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| Jazz for aficionados Sade:I think she was always bigger in Europe. My wife recognized her voice instantly. Very unique voice.Now this is an example of a good thing to come out of Africa. Good thing she went to England at an early age.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Jazz Queen is in a provocative mood today. Spoiling for a fight.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Gene Harris Quartet -- A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVENat Ste. Chapelle WineryThis place is in Idaho. Why, that's down-right Incredulous.Everyone does like Gene. Never anything other than great music. I like him even better than Oscar... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Impressions of Eurasia" which was inspired by his tour of 14 countries, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in 1958.*****Interesting. Duke Ellington made a similar tour looking for inspiration. He cut it short... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman,I thought the double Bass had four strings. Anyway, very nice. Not often do you hear a bass played like that.How important is memory, the ability to remember, in being a musician?Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** if I can’t hear the depth that allows you the instrumental separation that I’m used to hearing ,its hard for me to listen. Little less with big band .*****I hear you. One major exception to me is Beethoven 5&7 by Carlos Kleiber / Wi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I don't envy the 'golden ears' at all. if I could hear all the differences between components that they hear, I would constantly be buying and selling. Would never have time for music.I have three different and separate systems in my rack. I ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s Listen:Wes Montgomery -- FULL HOUSEwith Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chamber, Jimmy CobbThe Miles Davis Rhythm Section.Tsubo is a very tiny coffeehouse in Berkeley. I don’t think too much coffee drinking went on there. https://www.yo... | |
| Jazz for aficionados The Frogman, Outstanding Explanation of the Flatten notes. You should be Teaching music. Except for the Blues of course. :)Excellent!!! Thanks.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** I'm not going to recommend that you get into analog, it's quite expensive.*****We all remember where we were when big events happened. I remember where I heard a CD player for the first time. The PX, in Furth, Germany. A Sony rep was ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nomad:Sort of ’soundscape-ish’ in my opinion. Nice playing, but did not move me.Mysterious Maiden:Much better. Reminded me of some of Quincy Jones’ type stuff.Conquistadores:The best. That’s the cover I was talking about. Not quite as I remembered... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Chico Hamilton - Passin’ thruBoss Clip. It makes you move with the rhythm, my test for any music. I am proud of myself because, when the guitar started playing I said. that sounds like Szabo, and it was!! (sticking chest out). Lloyd was the star, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Toots:Almost as bad as Zoot. Not good names for Bebop.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Louis Armstrong -- LOUIS ARMSTRONG PLAYS W.C, HANDYAnother SACD only CD. Seems to be a companion to Snatch Plays Fats. Handy is known as the Father of The Blues. hmmmmm. I think that title is more because he published blues s... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ***** Sort of like a musical Ayn Rand*****Speaking of Incredulous!! Can't quite see Ayn, say, on Tenor Sax.FYI, a lot of people in Europe and America thought Hitler was great, at least prior to the war and the genocide.Cheers |