frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados On the subject of piano playing female singers. Another favorite; if very different from Simone:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ydcb22nNrXMhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7OtpZe_HSNghttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-nb-qqXOqnc | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, it has gotten out of hand. More than once; as you well know.Great post and I couldn’t agree more. I have been calling for focusing on civilized discussion here for literally years. From my perspective, I am confident in the fact that I put a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=msDcShv_r20 | |
| Jazz for aficionados mary_jo, I haven’t forgotten. | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, I should have added this to my earlier post, but was rushed; I like clarity. The reason I even mentioned “apology” in that post was not that I care one iota about receiving one from you; history has shown that you are not capable of that kin... | |
| Jazz for aficionados harrylavo, I like that: “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval”.Welcome to the thread! | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, unfortunately (for you), “snobbery” only scratches the surface. It took you a few tries, but at least you were able to come up with something remotely resembling an apology (not!). As I’ve said before it’s all pretty obvious; including why... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, I suspect you’re right; she probably would have been another boring classical piano player...to those who know Classical music. That’s the point ‘though, the ones who are exceptional and have the potential to not be boring classical pianists... | |
| Jazz for aficionados pryso, yes, she did. I don’t know for just how long she attended, but she attended Juilliard for a very short period of time before applying for a scholarship to Curtis. I agree about the emotion she conveys; pretty riveting. | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, re Nina Simone:Imo, Nina Simone is a perfect example of Aristotle’s famous quote “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Before anyone thinks that this comment is faint praise, it is not. Nina Simone was a great artist and I love h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5j_Lx2R4g | |
| Serious Passive Preamp question While I suspect that in your system’s case an active pre is a better fit, the answer seems obvious to me: try it first! Why not swap for a few days and see what you think? VERY happy passive user here (high power tube monos, very high gain tube ph... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rahsaan was one of the great geniuses of jazz. Great clip and great record; one of my favorites. Thanks! Check the credits, though; on that clip it is Hank Jones on piano, not Wyands. Wyands plays on this cut:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d2yQAfOqTf4 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nice Kenny Burrell clip, O-10; thanks. I liked that clip; very nice and “groovy” feel and the playing is great. I liked it a lot eventhough I am usually not a big fan of that “sound”. That sound is very “70’s”; and as you correctly point out, very... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great clips, pjw! An interesting factoid about Paul Chambers’ legacy as a bass player is that he was one of the very first jazz bass players to become really proficient playing and soloing “arco” or bowed bass. This is from the same live Trane/G... |