rok2id
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| The term "High End" needs to die. Long live Hi-Fidelity! ****I liked all your submissions; Gene Harris the best, but I don't want to change the subject of this thread.*****Understood. Then, I think you need to start a new music thread.Cheers | |
| The term "High End" needs to die. Long live Hi-Fidelity! O-10,Good to see you also. These always put a smile on my face. Hope they work for you. Be sure and give a listen to the Jon Batiste CD, 'Hollywood Africans'. Great from start to finish.Heir Apparent at Lincoln Center? You heard it her... | |
| The term "High End" needs to die. Long live Hi-Fidelity! The difference between 'Stereophile' and 'Stereo Review' is like the difference between Lies and The truth. As is usual today, The lies won.Cheers | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone Audiophiles not only have a great lack of knowledge and common sense, they seem to be devoid of character also. All in all, not a very attractive bunch.Cheers | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? What's hurting the Audio Hobby???AUDIOPHILES are killing the audio hobby. It's on life support and fading fast. You made your bed, now go to sleep in it.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Yes, in a manner of speaking. They still couldn't bring themselves to admit the truth.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados If fact, you should be ashamed of yourself. How could you possibly know what barriers Nina Simone, or any one else, faced in their life.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****The Curtis Institute of Music highly values a diverse international student body. Since 1924, Curtis has welcomed all applicants regardless of race, geographic origin, religious background, socio-economic level, gender, or sexual orientation*... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rodrigues:Audio could use more people like him. Loved his cartoons. I think I have boxes of Stereo Review and Audio in the garage. I used them to keep me grounded when I was buying stereo gear. Along with Peter Aczel.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nina Simone:All four, absolutely brilliant!!!!And all this time I thought Oscar Brown Jr owned "rags and Old Iron",. She took it to a new level.The 'Work Song' was almost like a lecture.Blackbird, with that bird flying was just awesome. Poignant... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I agree with both conculsions.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****piano was her life, she didn’t just play piano.******I get that, I just thought you were going to compare her performances to those of my favorite divas in some way.You know me, I want to know who won?I think it was Dee Dee and Ella in a blow... | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10,I am still not sure what point you are making about Nina. We all knew she played piano and many / most other singers did not.Elaborate please.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Mary Lou:Mary Lou Williams -- LIVE AT THE COOKERYRecorded 1975. Nice booklet with pictures and history.The notes point out that Mary Lou has lived through all the eras in the history of Jazz, and played the new music of each era. She h... | |
| Jazz for aficionados *****After her graduation, Simone spent the summer of 1950 at the Juilliard School*****And to think she survived this also. The fact that she had a successful career after, and in spite of, this set back, is testimony to her perseverance.Cheers |