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Jazz for aficionados
frogman, mahgister, stuartk, I want to probe a bit and see if we can define the boundaries of jazz. So, I'm going to start with a performer who might or might not be a "jazz" performer: Frank Sinatra. What do you think?  
Jazz for aficionados
wharfy, I know a lot of rock bands have covered Mose Allison’s songs. I’m not sure which have covered what, though. Several times a year, I get out of bed and say to myself, "I have to listen to Mose today."  I’m not a straight-up jazz listener. ... 
Jazz for aficionados
maghister, I like music that rides between genres. I’m listening to Herbie Hancock’s "River," a tribute to Joni Mitchell who was much interested in jazz. I saw him at the Hollywood Bowl do the album "River." One thing I remember, the bass player w... 
Jazz for aficionados
mahgister, Mose Allison is in his own world. He has played jazz piano behind Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims and others. He writes many of the songs he sings, although the Seventh Son was written by Willie Dixon. I first heard him in the mid-... 
Jazz for aficionados
maghister, frogman, stuartk, are any of you guys Mose Allison fans? I know he sings, but he's also a jazz pianist. He blows me away. Here's a sample of him playing "Seventh Son."  
Jazz for aficionados
mahgister, Bach's Mass in C Minor, Mozart's Requiem, Carmina Burana, the last movement of Beethoven's 9th are among my favorites. And Yes, a good audio system helps a lot to hear more deeply into the music. Although, when I was in college with my ... 
Jazz for aficionados
mahgister, all jazz begs for a good audio system. With each upgrade I can appreciate albums I never appreciated before. I think jazz is also partial to turntables.   
Jazz for aficionados
frogman, I like Blue Trombone. I'll stream it.   
Jazz for aficionados
I dug up Gato Barbieri playing the score to Last Tango in Paris. Anybody else familiar with that album? I play it often. Or any other Barbieri fans?  
Jazz for aficionados
Being on this forum has motivated me to dig into my record collection for old jazz albums I haven't played in many years. This morning Bob Brookmeyer with Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones. Very mellow.  
Jazz for aficionados
Sonus Faber have been known to be on the warm side also, perfect for jazz. This new Olympica Nova line, however, was tuned by a new owner who has worked there for years. He made them more transparent. Old-time Sonus Faber guys don't like that. Som... 
Jazz for aficionados
stuartk, I only have heard Klemmer from the 70s. He was commercial. I wondered if he ever changed and went anywhere in the jazz world. It sounds like he didn't. Dynaudio drivers are tight and precise, am I right? I have Sonus Fabers, a splurge at... 
What does the audio term 'air' mean?
fynnegan, I listen to music recorded in studios, live in concert, and in concert halls. The more I think about it, however, music is air. Waves traveling through air, but the air itself makes up the waves. When we listen to music live, it fills th... 
Jazz for aficionados
stuartk, I saw photos of your system in your listening room. I could find no way to respond. I have a room the same size with an open wall. What kind of speakers are on those stands?  
Jazz for aficionados
John Klemmer--does anyone listen to him anymore? When he first came out I had a friend who said he was the next Coltrane. Obviously, that didn't happen.