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| Big Bands of Today. Vanguard Jazz Orchestra...Keeping the long time tradition of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra alive Monday night at the Village Vanguard.The band became a focus for Bob Brookmeyer's writing and now has a life of it's own. Maria Schneider! The ne... | |
| U-Discover Mag Lists The 50 Greatest Jazz Albums ART TATUM! | |
| Looking for Woody Allen movie old school music Woody Allen,who just turned 79,might consider your reference to "old school" as a compliment considering his ongoing "romance with the past" and his constant return to "period" pieces.He seems to be on a roll,his films are making money and are mos... | |
| Searching for perfect mate....Mono Cart and VPI So what is the best source for Miyajima carts? | |
| Six Moons charges for reviews? Anything that compromises subjective intellectual property is tainted and immediately suspect when it is offered free to the public. What I see are a bunch of broom closet companies trying to get attention in a crowded marketplace with too few buy... | |
| Learning from him Not quite the Unabomber,but close....... | |
| Dream Syndicate Sorry to burst the mind expanding bubble,but "Uber" is an interurban "ride" service,so it is a "designated driver" service of sorts.Nothing like the Nova express..... | |
| Jazz In A Woody Allen Movie: "Fading Gigolo" The film is written,directed and stars John Turturro.Allen pretty much tells the story of the film and it is vintage Woody shtick,right out of his best films.The divine tenor saxophone of the great Gene Ammons is a recurring musical motif and much... | |
| Absorption panels on ceiling..what to expect? Knowing the type of speakers,the actual size of the room and where the speakers are in the room in relation to the listening position would be helpful.I would look into ASC Sound Panels.They can be installed on the ceiling with a Velcro tape and a... | |
| The ultimate record collector? M M Murray certainly has his fans! His old store on Santa Monica Blvd. was stocked to the gills with grade Z vinyl not only in condition but in actual content.A trip to the back room,after a considerable wait,for a specific title would produce a r... | |
| Absolute Mystery I read most of his books many years ago,long before I had any inkling of any audiophilia connection.Perhaps it was a review of "The music lovers" that raised my curiosity.I liked his writing and his character "Harry Stoner".These are good books, e... | |
| The ultimate record collector? That New York Times article also mentions this Brazilian nutalso purchased the collection of the legendary "Music Man" Murray in L.A., Another massive horde of vinyl.This musical landfill was so littered with beat up,unwanted,uneeded,and generally... | |
| Why aren't Rush fans more audiophile-natured? Dude... There may be a gazillion bands out there ..BUT.. RUSH was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013....They don't need no stinkin' audiophile. | |
| Porgy and Bess recommendations? In 1963 RCA Victor reassembled the 1950's Broadway cast under the direction of Skitch Henderson.They recorded the "highlights" of the show and most of he good stuff is there.The cast was Leontyne Price,William Warfield,John W. Bubbles and McHenry ... | |
| Power conditioner/surge protection for Hegel H200? I hate power conditioners and that is why I installed dedicated lines and plugged everything into the wall.Clean,clear and blissful sound with no conditioning or filtering.You sell your house and move and that is the one thing you just can't take ... |