chazro
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| The State of Jazz That's a great list of 'new standards'! It's telling that it's from the 60's forward (50 yrs ago!). I'd also strongly agree about certain Beatles/Wonder tunes being standard-worthy. What's sad is when you start to think of the possible standards w... | |
| Why so many linn lp12s for sale I've owned my LP12 for over 20 yrs! When the Keel was 1st introduced, the Linn dealer (who regularly tuned mine up!) in Atlanta did a demo between a keel'd and an un-keeled for a group of us. It was the single-most demo that ever made me doubt my ... | |
| Hot Rats Good rec's so far! I'd add 'Live At The Fillmore East', Wakajawaka', & 'The Grand Wazoo'!. | |
| Album of the year Snarky Puppy - Ground Up | |
| Jimi Hendrix on PBS "American Masters" Great documentary! Didn't shine new light on anything the movie 'Jimi Hendrix' didn't cover EXCEPT for those Eddie Kramer insights to the studio. I could easily watch him breaking down every cut from every album and be a VERY happy camper. Also ha... | |
| Does anyone like country I've always dug the country/bluegrass side of the genre by artists like Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Allison Krause & Union Station. A few years ago I heard Vince Gill on Eric Clapton's 1st(?) Crossroads Festival DVD. Always thought he was jus... | |
| Duane Allman I've told this story here before, but it's a great story....used to be a band called Delaney & Bonnie & friends. From this band came Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen and Derek & the Dominoes. Probably their most famous record was... | |
| Jazz for aficionados As far as Jazz & tuba's go, IMO it begins and ends with the great Howard Johnson's band and debut recording; 'Gravity'. Piano, bass, & drums joined by 5-7 tubas. You'd be sorely mistaken by pegging this as a 'novelty' record. It's a beauti... | |
| RE: Percussion Album – Any Good Ones? While an 'audiophile' percussion album is fun to listen to, I liken it to listening to recordings of trains, helicopters, and sound effects. There's great percussive MUSIC out there. If, instead of focusing on how well yr rig is reproducing a soun... | |
| Jazz for aficionados 'Mambo Kings' was a wonderful book made into a so-so movie. The book, while being fiction, was centered on the very real NY 'Mambo King' era of the '50's and actually had a scene were the book's characters went to Hollywood to be featured on 'I Lo... | |
| 32" television I bought my Sony 34" Wega (flatscreen) in 2006. The last great Sony CRT. She's a behemoth but I'm old enough to remember when ALL TV's weren't able to be carried around like a large laptop. The Sony's in my bedroom and the high def picture easily ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados HUGE +1 on Lew Tabackin! Incredible musician, while I own a few of his solo projects I must own at least a dozen records by the Akiyoshi/Tabackin Big Band. IMO their best recording (although they've made quite a few stellar records!) would be 'Lon... | |
| Linn Sondek LP12 impressions I've owned mine for 23 yrs without a problem and it sounds wonderful! | |
| Doc Severinsen and Ernie Watts concert tour...WOW 2 of my favorite Big Band records are the 2 Tonight Show recordings he did in the mid-80's. Few big bands at the time (if ever) could claim the amount of practice time this band did. 5 days a week for many, many yrs on the Carson show playing behi... | |
| Billy Cobham Spectrum 40 concert Saw Billy twice with the MO, 3 nights in a row when he premiered his Crosswinds band, and the last time when he was recording for GRP. I always felt he was at his absolute best when he was playing amongst his equals/peers. Unfortunately, he decide... |