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Hah!   Saw this post a couple of days ago with the intention of responding when I had some time, but I see that chakster did it for me ;-).    Chakster is correct, the XTZ really was a terrific cartridge.  I would only add that taking into account... 
Jazz for aficionados
Great WR clips, acman and pryso; thanks. Really good to revisit this group’s records after a surprisingly long time (for me) not spinning them. As I pointed out before, while I have always enjoyed their records they were never favorites and I am f... 
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More Wayne Shorter.  Unique voice as a composer as well as player:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hEzAJJfTtBEhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UNFfuve42-whttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_z-_-Kn7U8 
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pryso, your musical knowledge is certainly not an issue, imo.  Even more importantly, your musical instincts are excellent, imo.  Having said that, I hope you are not suggesting that you consider all WR albums prior to MT to be on the same level o... 
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I should have written “under appreciated” instead of “underrated” composer (Wayne Shorter”) 
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Yes, welcome supertweak! Great record, “Mysterious Traveller”. I like and agree with your descriptions of the record and the playing on it. **** Do not forget perhaps the most creatively unique jazz album of all time ****Pretty bold statement and ... 
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0-10, I agree about Wardell Gray’s ballad playing. Beautiful player who like Coleman Hawkins was a transitional player who bridged swing and bebop. To my ears he sounded pretty credible in a bebop setting, but he was still mostly rooted in the swi... 
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..... if one likes that sort of thing.  Bernadette Peters is a musical theater diva who has cultivated that “Betty Boop” persona.  The clip was not meant as a good example of “Fever”, but as a follow up to mary_jo’s very cute clip.  One does have ... 
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I agree about Peggy Lee.  Truth is I am not particularly fond of Peters’ singing, but her Betty Boop persona is great. 
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Glad you enjoyed that, pryso.  One of the greatest modern orchestral works and the LSC with Chicago/Fritz Reiner is an audiophile fave (the clip was Berlin/Pierre Boulez).mary_jo, great!  The real-life Betty Boop:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zw1r... 
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Thanks for that. acman3. Good stuff, I particularly enjoyed Akinmusire’s playing. Excellent player with a very fiery attitude reminiscent of Freddie Hubbard’s. Nice to see the banner for the great WBGO in the back. Great way to start the morning b... 
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O-10, no one is calling you names and no one here would.  I apologize if you found anything I wrote to be offensive.  None of it was intended to be a personal attack and I would suggest you go over what you wrote to understand why it gave a certai... 
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Thanks for the Mark Murphy clips, nsp. Great stuff! O-10 doesn’t remember, but some Mark Murphy clips were posted a while back when we discussed male singers. I like him very much. If I’m not mistaken I posted some clips from this record which fea... 
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Glad you enjoyed those clips, nsp. They’re pretty great, as you say. That kind of vocal prowess is rare and your observations are right on.  Another aspect of Ella’s scatting that separates her from most other sigers who try to scat is that, while... 
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Very nice clips, Alex; enjoyed those. Heard this on the radio this morning. Truth is, I usually don’t enjoy scat singing very much. For me, it is very rare the singer who can scat a solo which, when compared to a decent instrumental solo, can hold...