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| Jazz for aficionados Rok, thanks for the Andrew Davis link. No, I had not seen this, and he does a great job of dissecting (in a good sense) Berg's "Lulu". It is always interesting to hear how a composer may have first conceived the music on the piano before orchestra... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris, eliminate the competition, I always say :-) Man, I wasn't even close! Over 2000 ET2's sold; I would never have guessed the number to be that high. I figured 1200 or so by the time the arm was discontinued (before being brought back). When w... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Slaw, welcome back to the thread. What you see on the arm wand (magnesium) is a very exotic rubberized cloth material used as a wrap, and sourced from a local supplier, called Lowe's rubberized cloth gaffer's tape :-)In an attempt to tame my Vande... | |
| Zyx vs. Van Den Hul I agree with Raul's recommendation. Having said that, I can tell you that I have owned a VDH MC1S for many years and still occasionally use it. Also, while I cannot say with authority that this is true, I have seen it mentioned several times that ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "...certain point in the TUNE." Not, ten. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Exactly! Good description; like a second movement, and not a bad thing at all. It is common for players to change the mood by double timing at a certain point in the ten. Perhaps I wasn't clear, but my issue it is not with her choice to double tim... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Total babe! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, if you want Lulu on DVD be sure to get the Met Opera, James Levine cond. DVD; terrific. BTW, of special note about this music is the fact that the saxophone (alto) features very prominently in the piece; unusual in orchestral writing. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks, Charles1dad; ditto. Have not heard "Night Lights", but will definitely check it out. Being very familiar with both Mulligan and Farmer, I imagine they are a beautiful pairing indeed. | |
| Jazz for aficionados ****Hard to understand music, is better than nothing to understand.**** Exactly.Perhaps for a different thread, but apropos your comment, and knowing you are also a fan of classical and opera, have you tried Alban Berg's operas (Wozzeck, Lulu)? Ve... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Agree about Gomez; also very good in that respect. I meant to mention that in my post re the a Brackeen cut. Actually, it is generally harder to play the saxophones in the extreme upper range. Many modern players today consider it a testament to t... | |
| Parallel? How do you set the VTA? The beauty of the ET2 linear tracking, air bearing tonearm (along with other beauties): easy (takes seconds), repeatable, VTA/SRA adjustments; WHILE THE RECORD IS PLAYING! | |
| Jazz for aficionados This post is about the big boy of the saxophone family (we'll skip the bass saxophone; for now), the baritone saxophone. Pepper Adams, appropriately nicknamed "The Knife" by Stan Kenton, probably the greatest of the great baritone saxophonists. I ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Good comments, Rok. Agree with your assessment of the Canadian Brass recording; great brass players, but don't have the necessary feel and looseness for that music. The Oscar Brown Jr. recording is definitely a classic; I've always wondered why hi... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ET1 was introduced in 1983, ET2 in 1985. I would guess that by the end of the second year after the 2 was introduced, the ratio of ET2/ET1 sold was already 20/1 simce the 2 was much more popular. I would guess that by the end of 1987 (1988+ would ... |