orpheus10
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| Name your favorite sax solo. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" evokes a picture of a despondent man walking down a deserted sidewalk on a deserted street in the black of night; he is looking down, moving in the dejected rhythm of the music. Handy's haunting solo completes this picture. | |
| Trouble with ballance pot. I 2nd Caig-DeoxIT. It works very well. | |
| Art Blakey, king of the drums. In my opinion, Lee Morgan was the best jazz trumpet ever; and there are many enthusiastic fans who have the same opinion. | |
| Best of the new jazz 45rpm reissues I have most of those Blue Notes, but what I really wish I could find is "Soul Brothers" featuring Ray Charles and Milt Jackson on 45. Although Ray Charles is not normally associated with jazz, this is some of the best jazz I have ever heard.Neithe... | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax Ike Quebeck, "Heavy Soul". | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. I can not believe no one has mentioned "Gene Ammons". He was a contemporary of Bird and Miles, who he played with at various times; and in my jazz circles he is equally well known."Jug" (short for jug head) has blown so many dynamite solo's that I... | |
| Who was the best jazz guitarist ever? Gabor Szabo is one fantastic guitarist. He must be included as one of the best, among jazz guitarists. The music form we call "Jazz" had evolved somewhat when Szabo came on the scene as opposed to when Grant Green originated. Grant began playing j... | |
| My love of music is killing me. Too much grief can destroy what you have left, and at your age you have a lot left. When the hole is too deep, you need professional help to get out, please seek it. | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. In addition to all of the great saxmen already mentioned, I would like to add "Pepper Adams". He is one of the least mentioned and greatest baritone saxmen ever. I suppose that's because his best work has been as a "sideman" with Donald Byrd.On "B... | |
| Name your favorite sax solo. All of Charlie Parker's solo's on "Bird With Strings". Out of all of the fantastic saxmen that have gone after Bird, he is still the king. | |
| What is Musicality? Musicality is neutrality in the extreme in regard to high end audio set up to perfection, it's when that record or CD that you've heard a thousand times, sounds brand new. | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett I agree with Foster_9. It's possible I haven't heard enough by Keith. What I have heard didn't impress me. | |
| Who was the best jazz guitarist ever? Rockadanny, I have the same problem with Wes and Grant; they both have versions of "Round Midnight" and I alternate in regard to which one I like best. It seems that who I'm listening to at that time is the best. All of the guitarists you mentione... | |
| Why Not Return the Favor? I have to agree 100% with Elizabeth, I've never commented on a system. I once saw a system that looked like an add out of Stereophile but came up short. If I can not hear it, I can not comment. | |
| A true believer In high end audio, an ounce of sense is worth a ton of cents. |