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Hear my Cartridges....đŸŽ¶
Gorgeous aria from Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra”. Nice!Easy!

..Easy to tell that the two cartridges sound significantly different. Their provenance? That is the question.Btw, gesundheit, Princi!  Or, perhaps it was Halcro. Now, THAT would make an in... 
Learning to Listen: Neurological Evidence
Ah, grain! Hate grain. For as long as I’ve been serious about audio I have pondered the question of whether it is an artifact that is added as you say; or, caused by the absence of information. By absence of information I mean the incompleteness o... 
Jazz for aficionados
Got it. I had just posted some Art Pepper, so my mind went there instead.  I knew something wasn’t right since Pepper’s funeral service was in CA.  But, what am I missing? Different version of which tune? “Free for all”? 
Jazz for aficionados
philbarone, whenever the names Shorter and Hubbard are mentioned I am definitely intrigued.  What tune do you refer to?  Not clear to me.  Do you mean a version of “Street of Dreams”, or do you mean “Weaver of Dreams” from the incredible record “R... 
Jazz for aficionados
I had forgotten that Tim Hagans played with Kenton in the 70’s.  Wonderful player with an exceptionally inventive modern concept.  I still have to chuckle at how much energy and debate has been spent here over the supposed death of “real” Jazz whe... 
Jazz for aficionados
Great Kenton, pjw.  You’re right, he doesn’t get much mention here.  Who’s who of Jazz for sure.  Many forget who was one of his lead alto players for a while:https://youtu.be/kiVMOLjXbdUhttps://youtu.be/EAsIPhvpTvU 
Learning to Listen: Neurological Evidence
**** You nailed it nonoise. Phew, finally
 ****First of all, let’s make it clear that no one is suggesting that one has to be a musician to “learn” how to listen, or what to listen to at a level that allows for reasonably astute discernment of dif... 
Learning to Listen: Neurological Evidence
**** The question becomes, how does an audiophile who is not a musician, or who has no musical training, study, learn and practice his/her listening skills other than the ideas offered in this thread? ****- A great place to start is reading these ... 
Learning to Listen: Neurological Evidence
There is an expression used by orchestral musicians that says: “Nobody ever gets fired for having a bad sound”.  Somewhat an exaggeration of sorts to be sure, but with an important underlying message. This is, of course, assuming that the tone is ... 
Jazz for aficionados
mahgister, I could not agree more, Tom Harrell is a genius.  I’ve been a fan of his playing for many years.  The comparison to Marsalis is almost irrelevant; two entirely different types of players.  Harrell is not the instrumental virtuoso that M... 
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for your concern, mary_jo.  Pretty wet around here.  Really amazing amount of rain the last few days.  A lot of flooding in NYC, but thankfully my home has stayed dry
mostly. https://youtu.be/9jDpI5-NzXIhttps://youtu.be/V_25vU4Rdeg 
Jazz for aficionados
I think there can be agreement that, when all is said and done, the most important component of Jazz is the improvisation. A beautifully stylized melody, or beautifully crafted arrangement are wonderful in their own right, but it is the improvisat... 
Jazz for aficionados
In fairness to Cedar Walton, “Glass Beads GAMES” (😉) is Jordan’s tune. It is a tune with rather obtuse chord changes without a typical “logic” to them and hence are difficult to improvise over. It would make sense that the composer (Jordan) would ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Why not!One of the greatest Jazz records of all time, IMO; and if I’m not mistaken, the very first record that I mentioned on this thread. Amazing lineup. What is interesting about the lineup is not only that each of the players was one of very gr... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
**** Got my fingers crossed for Met 802 ! ****Agreement ratified just yesterday.  Considering current circumstances, the deal could have been worse.  Associates still negotiating.  Thanks for the concern.