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Re "straight shot to preamp" wiring:As just a gentle and friendly nudge to anyone the least bit curious about trying this. In my experience this "tweak" yielded the single biggest improvement in sound quality of any other tweak or adjustment to th... 
Jazz for aficionados
I can't imagine that there are any recordings by Herbie NOT available on CD.  I can't speak to which are the best sounding CDs as I have most of his early ones on LP.  However, some of my favorites music-wise and that any fan should own are (you a... 
Jazz for aficionados
Fantastic clips, Acman3; gotta love YouTube!  My favorite band in all of jazz; Miles' 60's quintet.  Amazing group interaction and post-bop playing.  Thanks for that.  And, wonder of wonders; look closely at around :55; we see Miles actually smile... 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10, thanks for the clip. Noah Preminger is an interesting young tenor player who is getting a lot of attention and good press. I had read about him but had not heard anything by him. I hear more Sonny Rollins than Coltrane in his playing in that... 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10,  I don't see what the problem is.  Perhaps you shouldn't look for one where there is none and not personalize things.  Perhaps you should try to be more clear with what you're trying to say?  Perhaps none of this matters so much that it warr... 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10, your lady friends should be commended for seeing Miles for the jerk that he was in his private life; he was verbally and physically abusive of the women in his life.  However, your friends would be the exception.  Miles had a reputation for ... 
The very best Sibelius recordings in analog
Schubert, I'll be sure to check out the Vanska/Minnesota recordings.  I generally find something special about conductors' interpretations of the music of compatriots.  Vanska has without a doubt elevated the Minnesota to a very high level; he is ... 
The very best Sibelius recordings in analog
Some excellent recommendations.  I especially like the Maazel recommendation by the OP.  I am typically not a fan of Maazel's interpretations and conducting style, but his Sibelius cycle (first ever stereo Sibelius recordings, btw) is wonderful wi... 
Jazz for aficionados
**** I guarantee he did not carry one original fan along on that trip.****O-10, I "guarantee" you are wrong with that assertion.  He lost many without a doubt.  I don't know what constitutes an "original" fan.  Someone who was alive and listening ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Fabulous and classic Miles, O-10; those are two of my favorite jazz records.  Strateahed, the Downbeat Blindfold Test has always been an interesting peek into the mindset of the musician being "tested".  No question, Miles sure was one supremely o... 
Jazz for aficionados
I don't know where the idea that Miles never mentioned Lee Morgan came from (myth?), but here is at least one time when he did (not much, but he did 😎:http://www.erenkrantz.com/Music/MilesDavisInterview.shtml 
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Been without Internet for a week.  I survived just fine and it's always reassuring that it IS possible, still, to be without it.  Good comments re Miles and I relate most closely to strateahed's point of view about him.  Miles Davis exemplified wh... 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10, you make my point perfectly.  As you say, this is not about objectivity and yours is a subjective assessment; iow, personal taste.   I love Lee Morgan's playing; that is not at issue.  But, you seem to be suggesting that somehow he was great... 
Jazz for aficionados
O-10, no one can disagree with personal taste.  I guess I don't really understand what you mean by "was to the trumpet what Charlie Parker was to the alto sax".  While size of output is important, I think that size of output is a "technical" matte... 
Jazz for aficionados
I think we need to be a little more precise in what we are trying to establish. We need a better historical context.****Lee Morgan was to the trumpet, what Charley Parker was to the alto sax****Are we talking about who is our favorite or who was t...