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The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
@jmalen123 Once again, a music list without one song from this century. Sad. ... and in twenty-five years, someone may well say the same thing about what you like. Will their description of your taste as "sad" diminish the value of the music... 
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim  I get it. I hope you didn't get the impression I'm suggesting T. Brooks isn't a worthy topic for discussion.  When Blue Note first came out with the CD reissues of his recordings on that label, I got the sense it was a really big de... 
Jazz for aficionados
@pjw81563 Tina Brooks was a great tenor and also a very good composer. I’m not a sax player so I’m not going to make any claims as to who was "better", technically. Nor do I possess your deep knowledge of Jazz. Nevertheless, I find "Soul Stat... 
The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded.
Exactly -- we all have our favorites. It’s not as though "God Only Knows" is the only well-crafted Pop song -- there are many in the top tier. It all comes down to what moves us, particularly. Simply consider the many gems in Stevie Wonder’s cat... 
Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding
@mahgister RE: Tibetan singer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyutcSi0Rx8 This I like every much. . . I can definitely feel it "resonating" ! In fact, because I do not understand the language, the music bypasses the mind and acts directly, on... 
Jazz for aficionados
@acman3  Thanks. I'll check them out. @pjw81563  The Japanese have displayed a similar attitude toward American Bluesmen touring over there.    
Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding
@mahgister  And dont say to me that she will not be able to sing anything if she wanted to. No -- I will never say that!  There is no question that she possessed the capability. I'm afraid we are back to the factor of "taste", yet again, an im... 
Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding
@mahgister She can sing Bach, Verdi, Shubert or Schumann or any spirituals and would had sing jazz over any other female singer... A matter of taste, surely. How many Jazz fans enjoy Jazz sung with a classical vibrato? Sarah Vaughan is perh... 
Jazz for aficionados
@alexatpos  Thanks for the suggestion! My Aqua DAC has a polarity switch - I assume this will work.   I was surprised to see other well-known labels on that list.       
Jazz for aficionados
@curiousjim My first 10 years of exploring Jazz occurred when I had little concern about SQ. ECM’s production did catch my attention to some degree, but I was hooked on the music long before I had the financial means to focus seriously on sound.... 
Jazz for aficionados
@ho249  Excellent examples!. I wasn't aware M. Waldron ever recorded for ECM nor was I familiar with the Carla Bley record. Will check them out.   
Jazz for aficionados
My introduction to ECM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XuRItFyQPo    
Jazz for aficionados
@pjw81563 RE: RTF live-- I’m a few years older than you (67) and my first exposure to anything connected to Jazz was in 1972, when I first heard "The Inner Mounting Flame". The first track I heard was, if I remember correctly, "The Dance of Maya... 
Did a satisfaction threshold exist under 1000 bucks ?
@mahgister Anybody can buy the best amplifier of the world... I understand what you’re saying but at the same time, while any rich person can buy a pair of Magicos or Wilsons, not every person who has that kind of money can take the next step... 
Jazz for aficionados
@pjw81563  I saw RTF live on the "Romantic Warrior" tour and caught the S. Clarke Band a couple times in the mid 70's. That's it for me...