few performances at Yoshi’s from trios up to the Dave Holland Big Band and never had any problems. Yoshi’s has quite a high stage. The sound was consistently excellent. If the musicians are on a very low stage and you have concerns, all I can suggest is, don’t sit right in front of a horn player! If players are mic’d bring earplugs to be on the safe side.

I once went to hear The Cookers and the volume drove me out of the venue! They were louder than Rock shows I’d attended! I asked the sound guy and he said it was what the band wanted. I can only assume they are going deaf. This was a disappointment as it was my second chance to hear Billy Harper. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SZqOpzXd20

I dont understand how this low cost active speakers i own  can be so good ... It is my successful embeddings controls and modifications for sure , what else ?

I disliked these speakers for 12 years straight and never used them for music till i was in the obligation to modify and embed them for music because they were the only one i owned now ..

I cannot stop listening and i pity many of those who own 50,000 bucks speakers not well embedded ... 😁

For Gary Smulyan , it is a player with genius in my book not less than Ronnie Cuber ...And i prefer his musical choices ( more classic jazz)  too even if i like the two players ...

You cannot go wrong with any Smulyan albums it seems to me ...

@mahgister

I cannot stop listening music...

You must be doing something right with your embedding!

 

And this one is no less good :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh6JpSt9Yko&list=PLBJenJIJrq0zaurEPd-ssmOXR43HyQx6J

Smulyan is very gifted ...

I’m going to have to buy this!

@curiousjim None of the live jazz shows I've attended were so loud that I needed ear plugs. If the group has any jazz-rock leanings, I'd probably bring ear plugs to be safe.

New release from Jimmy Giuffre I like, concert from 1959. The sound is very good:

https://youtu.be/0SZqivUMVTg?si=vh-Fd0ghDMmwr5CH

He plays tenor sax on this track. It sounds better on Qobuz than on YouTube.

Gary Smulyan is fantastic, been working through his albums and love it. Discovered thanks to you all!

@mahgister 

 Been listening to Smulyan all day today and one album is better than the next.  I can see why you like his work.