ezwind
Responses from ezwind
| Does a particular musician’s songwriting and artistry speak to you above all others? To my surprise I don’t believe anyone has mentioned the last four on my list (Gram Parsons might have made it if he had stuck around a little longer): Dylan Hunter/Garcia Lucinda Williams Lennon/ McCartney Van Morrison Paul Simon Jagger... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alice Coltrane Live at The Berkely Community Center 1972 Alice’s versions of A Love Supreme and My Favorite Things are quite unique and something to behold. Her music is as spiritual as John’s if not more so. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LTdF... | |
| Is there miracles in audio experience ? Just one thing I got to say I need a miracle every day It takes dynamite to get me up Too much of everything is just enough I need a miracle every day. | |
| Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers. I could never understand why some people think bookshelves on stands look any better than floorstanders. When you come right down to it, what's really the difference? | |
| What is your most fond musical memory. I became a big Bob Dylan fan in high school when I was around 15 yrs old and the first time I got to see him was in October 1965 at the Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford CT. This was a few months after the famous Newport show when he went electric. ... | |
| Interesting videos about sounds and music Wayne Shorter:Zero Gravity. Thank me later. | |
| Costliest Brainfart It wasn’t an audio gear brain fart but I once attempted to back out of my garage while forgetting to open the door. When I heard the sound of the crash and realized what I had done all I could think was what an idiot I was. To this day I still dou... | |
| Audiogon, meet Buddy Miller. My first exposure to Buddy Miller was in Emmylou's backup band when I first saw one of her shows many years ago. He's also played with Lucinda Williams (my favorite singer of all time) quite a bit. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Na... | |
| Watermelon test for audiophiles! Drummers pick the best watermelons. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Tedeschi/Trucks Band at Red Rocks a couple of weeks ago. First time seeing a show there and it was a good one. I didn’t do a head count but they have at least 10 or 12 people in the band and they put on a great show. Derek has matured beautifully ... | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Europe '72 - Grateful Dead Car Wheels on a Gravel Road - Lucinda Williams Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan And because I have to include at least one jazz album: Eyes of the Heart - Keith Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian | |
| is sensorineural hearing loss permanent? Almost certainly permanent....as of now. But who knows what the future will bring? Scientists are doing amazing things with genetics, stem cells, etc and it wouldn't be surprising if they come up with a way to "cure" sensorineural hearing loss in ... | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings @mahgister Are you familiar with Wadada's work with Yo Miles with Henry Kaiser? Kaiser is an interesting improv guitar player who has played in a variety of different genres. Check out his album with David Lindley, A World Out of Time, recorded ... | |
| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley (Great jazz vocalist) Eric Dolphy - Live at the Five Spot (1961) Hampton Hawes, Roy Haynes & Cecil McBee - Live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago Joe Pass - Guitar Virtuoso (Live at the Kiel Opera House 1992 ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I was lucky enough to attend one of Jarrett's solo improvisation concerts in Hartford CT in 1980. It was 90 minutes of music that was improvised from the first note to the last, some of the most intense stuff I've ever heard either live or recorded. |