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| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Great comments, edgewear.  I share you appreciation of Strauss’ “Don Quixote”.  Fantastic work.  Tone poem which, as you say, is practically a cello concerto; although the role of the viola (Sancho Panza) in this work is not to be underestimated. ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I too like Chicago the band, pjw. Â They were the very first major Rock band I ever heard live. Â In was while in HS, probably 1972 or 3 at Queens College, NY. Â Very exciting for a kid that age even though Southern Rock (Allman Brothers) was more my... | |
| Jazz for aficionados So, in other words O-10, you have not enjoyed an instrumental version of Round Midnight since the first time you heard a vocal version of the tune? Or, when did Or, was there something unique about Bryant’s rendition that made you hear the dippy l... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Thanks, Chris.  Great suggestions.**** Did you try the phono stage cheater plug with the ground removed ? *****Yup, of course,**** separate the wires the last 12-18 inches before they go into the phono. ****Have not tried that.  Wires are a twiste... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Re Xmas music:Rok, for something different and certainly interesting you may try these. Hungary has had a very rich choral tradition for centuries. I love the choral music of Zoltan Kodaly and Bella Bartok. My wife bought this a couple of years ag... | |
| Jazz for aficionados That’s very funny, pjw, The Jetsons.  I get it.  MT can be a bit of an acquired taste.  I find that reaction to them can be a little like the way some rockers react to Steely Dan. It’s that “look how hip I can be!” vibe.  I think I referred to it ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/xAz_t2Ybvmc | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners  You guys have excellent memory!  Yes, London Decca.  Possibly the most frustrating of all my audio experiences; certainly of those in analog playback.  The Decca makes a sound that, in some respects, is the best I have experienced in my system,  ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, the lyrics for NY Voices’ “Stolen Moments” were written by Mark Murphy. I posted his rendition of the tune with his lyrics just above your NY Voices post. I have always liked NY Voices; not quite the singers that Manhattan Transfer are, but ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fiction rules.....in some quarters.https://youtu.be/A9wS1KB6iQ8 | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/PRMPQg43wgk | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks, pjw and great point, Alex. Pryso, I had started writing a post yesterday re “other tunes with added lyrics” which I didn’t post for no particular reason, but the first example was going to be Manhattan Transfer’s “Birdland”. First, let me ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, what I pointed out about the lyrics to “Round Midnight” is not according to me; it is all well documented and easily researched. I included a link to the comments by author of a Monk biography; you may find it interesting. That is only one o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, unfortunately, only the first of the Barry Galbraith clips is “available” according to YouTube.  Loved it!  Thanks for that.  Great swinging arrangement from Al Cohn, one of the unsung heroes of the arranging world. Hint of a West Coast vib... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Me too, O-10.  I first heard it in 1976 while in college.  George Coleman’s great tenor solo was the first tenor solo I had ever transcribed.  The tune brings back a lot of memories.  |