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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners My interest in a comparison of the two tables was specifically about any possible differences in the way that the two keep rhythm (PRAT) and general sense of aliveness; something that would be audible regardless (mostly) of arm and cartridge. Of c... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Grover was an underrated saxophone player, imo. Often lumped in with the “smooth jazz” saxophone crowd who typically don’t get much respect as “serious” players, he was actually a really good player who could play very sensitively and delicately ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The original “Sugar” IS smoking. One of my favorites in the CTI catalog. I haven’t always been a fan of CTI’s sometimes overproduced studio sound, but that one is a classic. Here’s one by some young guys with a couple of the “old heads” onboard. B... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well, I probably would not buy a recording of Zimmy singing “Something”, but I actually liked the way he sang the song. It’s a rock ballad and that is a lot closer to home for Dylan than for Vaughn. Just as John Lennon would probably not be able t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Maybe a little 😊 That Sarah “Something” just doesn’t work for me. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I would say that Nancy Wilson was less popular than singers like Sarah Vaughn among the jazz crowd. I don’t know, but I’m not too sure total record sales would support that idea across all the genres that she covered. Nancy Wilson recorded more so... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3, the Orrin Evans trio clip is amazing. What a player he is! Reminds me of the type of clarity that Herbie Hancock has in his playing. Incredible sense of direction in his soloing. Loved it, and thanks for that. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I think Rok would like this too. One more from the same album as before. These arrangements kill me. Simply masterful and masterfully played. Inventiveness, great feel, gorgeous and soulful singing. That’s when whatever the genre is becomes irrele... | |
| Jazz for aficionados You are welcome, nsp. Here’s another singer who is very possibly my favorite of all female vocalists. I just love the way this woman sings. This record is a fantastic marriage of gorgeous singing and the art of orchestration. Fabulous arrangements... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Congrats! It looks fantastic. I look forward to your impressions of its sonics compared to the VPI/ET2 setup. | |
| Jazz for aficionados “Jug”, from the Chicago school of tenor players. Huge, husky and very inflected sound. That “Angel Eyes” is a classic. Thanks, O-10. Eventhough most of what he played and recorded had that funky bluesy feel, he could bebop with the best of them. C... | |
| Jazz for aficionados “I Walk The Line” in 9/8! Well, that dude wouldn’t pass a sobriety test in a million years. Love it! Thanks, acman3.Interesting comment, Alex. We may be saying much the same thing...in a way. More later. | |
| Jazz for aficionados **** but I have always shared that responsibility as to what is "good jazz" and we have come to a unanimous conclusion.****Huh? Sometimes yes and sometimes no. Unanimous? With all the disagreement about new vs old jazz? Perhaps we have different d... | |
| Jazz for aficionados It’s all around us. Jazz is not the only genre nor idiom that reflects the time of its creation (“today’s society and human relations”). All art does this to one degree or another and what ultimately determines how good the art is is how good a jo... | |
| Totem Speaker Wiring To me, the obvious conclusion, although not specified, is that biwiring with two identical pair of wires is still the preferred method. Implied in Totem’s “suggestion” is that the jumpers will degrade the performance of any cable or connection. |