stuartk

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Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@nicotico:I'm familiar with Steve Khan and Vic Juris but not the others on your list. Will check them out! 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@hilde:OK. Different strokes.  Harmonically, it's mostly just pentatonics and rhythmically, it's closer to Blues/Rock than anything else. That doesn't qualify as Jazz in my world.  It has a lot more in common with the Beatles and Stones than it do... 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@hilde45;Well, OK-- not Jazz-- but I like Hendrix. . .  
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@czarivey:I'm afraid I don't tend to like most Fusion but I must admit I've never heard the Japanese variety. My main complaint about Fusion is that all too often the material is lacking interest. This is the same reason why shredders such as Vai ... 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@jazzbird:I recently bought two Tollivers:  "Paper Man" and "The Ringer". Also have some Jackie McLean Blue Notes with Tolliver. "The Ringer" features nearly the same personnel as those Live recordings, with Steve Novosel  replacing McBee. as you ... 
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@freediver:" If you approach this as an opportunity it may be easier to accept & enjoy.""Sound" advice, indeed!  Thanks. 
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@old_ears:Headphones are just a way to get a temporary reprieve from frustration over the room-related shortcomings of my main system. I will keep an eye out for some used Aryas.  Thanks for the suggestion.  
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
Not many Jazz fans on A'gon, apparently. . . maybe that makes sense, given the genre's overall lack of popularity in the U. S. Once a friend exclaimed "How can you like this music? It sounds like two different songs played at the same time." 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@noromance OK. Thanks.@whart:Found the entire J. Callins and a couple cuts from the C. Amy/D. Bolton  on youtube-- very nice!   I'm familiar with the A. Coltrane-- one of her better small group releases, I'd venture. Will check out the Maisha with... 
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@fuzztone:I've never heard of these... from the review, they seem worth checking out. Thanks!  
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@russ69:"Hope you get a dedicated room sometime in the future and you can start a new journey."Thanks! 
Jazz Fans-- Name some of your favorite, less well known recordings
@jasonbourne52:Good one ! @limomangus:I'm curious: what artists are included in the anthologies?  @bdp24:I'm afraid I have no idea what the Buddy Holly quote signifies.  Care to elaborate? ? ?  
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@russ69:One speaker is partially blocked by a couch. Also, furniture placement precludes me from pulling speakers as far out from the wall as would be optimal. There's nothing I can do about this situation. In our next abode, I'll have a dedicated... 
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@tooblue:OK, but I still don't know what you meant by "too much",  regarding their presentation.If not "too analytical",  then "too much", what, exactly???? 
1K range phones that will work well with Schiit Jotunheim?
@russ69:You mean because audiophiles can always justify buying something new... or ... ??????