raylinds
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| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green I have been fortunate to see some great blues guitarists live. I saw SRV three times and he was a true force of nature when playing live. As good as his albums are, they do not do justice to his power as a player. I saw Buddy Guy in a small club i... | |
| Best jazz or blues female vocalist ever Sarah Vaughan, Ella, and Anita O'Day really do it for me. Carmen McCrae is also great.I saw Anita O'Day a few years ago at the Iridium on Broadway, NYC a few blocks from where I live. Being in her 80's it was not the greatest, but I was thrilled t... | |
| Records that made you reassess your music beliefs Yes- Tales From Topographic Oceans- Wasn't crazy about it at first but, amn did it grow on meCrossroads movie $ soundtrack- I was into metal guitar, so I got it for the Steve Vai guitar, but it got me into UIrban and acoustic blues big time. Ry Co... | |
| How did you get into vinyl? Crem1 said:"R : Never forget that Record Cleaning in particular Steam Cleaning sure improves the ear-candy experience."Thanks to your posts on the steamcleaning thread, I started doing this. My SteamFast SF-227 arrived Fridayand I spent the weeken... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations I second Jane Monheit | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Fabulous young jazz vocalist | |
| How did you get into vinyl? I'm really enjoying reading everyone's story here. I have to agree that the sound of vinyl, with a well mastered LP is far superior than anything I have heard digital, but it is the whole experience that makes it so enjoyable- looking for good che... | |
| How did you get into vinyl? Maybe I should have titled this thred "How did you get back into vinyl", instead. I am 50, myself, so I started on vinyl, but got out of it around 1990, and just got back into it. Now I feel like I've been missing so much the past 18 years. It sou... |