cmjones
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| One Song That Still Causes... "Feels Like Rain" by John Hiatt. Also as performed by Aaron Neville. '..in the sticky heat I feel you open up to me..' | |
| music you cant live without Whenever I take a business trip, I take along a CD & tape of the music of Taj Mahal. Pop it in the slot, drive off, I'm at home, even though the city is somewhere else. For extended stays I'll also take the Beatles ( I know they're ubiquitous,... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Off the wall, but serious: Dog's Breath Variations, F Zappa, Uncle Meat | |
| Best Movie Soundtrack Black Orpheus. | |
| dozen must have jazz cd s Miles, Kind Of BlueHorace Silver, Song for my FatherDuke Ellington, Such Sweet ThunderCharlie Hayden, Liberation Music OrchestraMingus, Mingus Ah UmWayne Shorter, Native DancerOliver Nelson, The Blues & The Abstract TruthElla Fitzgerald, The B... | |
| Wanted leads on blues, blues rock folk Gotta check out Taj Mahal. His entire catalog is great. Start with Senor Blues, The Natch'l Blues, & Phantom Blues. He records many other people's material but always makes it sound his own, and the musicians he puts together are always great ... | |
| Best integrated tube amp under 3K I just auditioned the Audion Silver Night & Sterling integrated amps, as well as the Jolida 801. I liked them all, but bought the Audion Sterling. 12wpc, remote, 5 input channels. I have it paired with Reynaud Trente Speakers and a YBA CD play... | |
| Audio Critic 10 lies>>>>>>>>>> I like Elizabeth's version better, especially the one about your wife doesn't know how much you spend on your system. | |
| Opinion on Buena Vista social club CD? Get 'Introducing... Ruben Gonzales'. Chops, taste, heart, and cojones. Beautiful piano playing. | |
| Best Zappa album Stick to pre 75 except for Jazz from Hell (very good stuff). Apostrophe is excellent zappa pop, as is Chunga's Revenge. My favorites are Hot Rats - which is a must - Uncle Meat, and Just another band from LA. Uncle Meat has one of the most beautif... | |
| Freak Me Out Here's a few. Sound track to Twin Peaks, the David Lynch TV serial(remember?). Henry Kaiser, the guitar player, does a good job of recording indiginous music of strange places with known musicians - I like 'A World Out of Time' with David Lindley ... | |
| SS vs Tube: What do you hear? I appreciate all of your responses. This afternoon I spent 2.5 hours in Audio Vision in SF, where the owner Antonio did a great job of demoing his equipment at my request. I listened to five different setups. The Audion Silver Integrated tube amp ... | |
| Share your thoughts on Marsh Amps Your review was very helpful, and the other feedback is useful as well. | |
| Jazz Recommendations Miles Davis: Porgy and Bess, Sketches of Spain. Frank Morgan, Mood Indigo. Horace Silver, Song for my Father. Charlie Haden, Quartets West Series. Mose Allison. Duke Ellington. Chick Corea, Cannonball Adderly... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Listing dark horse material only (Kind of Blue is hard to leave off) 1. Introducing Ruben Gonzales, an 83 yr old cuban piano player whose soul and chops are astonishing. 2. Senor Blues, Taj Mahal. The best taste in R&B. 3. Yellow Moon, Neville... |