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| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim I'm happy that KEF fixed both of your speakers or gave you two brand new speakers (I'm still confused). Enjoy your new speakers. I have never had the pleasure of listening to the KEF UNI Q tweeter/midrange driver but a couple guys o... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Here is the complete Miles Davis Quintet set at the 1956 Pasadena Civic Auditorium CA. Miles Davis- February 18, 1956 Civic Auditorium, Pasadena - YouTube | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Miles Davis Quintet's first album for Columbia Records, Round About Midnight, sold more copies then all of his Prestige sessions combined! The Sony 2001 24 bit remaster of Round About Midnight has really good sonics. I also have the 2005 Lega... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim Replacement speakers are here and getting setup! You are replacing the middle drivers (tweeter/midrange combo) on both speakers? Either way I hope its a success let me know. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim I’m sure there’s better out there, but the 5’s are making me happy now All that matters is that you are satisfied with the way they sound. I have found that speakers and room placement and acoustical room treatments matter more ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Excellent Miles Davis article about his terrific "comeback" performance at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival. After the show, George Avakian, of Columbia Records, signed Davis to a huge contract. Avakian had to sit down with Bob Weinstock, of Presti... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @curiousjim Those KEF R5 look like great speakers. I noticed they have 2 rear firing ports. Did they come with foam inserts to close one or both ports as/if needed. How far away from the wall do they sound best? Just asking because rear firing p... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @frogman That Desmond/Hall duo is really good. And that "dry martini" tone will always be recognizable in just a few notes. This Evans/Hall session gets repeated listening's in my desert island rotation. Great dialog here as well. Telepathy in mo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @alexatpos Watched all of the Zawinul clips. Very creative and engaging music. If I remember correctly you really don't care for this type of music anymore and much prefer the Milt Jackson recording subsequently posted. I wonder have you had the... | |
| Jazz for aficionados To Ravi Coltrane, the son of jazz legend John Coltrane, Brecker's ability to improvise effectively in a variety of styles had a lot to do with timing. "Michael came out during a time when there were all these strands of music happening," Coltran... | |
| Jazz for aficionados FWIW, the Hiromi Uehara concert last night at Sony Hall NYC was a success. Her new band really displayed a lot of telepathy and thoughtful improvisations. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Remember the non profit RIF (reading is fundamental) Organization. I remember the commercials on USA TV 50 years ago when I was 10. The organizations mission was that all children should be able to read. 50 years later Home | RIF.org Watching ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Breckers, Mike Manieri band, Steve Grossman, Woody Shaw, Mike Stern, Art Blakey with a very young Wynton Marsalis and my favorite show there, Joe Henderson. All great artists. A young Wynton, Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson stand out. Did you ev... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The reason is simple : the geniuses as Miles and Martino serve the other musicians and dont use them as replaceable servant but inspire them to go at their maximum level ... We feel it ... Plus 1 @mahgister Get a copy of the book "Clawing at ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listening to that Horace Silver bootleg now. Yes you can hear Coltrane's influence on Brecker's playing. Thanks for posting that! |