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| Theta Gen. VIII V.S. Wadia 27 I wouls also like to get more info on the GenVIII. I have a CBII and was thinking of getting a GenVIII to go with it. | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Great suggesion about Clayton/Hamilton. BTW, I just got in a DVD of the Mike Vax Big Band at Morningside College. Apparently, it's a recording they made at a jazz festival in 1995. I think it's a bunch of guys that used to play with Kenton. Haven'... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? heard a piece of this on NPR Jazz last night. Pretty good stuff.http://www.johnlabarbera.com/newcd.html | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Tom,I agree 100% about KS All-stars. I wouldn't worry to mach about the movie though. It was good but the soundtrack was much better. For those loving Big Band music, you may also want to look at big bands from South of the border. I saw Bueno Vis... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Nighthawk,About KJO: There's a tune they wrote called "Angst". They always play it at all their concerts here in Knoxville. I would have to say, it's their signature tune. I don't think thier latest CD has it on it though..... I would start out wi... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? boy, did you guys hit my sweet spot with is thread. Here's the webpage for one of the best kept secrets in Big Band Jazz: http://www.knoxjazz.org/. CDs available. Also, I've been doing a lot of traveling lately to Paducah, KY. You won't believe th... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? Nighthawk, if you like Big Band stuff, you must have a pretty good system huh? | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? I just ordered Big Phat Band off Ebay a few days ago. Sounds like I'm in for a big surprise. Have any of you guys tried any of the CDs I mentioned earlier? | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? if you're still interested, the Basie band is still growing strong. The have a couple of new CDs on mama jazz recordings [mamajazz.org]. On mama jazz, also look for Bob Florence and Gerald Wilson. They both do big band stuff. Also, Qincy Jones did... | |
| Help to find an inexpencive active Xover I have Bryston 10-Bs in A 3 way mono system. Outstanding performance. I agree with the above that you'll spend between 500 and 1100 new....but used ones are always available. Good Luck...... | |
| Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS? A long time ago, I had a pair of CJ MV75A-1s and a Luxman CL-32 tube preamp. They were nice but a little too lush for my blood. Silly me....I thought all tube systems sounded that way...so I switched to a pair of hybrids [Magics; Foster Blair] and... | |
| Old Stereophile Magazines I agree with Doug. There was a time when they actually had an OPINION about things. If they didn't like a particular piece of equipment, they said so. Of course, these days, that can be dangerous. I'd go ahead and post. Nothing to loose there. Goo... |