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| Jazz for aficionados It goes without saying that Alfred Lion, a man I had respected as one of the greats of bringing American Jazz to millions of listeners, was just another business man trying to take advantage of artists (yes I know most all recording companies and ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados As all of you know I have been reading the new Sonny Rollins biography. I just started Chapter 25 titled Sonny Meets Hawk. On page 402 (yes I am a slow reader) I read something that really disturbed me. I have been wanting to share so much of thi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks @acman3 and @alexatpos for the Dupree Bolton suggestions. Another relatively unknown trumpeter who also played with Harold Land and many other great artists was Carmell Jones. His album Jay Hawk Talk has one of my favorite renditions of Wha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim The RVG remasters may have a bright sound as stuartk has posted and I have heard many others who feel that way. Music genres and listening are both subjective in nature. I for one like the way they sound and you can get a ton of RVG ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados From Wiki The Jazz Messengers were a jazz band that existed with varying personnel for 35 years. Their discography consists of 47 studio albums, 21 live albums, 2 soundtracks, 6 compilations, and one boxed set. As you can see it is definite... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Re: "The Van Gelder Sound" I like it. All of the record producers and musicians that recorded sessions engineered by Van Gelder liked it. Whether first, at his parents studio and later at the purpose built Englewood Cliffs studio. Of course Van ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman Great post Weather Report Shorter session. Here are some post 80s Shorter I really like Wayne Shorter - Children of the Night - YouTube Sacajawea - YouTube The 3 live albums, Footprints, Beyond the Sound Barrier and Without a Net ar... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk That Blakey outfit with Wayne, Freddie Hubbard (or Lee Morgan on Indestructible) was amazing. I agree and over the last 3 decades I have purchased over 50 Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers CDs. After Miles and then Coltrane, my B... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listened to a lot of the late great Wayne Shorter last night. The album Speak No Evil is probably his best overall session. When Wayne joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, he became the bands primary composer and a few years later became the prim... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @mahgister While surfing You Tube I came across this video about Sansui which I thought might interest you. He talks about the history of Sansui, the "70s stereo wars" between electronic industry and why quality Sansui hifi "disappeared" by the en... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @ho249 I prefer Spotify for 10 bucks a month with unlimited access to millions of songs of all genres. Its not Hi Res but 95% of everything I listen to has adequate dynamic range which I improve with my Qudelix 5. I saw Vijay Iyer live with his t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Re: Dave Holland. I have seen him live a few times myself but never with a big band just the sextet. This is a must have live session and on my desert island list. Claressence - Dave Holland Quintet - YouTube | |
| Jazz for aficionados Re: Sun Ra The Sun Ra Arkestra Musica Director, Marshall Allen, is 99 years old and, by the look of him and the way he speaks, is healthy in body and mind. (2) Sun Ra Arkestra's 99-year-old director says musical inspiration keeps him energized ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk Middletown NY is about an hour and half north of Mid Town Manhattan. I pass by it often while taking 87N to the Albany area in my semi. I also have a friend who has a house and 45 acres there. Of note is that the small town of Goshen, ju... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @stuartk been listening to Kenny Werner. I have a few CDs and, after revisiting them, specifically Lawn Chair Society, Animal Crackers and With a Song in my Heart I will check out some more sessions I am not familiar with. Its too bad your home i... |