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| Recommendations for a small tube amplifier? The Dared MP-5 is an altogether fabulous little amp. I've never heard anything that can touch it for the money. It has all of the timbral truth and dimensionality typical of tubes but with reasonable extension in the bass and treble. Bass dynamics... | |
| Wilson Sophia 2--- VTL S-150 or Ayre V1-xe? Depends on your space. I have been running my WP7s for several years with the 100 wpc Music Reference RM200, which is a glorious combination in my relatively small room. Bass quality is exceptional, but not Krell-like. Of course, the RM200 is not ... | |
| Les Paul dead at 84 nt. Les Paul was a great guitarist and inventor but he was also an excellent entertainer. I saw him several times during his weekly gig at Fat Tuesday's in NYC and was always blown away by his sparkling on-stage personality. I always felt that he was ... | |
| Does the WATT/Puppy 8 image as well as the 7? I learned a lot about my aesthetic priorities by comparing the 7s and 8s. Heard side by side on the same equipment, which included separate, expensive tube and solid state rigs, there was not a single sonic attribute for which the 8s did not outpe... | |
| Susan Tedeschi I prefer her bluesier material but I think she is a fine interpreter of things that fall into the rock, folk and country idioms as well.But... I REALLY like it when she throws down. I saw her do a version of Junior Wells' "Little by Little" with t... | |
| Any Zorn fans? Masada Live in Seville is one of my favorite CDs. Zorn's technique of setting up a bleating drone with his mouthpiece and then overlaying it with key stops provides a great, percussive element to the quartet that is great counterpoint to Joey Baro... | |
| Need advice on amp to drive Vandersteen 2Cs The truly amazing thing about 2Cs of any vintage is that they can perform completely satisfactorily with budget electronics but can take full advantage of any improvement you make upstream. I have had Vandersteens of one sort or another in my stab... | |
| Overshadowed by bandmates Agree with Onhwy61 regarding Jack Bruce. I feel that he was a more important contributor to the music and sound of Cream than Clapton, who was certainly not chopped liver. I also believe that his subsequent career has proven him to be the superior... | |
| what are your five essential songs Professor Longhair - TipitinaJohn Coltrane - NaimaGrahm Central Station - HairWorld Saxophone Quartet - MingThe Meters - Fiyo on the Bayou | |
| Recommendation for Louis Hayes cds? Good ear Marty! Louis Hayes is a monster of a drummer that fit into the pocket of many an outstanding rhythm section. My favorite of these contexts was Horace Silver's bands of the late 50s. You might want to try "Blowin the Blues Away". The cut "... | |
| How about an accordion thread? Esteban "Steve" Jordan, referred to as the "Jimi Hendrix" of the accordion is as wild, creative and original a squeez box player as anyone alive...if he is still alive. | |
| RIP: three Jazz Sax players I met Hank at a New Year's eve party in NYC in the early 90s. At its conclusion I got the chance to have a brief conversation with him. I told him how much I enjoyed his work on record and how happy I was to see him play live. He was very friendly... | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra fans...? The first two, "Inner Mounting Flame" and "Birds of Fire" areby far my favorites. They are, I believe some of the best models of the intersection between Rock and Jazz. Phenomenal playing throughout. | |
| London Howling Wolf Sessions While I agree that this recording is a pale (pun intended) reflection of the original Chess sides, the truth is that the Wolf was ailing during these sessions. While much less funky and hard hitting than the original crew his accompaniment is able... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps In addition to many noted above:Bettye LavetteAnna NetrebkoSusana BacaSarah VaughanMontserrat CaballeEllen McIlwaineElla FitzgeraldSusan TedeschiIrma ThomasShirley HornBetty Carterand if Almarg can do it so can I...Doris Day could swing with the b... |