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Jazz for aficionados
«Well if I could play like Wynton, I wouldn’t play like Wynton.» -- Chet Baker Now reading this quote by Chet Baker about Wynton Marsallis, i imagine that each one of these 4 great musicians will say the same thing about each others... The reas... 
Jazz for aficionados
i did not discover any Blue Mitchell quote as for Miles, Baker or Marsallis... but he play a very beautiful and personal "how deep is the ocean" as the three others... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi5TGL8SSo4  
Jazz for aficionados
«The real power of Jazz is that a group of people can come together and create improvised art and negotiate their agendas... and that negotiation is the art» Wynton Marsalis   I think he want here  to create a musical event with the others musi... 
Jazz for aficionados
«I like to play in the deep register. I was never a high-note specialist. My range goes from the bottom of the horn up to around C or D. High D is about it for me ... about two-and-a-half octaves, I think. But in these two-and-a-half octaves, I ca... 
Jazz for aficionados
"When you hit the wrong note, it's the next note that makes it good or bad." Miles Davis   This sentence appear to me very deep about music jazz  improvisation... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjCMcdhUWn8            
When I listen to my system.......
Music is an informed set of sounds which we understood and felt better when we are able to modify the contributing musical or in my case acousticals parameters.Then the OP is right in my book. But i listen music now, not my gear, because my modif... 
Jazz for aficionados
Sad News.. R.I.P. Quincy Jones   https://apnews.com/article/quincy-jones-dead-a9e31c7e39c448d8971519f47a22dd21  
Jazz for aficionados
I love all Wilkins albums it seems ... Especially this one too : https://youtu.be/WyqcP03Mj9s?si=DXk4HxfmSZz_PiB1    
What is turntable “liveliness”.
I believe the OP... And i believe those who will contradict him... How this is so in my mind ? Simple, Give me any turntable with any system in any room, i will use acoustics basic knowledge to improve the turntable or the Dac perceived result... 
Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date?
I must say that this Ars-Sonum Filarmonia amp look really beautiful... It is not my primary desired factor but i dont doubt your appreciation  of his S.Q.   I will add a few more comments myself about the Ars-Sonum Filarmonia amp to help expla... 
Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date?
New or vintage gear this dont matter at all ... Sound is understood by acoustics and we must experiment in a room for a specific speakers pair and specific biased ears... If you dont use experiments to tune the ears/speakers/ room then you will ... 
Jazz for aficionados
I likeJack Wilkins very much and add him to my guitarist collection..   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SByjdEPbdlU  
SR Tuning Discs, Psychoacoustic Bias and Listening Fatigue
My solution: Do not buy anything... Learn basic acoustics... Be inspired by "tweaks" sellers but instead of buying, design your own... If i  could everyone can...   Discussions about snake oil or biases are endless deadend... Be creative an... 
Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date?
Thanks but i was always here... I only restraint me to post because of gangstalking...     @mahgister Welcome back!  
Classical Music for Aficionados
It is why i put the youtube link... The NYT  is trash ...