frogman
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| Jazz for aficionados Well said. | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/pLCeMHU6HNQ A little less happy? : https://youtu.be/_iNApIXfG_A | |
| Jazz for aficionados Not a chance. If, by “resurgence” you mean the level of popularity that Jazz was enjoying when that pic was taken. Jazz had already started to wane in popularity by then. During the decades preceding the date of that pic, Jazz was THE Pop music of... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Re the interesting topic discussed by jaym759 and stuartk and not meaning to disappoint listeners’ expectations or put too fine a point on things, but while I agree with most of what I think jaym759 is trying to say this comment is not accurate: ... | |
| How does sound influence your appreciation? “I’m losing my discernment because the sound is so much a part of the equation” How can this possibly be a good thing? In my book, this is as much of a negative as not being able to appreciate a great performance because the sound is not up to a ... | |
| I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode I can only speak to the Manley Labs 200/100 triode switchable amps that I have used for quite some time. I would imagine triode switchable amps do not all behave the same; in no small part due to the speaker they are driving and, importantly, wha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados https://youtu.be/a3CZHr5uiNM?si=xAA7SbjBuIKa5MdC | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks, @tyray ! Don’t be a stranger. https://youtu.be/Liy9tw03p1I | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great stuff, @acman3 , thanks. My favorite big band and one of my favorite arrangers. Right back at you: https://youtu.be/hTFhcL-YrDU?si=Kdvg7iSaWEJs1b4Y | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thank you, @msbel. Happy Thanksgiving to all! https://youtu.be/7YyA7NXSpps | |
| Film Scores In no particular order, a few that come to mind: ”On The Waterfront” - Leonard Bernstein ”Lieutenant Kije” - Sergei Prokofiev “L’ascenseur Pour L’Echafaud” - Miles Davis “The Adventures of Robin Hood” - Erich Korngold ”Sunset Boulevard” - Fra... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Great stuff, Alex. What a nice feel that Trio had! For me, there’s always two things that set Roy Haynes apart from a lot of drummers. He had the ability to solo in such a way that one could always “feel/ hear” the pulse of the music; as if th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fantastic Roy Haynes tribute video, acman3. Thank you! The performances are fabulous. Gotta love YouTube! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Sad news. Beautiful drummer! Playing his a*s off at 85 yrs old. Incredible. https://youtu.be/-K43sDNInSg | |
| Jazz for aficionados I understand it’s not your cup of tea, Stuart. The song “Lost In The Stars” was, in fact, written by the great Kurt Weill for a Broadway musical. One of the beauties of music is that it affects us all differently. Personally, while I certainly en... |