orpheus10

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Jazz for aficionados
It seems that the most profound love songs always involve the Sun; "Ain't No Sunshine"; "The Sun Died"; "Softly As In a Morning Sunrise"; I could give a ladies name to each one of those songs, but I wont; I'll just share the music with you.       ... 
Jazz for aficionados
Bobbi Humphrey - Ain't No Sunshine (1971)      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9yzfc_pCX0        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAkWDZYF50o 
Jazz for aficionados
Pjw, I've got a ton of Herbie Mann, he runs the gamut in music; I must say that I like his "Afro centric" albums best, although he has a lot of other music I like as well.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tWAEPllOZc    https://www.youtube.com/... 
Jazz for aficionados
You're right Frogman, "one can never have too much Trane."  
Jazz for aficionados
Summertime, Audra McDonald; I can just see da catfish a jumpin and da cotton waving in da Summer breeze; that is the most classic "Summertime" I've ever heard. 
Jazz for aficionados
Pryso, the first time I heard "Poinciana" was in the summer of 58; it was at that time in my life when Summer smelled like girls. 
Jazz for aficionados
Rok, those newer versions of old tunes sound good to me; for some reason they even sounded "Mo better", and that included "The Preacher"; so many sweet memories. 
Jazz for aficionados
I had planned on going on a permanent "hiatus", but those plans have changed; after listening to some of the best music that I've ever heard in my entire life, the least I can do is respond to it.Mary_jo, I had forgotten how good "Mr. Magic" by Gr... 
New Santana Album "Africa Speaks"
My CD was delivered by a pony express rider who was flagged down by one of "Miss Kitty's" girls along the way; hence, it took awhile for me to get it.This thread would be incomplete without my final evaluation, and that required the physical CD. ... 
New Santana Album "Africa Speaks"
This will be my last and final post on "Audiogon"; some will be happy, some will be sad, but I'm moving on.I'm making this post in honor of "Carlos Santana", one of the greatest musicians of my generation, and I say this with the authority vested ... 
New Santana Album "Africa Speaks"
Everyone says this CD is compressed, does anyone know what would be the purpose of producing a compressed CD? 
Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions?
http://www.audibleillusions.com/pricing/  
Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions?
PL  is the cheapest when comparing quality to cost.I'll second 4425's post. 
New Santana Album "Africa Speaks"
I have that CD Treebeard, plus a number of other Putumayo CD's; they're all nice, I like the rhythms. 
Jazz for aficionados
I was just listening to Ahmad Jamal, and realized that my serious initiation into jazz began about 3 blocks from where his group appeared at "The Pershing Lounge" about the time his first big hit "Poinciana" came out in the 50’s.I saw him in Chica...