frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Welcome back, mary_jo. You made me blush with your El Chombo clip. That’s the disadvantage (?) of actually understanding the meaning of the lyric (singular). Stick around. | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/7OmTMVDkts4 | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/L_IsDvAR63M | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/bTbobNvnNkI | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/2YL-6a_te0A | |
| Jazz for aficionados Precisely; on all counts....I did own a Marantz ’though; good player. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Silly me, I would have thought that it would be far more interesting (and friendly) to have a discussion about an interesting topic and in the process to try and understand what the reason that someone has a different opinion on this topic might b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I’m sure that plastic record player was just a prop for the pic. Your Thorens/SME, however, is more than just fine; good, classic combo. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Agree 100%. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, I think you answered your own question: “essential music”. I think the author of the linked article feels much the same way that I do and why I referred to it as a realistic assessment. I love many RVG recordings and my format preferences ar... | |
| Jazz for aficionados FOR SALE: Telephone pole. Well used, but perfectly functional. Make offer. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I agree completely with pryso. That AR was my introduction to good analog sound. Alex, makes a very good point re the importance of the skill of the mastering engineer. However, as they say, “you can’t polish a turd”. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Geoff and all, you may find this article of interest. Interesting, some might say controversial and, I think, realistic perspective on RVG’s legacy:https://sonicscoop.com/2017/03/15/rudy-van-gelder-optometrist-day-recordist-night/ | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nice clip, ghosthouse. Well, that fly got out from behind the screen 😉. Thanks for the introduction. Chestnut is one of my very favorite young lions on the piano. First time I heard him was live when he was part of Betty Carter’s trio and have li... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I agree. The thread is is need of a mary_jo fix (sorry). Great Helen Merrill.https://youtu.be/2V4kdMEJeoI |