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| Jazz for aficionados I will have to find a recording of that; have always liked Harold Land's playing. Speaking of tasteful tenor playing, the tenor player on "Evening In Paris" on the QJ link above is Lucky Thompson. C | |
| VPI owners....... Just the platter and bearing. | |
| VPI owners....... ****@Slaw If you bought a used VPI and the previous owner screwed with the platter screws you are SOL! Better to buy new.****VPI reset and balanced the set screws in my MK5 platter free of charge; didn't even charge me return shipping. Great custo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I think the guy had an OK career.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn336Lxy1TQ&feature=plpphttp://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=FfMGezw2k1Yhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm8Idup5B74http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DnqW3F57Ehttp://m.youtube.com... | |
| guitar solos where less is more 2:10; less is more, and very tasty.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fALdOkf_eCM | |
| Jazz for aficionados Interesting that we should transition from Miles to Quincy Jones. Always changing, yes, but I can think of no other musician that so exemplifies the move of a successful and respected jazz musician (Basie, Sinatra, solo) to the commercial music fi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I disagree with the opinion that Miles was trying to "cash in" on the trend to go electric; or, that he was envious of their success of artists such as Sly or Hendrix. First of all, by the time that he released "Bitches Brew" he was a wealthy man ... | |
| Why does most new music suck? Actually, I think that there have been some good recommendations (particularly from Toddnkaya; IMO). You can compile your own list from these. Now, sound quality. I think you may be looking for the impossible. Personally, I don't think it is possi... | |
| Do I have a "balance" problem? ****construction variations within the walls of your room can lead to the acoustic center of your room not lining up with the mathematical center of the room (laterally)****Ivan is correct. In my dedicated room, one speaker is placed along a very ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Loved it. Yes, Dave Liebman. Al Foster on drums, Mtume on perc, Michael Henderson on bass. Don't recognize the guitar players. | |
| Jazz for aficionados In spite of Miles' well-known ego (some would say arrogance), he was a true artist; the music always came first. I don't think he thought much about who would be able to make him a bigger star by virtue of that player's presence in the band. He wa... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Loved the Garth Fagan clip. Thanks. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10, that recording of "On Green Dolphin Street" is classic; jazz just doesn't get better than this. Agree about Evan's intro. He was one of those pianists that had such a distinctive tone on the piano; an instrument that one thinks has a "b... | |
| Why does most new music suck? ****I can accept Count Basie's records sounding awful, but not contemporary bands' that have at their disposal the most advanced recording technology and still release ear-bleeding music****Some of Basie's records sound awful for a lot of the same... | |
| 5751 Triple Mica - really that good? 5751's can sound great. But, don't fall into the trap of assuming that ANY 5751 will sound better than a good 12ax7 simply because it's a 5751. I have tried countless 12ax7 variants and while I really like my GE, Sylvania and Raytheon triple mica ... |