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| Jazz for aficionados Why is everyone trying to bury Jazz? Sure a lot of the greats have passed on, but the same can be said of classical. And they have been dead for centuries! I would suggest that the 'new masters' get a little more creative. They seem to be more in... | |
| Jazz for aficionados (1) Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra -- AFRO(2) The Original Mambo Kings -- An Introduction to Afro-CubopMost of the music on the Mambo Cd is by Machito and his Orchestra. At first I did not realize these two Cds have common music. Half of the Di... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I tried to stop doing my 'reviews', but the public outcry was so great, that I was forced to continue. So, by popular demand, todays listen.'The Quintet' -- Jazz At Massey HallThe Quintet consisted of: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados "Rok, if the JATP is your concept of jazz, that was dead a long time ago"Well, I guess I was duped into thinking it was Jazz. But it did say Jazz on the cover of the CD. And the reviews I read said it was Jazz. But the thing that really sucked me ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman:That was hilarious!!When I opened it, I just happened to be listening to 'Boss Tenors' Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt.Cosby is one funny guy! Thanks for sharing it.Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10:I listened to both 'The Cooker' and 'Candy'. Both were excellent. The most amazing thing is that Morgan was only 19 when he recorded both.On Candy, I agree with 'since I fell for you'. I also liked 'C.T.A.' The notes say this is his only... | |
| Polk audio rt2000p or LSi 25 big difference ? "I never owned Polks "Nuff said!Mass Market? you mean, like Ford, GM, Apple, Dell, Panansonic, Sony, Honda, Infiniti, audi, Lexus, BMW, MB, NAD, Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, Vandersteen etc.............. hahahahah This is what is called the 'Polk knee... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazzcourier:A very interesting and informative post. I don't agree with the following statement: "This is one thing that eventually eroded Jazz was the lack of public humiliation to make youyrself a better player"I don't think the 'public' was / i... | |
| Polk audio rt2000p or LSi 25 big difference ? If you like the Polks you have then I would go for the Lsi series. They are very inexpensive due to the release of the LSIM line. I own the POLK Lsi15 and have not seen or heard any reason to get anything else. I have had them for 9 years. I also ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazz At The Philharmonic: Best Of The 1940's Concertswell, lets see, we have: Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, Roy Eldridge, Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat 'King'... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10:You have me confused now. You seem to be sayiong that Yusef was not in the group. Julian announced him by name on the Cd. He is listed in the notes. The youtube you sent was a concert in Germany. The one I 'reviewed' took place in Switze... | |
| Jazz for aficionados on second thought I think you meant the thingy at the Y. I didn't like it very much either. BTW, Check out Kenny Barron!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados O-10:"No Rok, I didn't like it"you didn't like the Cannonball CD? I can't believe it!Cheers | |
| Jazz for aficionados Pnmeyer:You mentioned Kenny Barron in a previous post, so I thought I would give him a listen. Had not in a few years.Kenny Barron -- Other PlacesThis CD passed my most difficult test. When you have a few thousand CDs of all genres, you tend to no... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Gem:Cannonball Adderley Sextet -- Lugano 1963Nat adderley, yusef lateef, joe zawinul, sam jones, louis hayesCannoball's best group playing at their best, well recorded, before a live European audience! It don't get no better than this. I h... |