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| Jazz for aficionados ****SE = brilliant. KOB = brilliantly ethereal.****I like that; and I agree. "Somethin Else" was discussed early in this thread's life and in trying to find my earlier comments about it (to no avail) I came a across a thread which asked what album... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Frogman, I'm going to explain one of "your" problems, and never repeat or comment on it.****Well, that is a patently unfair stance. However, the OP is always entitled to a concession or two; a special privilege :-)****"You can take the horse t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Kathleen Battle: ****....which is easier to quantify than artistic merit, which is nearly impossible.**** - MapmanSorry, could not disagree more. Some performances (artists) are obviously a cut above. Artistic-worth relativism is not for me.Excell... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The best jazz is a very rich art form; and, while obviously very different in nature than the great Classical music (and great non-music art forms) it is undoubtedly of the same stature as far as its overall artistic merit. That may seem like stat... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I have a somewhat different take on the reason that KOB is so great. No doubt, KOB helped usher in modal jazz, but first of all it is neither Miles' most important record nor his best. I have always felt that one of the main things that made KOB... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 Say what?! | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 ****The point is that I have alread heard a Counterpoint SA-5 and it was far beyond anything Audio Research ever did****Proves my point; one has to listen for oneself and make one's own decisions. For me, the Counterpoint was superior than the Aud... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 Stefanovitch, it appears to me that what you really want is the AI and are hoping that the comments about it being the equal of the AR are true. I am with Mofimadness; I would take the SP11 any day. He also rightly points out the price differentia... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ulf Wakenius (Sweden)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vie9JAEn9HAMartial Solal (France)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W5vGEYcchHgEnrico Rava (Italy)https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn2jtfDxtLohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1kVsPCOSK2EPeter King (England)h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Cuong Vu does not represent the future. Frankly, I am astounded that so much attention was given to a minimal talent and so much time given to his thoughts and opinions; which proved to be musically sophomoric, vapid and predictable at best. I bel... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The article's author uses the term "jazz" very very loosely; absurdly so. From that standpoint, I would agree that the article is "nonsense" and what he describes as "jazz" bears little resemblance to what we consider jazz. The author concedes thi... | |
| Alternative for VPI springs? A lot of information and opinions on the subject available here and at Audioasylum.****I have often wondered if the performance could be improved with a non-spring suspension.****The answer is YES; but, with a big caveat. The sound of the turntabl... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? ****"Why is it so darn difficult for some people to accept the simple fact that some listeners have better hearing ability than others; wether because of physiological differences, experience, or training? "ITs not hard to accept that, but knowing... | |
| Need some recommendations - hard driving big band Some good suggestions so far. For someone who likes Duke Ellington and Hard Bob, I mean Hard Bop I particularly like the Count Basie (duh!), Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, and Goodwin's Big Phat Band recs. I would add:Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big B... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, I know exactly why I talk to you and I have made it perfectly clear; no need to wonder here. Sorry you don't appreciate my motivation. You can proceed as you please and ignore whatever you wish. I won't actively ignore anything posted here in... |