frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Since the intended humor and sarcasm of my Woody Allen post escaped some and on the subject of great clarinet playing, my favorite Jazz clarinetist. For me, perhaps the only clarinetist that has sounded completely credible playing bebop and who al... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Trying to get off caffeine and need some help. What is it they say...that we tend to replace one habit with another? I need to hear this on a pretty regular basis; wakes me up every time:https://youtu.be/Ns02jzH8CcwToo bad the clip is cut short; w... | |
| Saxaphone vs. Trumpet...Which do you prefer? Rereading some of the posts and I noticed that I wrote something that is factually incorrect without meaning to. The saxophone is NOT an “American creation”. Its popularity can definitely be said to be an American phenomenon, but its inventor Adol... | |
| Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen Two of the most reputable speaker brands.Magnepan 1.7 - $2200Vandersteen Quatro - $15,000And you are surprised? | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** So, women rule... ****Unfortunately, not often enough. | |
| Jazz for aficionados It’s called humor. And, for the astute - a literary segue....or, something like that 😊“Get a grip people” | |
| Jazz for aficionados 😊https://youtu.be/1zvRV9DSNzM | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/3XCuk5Tp45k | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/pQiP-NUqn_c | |
| Jazz for aficionados “Following Frank Zappa’s appraisal that ‘jazz isn’t dead; it just smells funny’, I would say that I think it smells just fine. It’s like cilantro – some people really like it and some people just can’t get with it.” — Brad Mehldauhttps://youtu.be/... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Waiting for my connecting flight and was about to send and saw mary_jo’s excellent post. To add to it and perhaps of interest to some. Long 😱:——————On a long airplane flight with some time for a few further thoughts on the issue of differences bet... | |
| Jazz for aficionados $225,000 range. Bosendorfers up to $500,000 depending on finish. Unique instruments can go for over $1M on auction. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Each and every instrument, piano, brass, woodwind, guitar by the same manufacturer sounds different than another; although, same model instruments will have similar family traits. Sometimes the difference is very subtle and sometimes it is very o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados An acquaintance who is shopping for a piano (not in this price range!) sent me this last night. You may find it interesting. Obviously not definitive, but interesting nonetheless and I definitely have a preference.https://youtu.be/mrB8IthgoRQ | |
| Jazz for aficionados Schubert, Galliano is undoubtedly a great artist. How can one ever argue with “just plain pretty”?. Very pretty rendition of the tune. Loved it! Thanks. I loved how they crept into the melody by first just hinting at it before making a full statem... |