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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ****It is replaced by music that flows like water.****That is a great description of the most musically distinguishing characteristic of the ET-2 compared to the pivoting arms that I have used. There is a rhythmic smoothness that is very natural ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fabulous! Definitely whore-house material....as if I knew...not! Great chart and great feel. Fabulous plunger solo on trumpet. Once again, don't know where the "no more good new jazz" crowd is coming from. Dee Dee sounds great and I never h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados My last post was directed at Ghosthouse; sorry, Alex. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Not sure why one would ever be inclined to hate****(Fagen)Alex, I have been a fan of Steely Dan since college days forty (!) years ago and still have all their lp’s. I am more mixed about Fagen’s solo efforts which go even further into that sl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chazro, really liked the Brazilian Groove Band. Great chart; groovy and funky with a touch of that great "up" and traditionally Brazilian "Carnaval" vibe. I’m always a sucker for a great baritone sound and the drummer is killer with a great snare ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, while you are correct in that there is, overall, less Classical music being composed today than during the most prolific periods in the music (the "Classical" period of the second half of the eighteenth century was the most prolific), there ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great Dee Dee Bridgewater clip, Rok. She sounds fantastic, rhythm section is excellent and James Carter is on fire. I don’t know about anyone else, but it seems like a pretty great party to me and would put it up there with some of the best. It al... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Very astute observation, Alex; and exactly correct and on point. I agree completely with your comments re Bill Evans. Many great jazz musicians listened to, studied and were influenced by Classical composers and their concepts of harmony and di... | |
| Jazz for aficionados If this doesn’t put a smile on your face.......https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=om9MmU6-fhAWhat at a nice feel! Tasty and relaxed soloing that always tells a story. Ben Webster sounds amazing! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, I can't disagree with anything you wrote. CTI was a great commercial package; right down to the impressive album cover art. I don't know wether Creed Taylor's motivation was purely financial or wether it was an interest in bringing jazz to... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, I am intrigued by your use of the word "Rococo" to describe music on CTI recordings. Obviously not fair to generalize, but they definitely have a certain sound that shows, I think, a heavy hand on the part of the producer. I have often fel... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, how do you like Fukui?Randy, if you are a Stanley Turrentine fan, be sure to check out some of his pre-CTI stuff as well. He had a great way of telling a story. Les McCann; major swagger:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nSREpSL-Yqk | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, thanks for the Ryo Fukui clips; I was familiar with the name, but had not heard any of his records. Listening to both records was an interesting experience. The first clip, "Mellow Dream", did not impress me very much to be honest. His abili... | |
| Jazz for aficionados randy, I think the CTI record you are thinking of is Stanley Turrentine's "Sugar" (with Hubbard and Benson). Btw, I believe most of the CTI catalogue has already been remastered. Nice record and as Acman3 said it is, like a lot of CTI's, very go... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Pat’s definitely an experimenter and innovator...would be a mistake to dismiss him as a new agey/smooth jazz player. ****Exactly! Welcome to the Metheny admiration club 😍; the guy is a fantastically creative musician with a very wide range. Wh... |