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| Jazz for aficionados Of course, I meant "here she is PLAYING one of....." | |
| Jazz for aficionados That is a very good question; she deserves much more recognition. That clip is beautiful! Here she is singing one of my favorite Kurt Weill songs:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqJXBL8KDwgAnd a favorite vocal rendition:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, as I said recently, I sense that this thread is at a milestone of sorts; perhaps, and more accurately, a crossroad (for me, at least). I preface my comments out of respect for you and the interesting and positive contribution you have made a... | |
| Is my preamp useless? Slanski62, try the passive! The complaints about lack of drive, thinness or lack of involvement using a passive are completely system dependent. I am currently using a passive (Audio Synthesis) to Manley tube monos via 5m (!) of Nordost, driving 9... | |
| TheVinylPress.com Congratulations! Very well done and, obviously, a labor of love. I like your writing style and I think you strike a nice balance between musical and audiophile concerns; your love for the music comes through loud and clear. Good luck and I look fo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chazro, thanks for the nice post. The links don't seem to work on my IPad, but I know that 1979 American debut album well. I posted that post-defection clip to stay with the 80s theme. I became aware of Irakere even before that 1979 Columbia relea... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sorry to hear about Mr Parlocha. Unfortunately, I did not know his work. On a related vein, I would highly recommend WBGO 88.3 FM or on line out of Newark, NJ. Fantastic station with some very personable and highly knowledgable hosts. | |
| Jazz for aficionados 1986:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PcIN6CTVRmg | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chazro, you are, of course, correct about the use of the term "Fusion". Notice I didn't capitalize "fusion" along with Latin-Jazz and used the term to mean "marriage". I know exactly what you mean and agree it's best to not use the term loosely. O... | |
| Jazz for aficionados One of my favorite congeros, and one who gained prominence in the 80s is Poncho Sanchez. To my ears, a distinctive approach to Latin-Jazz fusion; a "fusion" which hasn't been looked at much so far:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GcYwjio8E-M | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10, I am glad you arrived at a definitive conclusion for yourself. Since it is "concealed" in my last post (presumably, you mean last post directed at you), are you going to give me a clue......? :-) | |
| Jazz for aficionados Learsfool, thanks for the great posts. All bias aside, you did a great job of summarizing what I have been trying to say; you shouldn't underestimate your writing skills.Regards. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chazro, killer band and killer record! Adventurous and intensely creative record from one of the greatest minds (and heart; just in case :-) in jazz. Love it. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Alex, that was a fantastic post and very well stated; I agree with every word of it. I won't repeat some of what I posted in response to O-10, but it addresses some of your points. I think the main obstacle here is the defensiveness that, while be... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Frogman, our problem in regard to the way we perceive "jazz" is becoming clear; to me, composition is every thing, to you it's how well the musician blows his horn. For example, Michael Brecker blows a beautiful horn, but I didn't care for the... |