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| Great Trumpet Players and Albums - recommendations I agree about "First Light"; "Red Clay" is a another good one. CTI was criticized by jazz "purists" for being too commercial. It is true that many of their recordings were cross-over, jazz-fusion or whatever one wants to call the genre; and some, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Awesome! Thanks. And nothing like the sound of a real horn section; not the synth crap on a lot of the "new" stuff. BTW, check out the pool player's breaking shot as the tune ends and the camera pans away. Right with the drummer's final hit; one c... | |
| B&W Matrix 801 Series II Congrats on your new speakers and listen to Ct0517 for setup advise; he knows his stuff. I have heard the 801's in at least five recording studios and at least that many non-studio setups, and learned very quickly just how good these speakers are.... | |
| Jazz on Downton Abbey I don't know about the racist part, but I have to agree with you. To relegate Dixieland to "chaotic playing" shows a serious lack of understanding of the building blocks of jazz. It is a highly interactive form of ensemble playing with logic, stru... | |
| Latin Female Singers - Any suggestions? Great clip Tubegroover; thanks for sharing. Her stylistic range was also surprising. She could cut loose and rock! This is one of my favorites of hers:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eCPAJhemZYk | |
| Jazz for aficionados Well said, Ghosthouse. Wonderful music. | |
| Jazz for aficionados This is great!http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/2004/01/great-encounters-1-when-charlie-parker-played-for-igor-stravinsky/ | |
| Latin Female Singers - Any suggestions? Tubegroover, great suggestions. But, man! I just listened again to the clip in my post from 2/26/13 and I would have to agree with your agreement. Elis Regina was amazing. First of all there is something about her, her vibe, and simply the way she... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Are you trying to destory all of my idols in one night? :)****Now, THAT'S very funny. Not at all; even if it may seem like it. Just trying to push your process of discovery (Stravinsky) in a more open-minded direction. I am truly glad that, ev... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, just curious, what do you base the "arrogant twerk" comment on? If you are basing it on his comment about Beethoven, what is arrogant about a statement of fact (Beethoven's laborious composing methodology); especially one in which he praises ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Beethoven, in spite of all the brilliance, was a composer for who composing was a tedious process. It is well known and documented that he would often make revision after revision of a work or passage, and the sketches for a work would sometimes b... | |
| VPI Classic 3 anyone try a Denon 103R ****AND I have had quite a few!****Which ones? That would be very useful information. | |
| Great Saxophone Artists and Albums Excellent recommendation by Gsm18439. The sound of a schooled saxophone quartet bears an uncanny similarity to that of a pipe organ, and while Bach sounds good on just about any instrument, it can sound particularly beautiful played by saxophones ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fantastic piece! It is really a theatrical work with music scored for seven instruments, and is essentially the story of Faust (in this case, a deserting soldier) and his pact with the devil. To understand the "jazz influence", and as always, it's... | |
| Glaring Omissions First of all, I am glad that you will be making an effort to familiarize yourself with the names next to an asterisk; you have been missing out on some great music and I commend you for exploring new musical horizons. But, let's get real and this ... |