Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, before I knew one genre from another, I liked Gypsy music. That was when the movies was the source of a lot of the music I heard. I'm sure I've heard Menuhin on some soundtrack in times long past. Thanks for the clip. I've been listening to an artist that I think we have overlooked; here she is on one of my favorite tunes; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZHrIsvDMmw |
Hi frog, thanks so much for all your follow up efforts on the direct disc process. I thought the master disc was the "mother" from which the stampers were produced? Saving the extra processing steps was key to their sonic qualities. So the issue was not with stamper degradation but the potential for problems before the stampers were created. Anyway, I appreciated the background on the LA4 recording. I have a few of theirs but not that particular album. |
Now, at the danger of repeating a recommendation posted previously, I offer this. It was among the first jazz albums I bought, I was still in high school. Mulligan has been a favorite ever since. I love his small group recordings and even appreciate some of his big band efforts, although in general I'm not much into big bands. He was an artist who excelled in creative output, whether leading his own groups or sitting in with a wide variety of other major jazz musicians. I just love his tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX7BPKVjJbM |
Fantastic record and one of the best examples of piano-less quartets. Great way to be introduced to jazz! I agree about Mulligan and his tone is absolutely beautiful; very suave and warm especially considering the aggressive and edgy sound that many baritone players produce. Besides being a great and very melodic improviser he was one of the best composer/arrangers in jazz. And Art Farmer; talk about underrated! He sounds just great and a good partner to Mulligan. Thanks! Another great pairing with another very melodic and witty player: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uuFG5O8zW3Q |
