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| You wouldn t believe it s good, but... Hey Liguy, not meaning to nit-pick, but why on earth would anyone NOT expect Bill Evans' "Waltz For Debbie" to be anything but brilliant? Just curious. | |
| Best smooth jazz albums? I'm not quite sure what you mean by smooth jazz, but if I were to take the phrase literally, and given that you are new to this hobby and apparently new to jazz as well; why not start with truly great music which is also smooth as you can get, and... | |
| Vocalists/Musicians Wasting Their Talent It's very hard work to be consistently great at what you do. Some people are willing to work that hard, others simply aren't. Njonker, your frankness is laudable, and as it relates to the issue of this thread, right on the money (no pun intended).... | |
| Coltrane. Can we talk? Jay, I'm curious. What areas in your opinion were lacking in Coltrane's playing? You think Bergonzi and Garzone "have more control over more parameters of music, and their horns"????!!!! What exactly? I just don't see it(hear it) that way at all. ... | |
| Pablo Casals Kublakhanpics, I have no doubt that listening to Casals play Bach sped up your recovery. Thanks for sharing. I second Detlof's recommendation of the Schubert Qnt. and would add the Piano Trio #1 on Sony Classical as well as the Beethoven Sonatas #... | |
| Jazz and the Hammond B Love the Hammond B3!! Funkiest sound ever. Check out Shirley Scott's recordings. My favorites "Blue Flames" and "Soul Shouting" both with then husband the great Stanley Turrentine; both on Prestige. Sounds like you're a Jimmy Smith fan. If you don... | |
| Pablo Casals J.S. Bach "Six Suites For Cello Solo" on Angel. Casals at his best. Beautifully organic cello playing , and WHAT TONE!!! If you are a Casals fan, allow me to recommend "Joys and Sorrows" Reflections By Pablo Casals As Told to Albert E. Kahn (Simon... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Best (favorite) fvocd: JAZZ : Shirley Horne With Strings "Here's To Life". Amazing CD. Talk about creating a mood. Incredibly romantic and soulfull singing beginning to end. The CD is best listened to in it's entirety; each track better than the p... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Stereokarter, while I agree that the distinction between technical prowess and the quality of the music being sung is an important one, this thread is about RECOMMENDATIONS of great (best) female vocals on CD. To me, it's pointless to recommend a ... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Bwhite, I don't know what came over me. I am not usually this sarcastic nor "snippy". I apologize. The power of music I suppose. Your post mentions one of my favorite singers (Aretha) and two of my least favorite (Mariah and Celine) Celine?? Argh!... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Bwhite, with all due respect, NOBODY makes Aretha sound like she's got a sore throat. To put Mariah(?) and Celine(???????) in the same sentence with Aretha; well, I don't know what to say. Have you heard much of Aretha's work; specially pre-'90's?... | |
| Tribute to Sarah Vaughn Subaruguru, my favorite "Sassy" recording both musically and sonically, is "Live From Japan". Swinging rhythm section and great sonics to boot. Now, I have it on LP not CD, but it would take a lot to destroy sonics this good. Famous last words, hu... | |
| Jokes of and about audiophiles Q: How can you tell that the audiophile is sitting in the sweet spot and that his listening chair is perfectly level? A: He's drooling out of both sides of his mouth. | |
| Jokes of and about audiophiles The audiophile, on his way to his Linn dealer to have his LP12 adjusted and tweaked for the 50th time, stops at the bank to make a quick cash withdrawal. Figuring that it will only take a couple of minutes he leaves his precious 'table in full vie... | |
| Clarinet lover s favorite Travis, I agree with your comments concerning Stolzman and Daniels. Daniels is the superior clarinet player, and by a long shot. The question of a major label backing him is a bit complicated IMO. Marketing is a funny thing and it's oftentimes har... |