stuartk
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| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 I was privileged to experience the D. Holland Quintet live 4 times. Some of the best live music I’ve heard, ever. Full video show by the Quintet (w/original drummer Billy Kilson): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvG8B39_Alc ... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! Argh. Not again. You are not going to change anyone's mind so why bother bringing it up? Speaking solely for myself, these types of inherently polarizing threads get really tiresome. | |
| Jazz for aficionados @acman3 Is that on ECM? I've lost track of when he started releasing music on his own label. There are at least two D. H. Big Band releases. I caught that group live Yoshi's but actually prefer his Octet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ml9... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 I thought "dull mood music" pretty clear. But I can add more adjectives. Boring, sleep inducing, uninspired "guitar twiddling" background music for calls on hold, elevator music, dentist office music. Yes -- the language itself ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados ECM has different branches or streams. It’s quite possible to enjoy one branch and not another... | |
| Bought a system without auditioning, thoughts? @jshira Hope it works out and if not, that you have return options for all of it. | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video @mahgister Upgrading really my actual system will cost me too much from 700 bucks to at least 10,000.. I’m in a similar situation. To meaningfully upgrade my system I’d have to spend more than I can afford. Good thing I’m happy with it, as is... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 your quoted description of that album can be applied to a lot of the ECM releases. Some like that dull "mood music" I for one can't stand it. The above wasn't exactly a detailed description of what you like/don't like, so I'm confus... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I forgot Kenny Wheeler! | |
| Jazz for aficionados @pjw81563 While I'll never qualify as an ECM fan boy, I do enjoy a select few releases on that label. It's not all on the side of the spectrum you describe. For example check out albums by Dave Holland and those by Jack DeJohnette, if you are c... | |
| Jazz for aficionados @ho249 There are three releases by this group listed in the Penguin Guide and all are highly rated with the one titled "Free Fall" receiving the highest possible "crown" rating. I'd actually never listened to them, before. I like the sound as... | |
| Jazz for aficionados As someone once said "Just because the Blues is simple doesn’t mean it’s easy". Amen to that. The simplicity of the structure places an enormous weight on the skill of the improvisor. And by skill, I mean not only technique but the ability to tell... | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video @mahgister Call this an "error" caused by a slight OCD in audio.... The same obsession that guided me through one year full time acoustic experiments ... Yes. The same faculty can serve a discriminative or obsessive function, as is true with... | |
| Jazz for aficionados That "haunting" quality could also be attributed to the soulfulness of his playing! | |
| Jay's "Ugly Truth" video @pindac Again each individual will have to be honest with themselves on the harm a obsessional and uncontrolled spending regime is having on their security and mental health. Exactly. You hit the nail on the head in a few well chosen words. I... |