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| Jazz for aficionados Corea plays with his usual brilliance and its remarkable how he cops Monk’s style throughout. However, it’s Wynton that caught my ear. On the first tune he plays an amazing solo. Much has been written about Monk’s quirky and angular rhythmic fee... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman thanks for posting that PMG live recording.Lyle Mays plays a blistering solo from the 11:25 mark through 13:15.Here is a Lyle Mays live recording in South America. I tried finding the source whether LP or CD but it don't seem to exist. Lyle ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Steve Swallow lays down a nice bass groove for this funky duet with Metheny & Scofield. They go atonal at points but keep on swinging. Great live recording. Is it a coincidence that I just received the new 2020 Scofield album titled "Swall... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pjw, ONE AT A TIME! Gets very confusing otherwise and is the only way to get a handle on what’s doing what. Believe me I'm taking my time and watching my bottom line! | |
| Jazz for aficionados pjw, thanks for calling my attention to Lyle Mays' work outside of the PMG. I always appreciated his playing with Pat. His solo on "San Lorenzo" Keegiam I have that album in my collection. And I do like that and the other handful of PMG sessi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks ghosthouse for sharing the type of cables you are using in your system. I found the power conditioner you mentioned. A used one here on Audigon. This cost more then my Emotiva XPR2 - 2 channel 250pc amplifier. Isotek EVO3 Aquarius | AC Co... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I know I am getting redundant with the Lyle Mays posts but as I have researched it is really not a coincidence that many of the biggest names in jazz hold Lyle in such high regard.Lyle’s first touring gig was with the Woody Herman Big Band. Yes TH... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Huh?! The denial that these sonic nuances in the sounds of gear do exist becomes dogma and they are often not even willing to try or experiment to see (hear) for themselves. The danger in generalizations. Frogman I agree with you on all you ha... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Ryan Slatko, the author and poster of the 3 Lyle Mays videos I posted above is a gifted pianist himself. His debut album was released 3 years ago and, after I listened to a few of his original compositions on YouTube I ordered the album. It is mos... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Hey frog you wrote your reply as I was writing the above post. Perhaps when you have time you might listen to the videos above. Have a great day! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman if you like Lyle Mays and/or Pat Metheny you might like the following 3 videos by pianist Ryan Slatko: LYLE MAYS: The Composer (Part 1) - YouTube LYLE MAYS: The Composer (Part 2) - YouTube Here Slatko talks about Lyle Mays' classical ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Marija FWIW I do believe that cables can make a difference and that it also depends on what other gear they are connected to. I also believe that a lot of people have been duped out of money in their quest for higher fidelity.BTW Marija what do yo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I want to thank frogman, rok and keegiam for their input on the audio gear.Again, just like 13 months ago, Lyle Mays got lost and forgotten while the audio gear debate got heated.Frogman and others what is your opinion on Lyle Mays? | |
| Jazz for aficionados Lyle Mays passed away 13 months ago on February 10, 2020. As I went back to that month some of the members including me were also involved in a discussion about audio gear including cables.I found a post from rok here The Ten Biggest Lies in Audio... | |
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