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| Female Jazz Singers...new person/new releases... I second the motion for Melody Gardot and Patricia Barber. Althought not "new releases", here are some others to consider:- Dave's True Story (Kelly Flint)- Ann Hampton Callaway (Check out "Blues in the Night"!)- J Street Jumpers (Marianna Previti... | |
| Allen Toussaint album: The Bright Mississippi This was the Sterophile "Recording of the Month" for July 2009. This is a great recording and you can read the review at www.stereophile.com. | |
| What Song Reminds You of Your First Love? "I Only Have Eyes for You" by the Flamingos. Outdoor dance on a mild summer night in 1965. | |
| Favorite version of Grateful Dead's Aiko Aiko? The Dixe Cups for sure! Do yourself a favor and get the sound track to "The Big Easy". Iko Iko is the first track plus you get eleven more great songs from various artists. You can pick it up cheap ($3.00 used) on Amazon. | |
| Big Blue Tenor Sax Although it's a little "bigger" than you might want, you owe it to yourself to hear Johnny Hodges' "With The Billy Strayhorn Orchestra". I love sax and this is slow, smooth and will melt in your ears. This is one of my all time favorites and as ch... | |
| Good tube preamp for McCormack DNA 500??? Well, I made my decision. I went with a new Conrad-Johnson ET3-SE. The other two finalists were the Manley Jumbo Shrimp and the VAC Standard LE. I'll let the CJ burn in and see how I like it. Thanks to all of you for your input. It caused me to do... | |
| Good tube preamp for McCormack DNA 500??? Thanks to all of you who have posted so far. You have given me more options to consider as well as confirming a few of my original thoughts. When I invited comments from those who had "vast knowledge and experience in these matters" I had no idea ... | |
| Man between two eras I don't think you can go wrong with a vintage Luxman. The R-117 reciever is almost legendary. It is definitely on the warm "liquid' side and plays at high volumes with ease (160 wpc with huge dynamic power). It has a CD diect switch and a very goo... | |
| Neil Young Unplugged Import Thanks Rja and Mapman. I'm glad I posted as I learned a lot from your responses! | |
| Aerial 10T's - Temporary Solution I went thru the hassle of connecting and disconnecting to do comparisons. The Luxman R-117 did in fact beat the B&K 305 quite handily. Thanks to all who posted! | |
| Duke ellington/Count basie.... Johnny Hodges was a featured sax player for Duke Ellington. Billy Strayhorn was Ellington's arranger. They made a fabulous recording called "Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn's Orchestra". There are sound bytes available on Amazon, but I predict ... | |
| Porcelain makes Stereophile list...after 19 years I look forward to the February Stereophile each year to find good music I may be unfamiliar with. I listened to the Porcelian sound samples on Amazon and bought it immediately. There were lots of used(and new)copies available. I purchased a "gentl... | |
| Aimy Winehouse -- who knows her? I have not heard her but her "Back to Black" Cd is reviewed in the June edition of Stereophile magazine. They give the performance 3 1/2 *'s and the sonics 4 *'s (all out of 5). They allude to "bad girl image" but are quite complimentary of singin... | |
| favorite SOPRANO? Its got to be Chico Esquela. I have not seen nor heard him in along time, but his first release on the SNL label "Opera Been Vely, Vely Good To Me!" is an all time classic. | |
| A "Unique" Voice... Here are a couple I don't believe anyone has mentioned but most would agree have distinctive voices: Patricia Barber and Tom Russell. |