orpheus10
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| Jazz for aficionados Wolf_garcia, I'm glad you brought that up. Music can not be created in a vacuum, the musician must have something to inspire him, he has to feed on the broader society and other musicians, creativity does not come out of thin air, as so many peopl... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? These are two Lamm amplifiers for consideration.MONAURAL POWER AMPLIFIERPure Class A hybrid amplifier producing 110 Watts into 8 AND 4 Ohms, 400 Watts into 2 Ohms, 600 Watts into 1 Ohm (continuous). Features hybrid vacuum tube/sold-state design wi... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, you were right about Anita. She went through phases in her long career, and some of it was pop, "A gal had to make a living". My philosophy is "select the best and leave the rest". She's wasn't the same kind of artist like the other jazz voca... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, jazz aficionado that I am, I never heard of the bass player either. I discovered that he played with "Basie". I bought that record ages ago, and as long as it's been in my collection, I never knew that I didn't know the bass player. Learn som... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Edorr, I recall first hearing, "ne me quitte pas" by Shirley Bassey and it's haunted me every since. When she sang, "But if you stay, I'll make you a night like no night has been or will be again", I could just imagine that night. Yes, "Jacquel Br... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, on a ratings from 1 to 5 stars, this is a 6. "Milt Jackson and Coleman Hawkins, Bean Bags", with Tommy Flanagan piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Connie Kay, drums. Sandra's Blues is my favorite on this CD.Enjoy the music. | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever I'll second Dee Dee Bridgewater. She did a fantastic job of putting Horace Silver's music to words and song.Enjoy the music. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Jperry, I gave what I found on "youtube" from a 1947 movie a listen, and it was kinda spooky, but I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to.Songs and melodies that are haunting transcend musical genres. Glen Campbell's "By The Time I Get t... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Correction, that "S" after friend is a typing error, there was only one lady. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Marcus Roberts (born August 7, 1963, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American jazz pianist who has achieved fame as a stride pianist committed to celebrating classic standards and jazz traditions. He must be re-incarnated because he plays music th... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment I recall ages ago, (which means I was ages younger) a professional jazz musician and his lady friends lived in my apartment for over 3 months. During that time, we hardly listened to music at the apartment. Most nights I was driving him to differe... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Jazz and blues musicians prefer midfi even when they can afford "high end" because it's less complicated, plus the fact they prefer "live" music to recorded music of any kind, and they always want to be on the set. While it seems that classical mu... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Edorr, Manha de Carnival, is there any other? While that's number one, I have so many versions that I lost count.Enjoy the music. | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, close but no cigar. This is the 5 star edition with the same cast.1."Wheatleigh Hall" - 8:482."Sumphin'" - 10:263."Con Alma" [alternate take] - 9:08 Bonus track on CD reissue4."Con Alma" - 9:265."Anythin'" - 10:29 Bonus track on CD reissue6."... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, I was just listening to one of my CD's that would fit in your collection. "Dizzy Gillespie duets with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt". It's from an LP that was on verve. If you don't got it, get it.Enjoy the music. |