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| List some of your favorite live Jazz recordings I second the Chick Corea Trilogy series (both 1 and 2). Also, if you Chicks’s Trilogy, the “Chick Corea Akoustic Band Live” is equally outstanding. For those that like Miles Davis’ Live-Evil, “The Cellar Door Sessions” 5-CD box set will give y... | |
| Kimber Kable hero I tried the Hero I/C’s in my system and didn’t like them (I even had the upgraded WBT copper connectors on them). In my system they sounded somewhat veiled at the top. On the bottom end was a perceived bump in the bass. That could be to your likin... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... You don’t even need to go to to an elaborate venue/symphony to appreciate that systems don’t speak the real thing. When my son plays his trombone in our kitchen it alone fills the room in a way that no system can. And even his trombone is a beginn... | |
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. MrD - love your choice for the ONE album, and I believe I understand why you chose it. | |
| David Foster-Off The Record Thanks Bob. I may check this out. In a documentary about Chicago from a few years back (it first aired on CNN, I believe) they gave Foster some airtime and from that, I got an appreciation for his talents. | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Within the Miles Davis catalog, “Get Up With It” is pretty obscure. And it’s awesome. | |
| Songs that sound like Dylan Stealer’s Wheel “Stuck In The Middle With You.” Voicing always reminded me of Dylan for some reason. | |
| Opinions on Audioengine speakers? I’ve had the P4’s in my kitchen system for a few years now. My kitchen is also a large family room. No desire to change to anything else, as the WAF is high with these. They sit on a mantle and as a result all listening occurs off-axis. The idea i... | |
| What Recordings Of Yours Did Not Age Well? @mitch4t It’s value on eBay is of no interest to me, especially in that price range. But thanks for the info. | |
| What Recordings Of Yours Did Not Age Well? Nirvana’s Unplugged In New York. I know why I bought it - at the time it was a new concept: take something hard-rockish/grunge and turn it acoustic. After all, Clapton had success with the same formula. Turns out it was just a moment in time. I pu... | |
| Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings Here are a few of my lesser well-known favorites (well at least not on the usual “Top 100” lists):Frank Gambale - Natural HighHendrik Meurkens - A View From ManhattanVic Juris - Blue Horizon Pete Mills - Art and ArchitectureSteve Khan - The Blue M... | |
| How do you think about Qobuz store? @Dan - yes, when I attempt to stream an album downloaded from Qobuz (I always download wav format) through my Oppo 105, the Oppo gets tripped up for some reason. By that I mean: usually after the first song the Oppo somehow gets confused and eithe... | |
| Why Does All Jazz Sound The Same? If all I heard was squeaks honks bangs and tinkles I’d love it as much as you do. | |
| Important additions Weather Report - Jaco | |
| Kind of Blue SACD on a whim. @cd318: Thank you for sharing your insight that the Classic Records release is much better than any digital version. There’s nothing to be sorry about. |