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| Jazz for aficionados It IS that obvious and just to be clear (I know you are) the differences are not about "better" or "worse". The discussion here re West Coast style started as a criticism of precisely the attitude expressed in some of the commentary I posted. It i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for that live clip, Ghosthouse; new to me . Yes, EXACTLY like that! Without a doubt the weirdest rendition of "Here’s That Rainy Day" that I have ever heard...and it kept me engaged the entire time. What a strange sense of rhythm in that pe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for that, Ghosthouse; nice. I know I posted this not all that long ago (or, at least something from this great record), but was listening to it again today and thought I should post it again. For me, one of the very best examples of this gr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I should have written "bias AGAINST jazz musicians whose music was not....". Sorry, that second language thing....🤔 | |
| Jazz for aficionados I agree that they were one of the top groups in jazz; and very influential . In general, musicians associated with the West Coast sound or Cool Jazz were not given their due relative to prominent East Coast jazz musicians. I know that this will be... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners 😄https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLLTVDa00j-Kn2T2VNOFzxE5sE52sexzxm¶ms=OAFIAVgH&v=Aq-be7...😄 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pryso, very nice Joe Morello live clips. I like your description of his playing as steady and nuanced. Very little flash but always a strong sense that the rhythm is simmering. He was definitely one of the greats and a perfect choice for Brubeck’s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some interesting (hopefully) commentary re the Bennett/Evans projects:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9MselAkjXbMAnd another great new jazz singer:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jiI4wm7bJEhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lbN5ZPRfV6Q | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Apologies to the Dutch for misspelling The Netherlands 😔 | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners vpi, the VDH MC1 was my first "serious" cartridge purchased more years ago than seems possible. It came back to me upgraded to "Special" status (free of charge) after its third (!) trip back to the Nederlands for retipping. Always liked that cartr... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Few singers can draw the listener in with such a tremendous sense of conviction to the story in the lyric combined with absence of pretense. I can forgive Tony Bennett’s dalliances with contemporary pop "stars" who aren’t worthy of shining his sho... | |
| Sarah Vaughan....Best Performances and Recordings Second the "Songbooks"; great stuff.- "Live In Japan"; fantastic record.- "Brazilian Romance" is another good one. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sorry for the poorly worded first sentence. It should have read:++ I think the important thing is the distinction between music that is "difficult", "dissonant" or even "ugly" and music that is simply "bullsh?t" ++ | |
| Jazz for aficionados I think the important thing is whether music is "difficult", "dissonant" or even "ugly" and music that is "bullsh?t" (as defined by absence of skill or sincerity). No apologies necessary if any music doesn’t touch anyone of us. There is room for "... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Dave, I revisited "Stepping Out". Revisited because I actually have that record and to give you an idea of how much I like Diana Krall, I had forgotten the title of it and almost that I had it at all. It wasn’t until you later mentioned that it wa... |