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| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/jfni3hHw_cc?si=qxaP8_WxJJQRhUCG | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great post! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hi pjw, good comments. But, not sure I agree with a couple of your assertions. Pretty bold comment that Rollins was a better improviser than was Coltrane. From my vantage point to deem one better than the other is a bit of an apples/oranges issue... | |
| Jazz for aficionados For whatever it may be worth to any one listener, among current and recent tenor saxophone players there is something on which there is, I would say, at least 95% agreement. The three greatest tenor players have been Trane, Rollins and Henderson. ... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? Good post, phusis. I agree with what you wrote, but I think you misunderstand my point. Headroom is great and I’m sure that in many cases it is a key contributor to the sense of “aliveness” of the system. However, I’ve heard heard plenty of sy... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? Well, I guess that makes two of us. I have no idea what your comments have to do with mine. More specifically, why the argument? In a sense, we are saying the same thing. That is, that it is not maximum volume that expresses dynamic realism. I ela... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great to read so many mentions and praise of Wayne Shorter. One of the true giants of this music and my favorite post-1960, or so, Jazz composer. As a player, one of the most notable aspects of his playing was how his improvisations became more ... | |
| Dynamic Range - the golden key to music nirvana? It is not ultimate dynamic range that matters most. Instead, what gives reproduced music its sense of aliveness (dynamic realism) is HOW the equipment handles the dynamic swings of the music. What is the point of being able to achieve concert hall... | |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". For me, not even the great JS Bach can spoil, or even diminish, the greatness of Mozart, Scriabin, Janacek, Shubert and others. Seems to me that it is pointless and counterproductive to compare and judge as “greater”, for instance, Miles vs Armstr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk, just about any Jackie McLean recording is an example of his tendency to play very sharp. I’m in no way suggesting that this is a deal breaker for me, nor that it should be for anyone else. It is just that I personally find it annoying... | |
| What is turntable “liveliness”. All the @lewm has written is spot on. Or, at least, I agree with. I wholeheartedly agree with his comment that absolute speed accuracy, while very nice to have, is not essential. Speed “constancy” is. I would take it a step further and sugge... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hello fellow Jazz aficionados. All is well and thank you for your concern. It’s been an insanely busy time work wise and while I have not posted I have followed the thread more than casually. On the subject of tenor players. For whatever it may b... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Beautiful and poignant story. Thanks for sharing. Fathers Day just a few days away. One of the most elegant piano players to ever play this music: https://youtu.be/G_67hUmjgVY | |
| Richard Strauss Recordings Not sure how or why you arrived at that conclusion. As I see it, there’s been lots of love for Strauss expressed here. Some reservations expressed in some cases? Sure, including by yourself. Unconditional love? I save that for my children 😊. If yo... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? @tylermunns, You’re welcome. You under estimate what would be required to achieve this. Not at all very simple, nor small. The acoustical forces and subsequent design considerations that would come into play would be considerable. Even if possibl... |