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Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nqeyHFph6j7oela51Da3lb7b-OemqwN6M 
Jazz for aficionados
Glad you liked those pieces, Keegiam.  Yes, Leon Bates.  I agree with your description of them.  I have the ECM recording by Chick and surprised it’s not on YouTube.  Here’s a favorite by Chick that sometimes goes under the radar:https://youtube.c... 
Jazz for aficionados
Still some of my favorite Chick Corea.  Beautiful and deceptively simple compositions:https://youtu.be/X2zpbq8mr7w 
Jazz for aficionados
**** What do Jazz and Classical have in common? They use the same instruments and notes. ****You’ll get it one day; I’m sure (hope....I think).Btw, all genres use the same notes (pretty much). So, what’s your point?  However, you’re getting warm 😊 
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
a2d, You keep thinking that. What I find “ridiculous” (thanks, btw) is that someone who claims to be a “professional” in the field would think that. Not surprising. Explains a whole lot and why so many of today’s recordings sound overly processed ... 
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
Change = loss of fidelity.  Good try, ‘though. 
How to go about collecting Classical Music
+1 label19 ! 
Jazz for aficionados
This thread, just like the subject of the thread itself, has evolved, I think. Early on there would be many contentious arguments about what is and what is not Jazz. Personally, I am always mystified by why it seems so important for some to put up... 
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
You are misinterpreting what I wrote.  It is not that better gear will not OVERALL provide better sound.  Obviously, it will.  However, inferior gear will mask much of what is lost.  That is why many complain about the quality of many recordings. ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks for that.  Rare indeed.  Carlos Garnett, now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while.  Good stuff.Back to Chick:https://youtu.be/90oTlHmjNcM 
Jazz for aficionados
https://youtu.be/UQx96DsZXxA 
Why is there so much separation between the professional audio and audiophile worlds?
**** Well, if we are the 10th person in the line and so much of the music has been lost, then why we even bother with any hifi ****I was afraid of responses like that. Seriously? Obviously, it’s all relative. So, are you suggesting that fidelity i... 
Jazz for aficionados
Terrible news!  I love Chick’s playing and body of work.  Not his most important work, IMO, which I will post some of later, but still great and probably his most popular:https://youtu.be/sEhQTjgoTdU 
How to go about collecting Classical Music
No need to complicate matters.  It is obvious that the OP is referring to European “Classical”.   
How to go about collecting Classical Music
Skyscraper, I believe one answer to your question is in your very own OP. You mention that you “know the history” of your, to date, favorite genres. Good for you. IMO, that is one of things most lacking for many music listeners....knowledge of the...