double4w
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| Best recordings to demonstrate soundstage? very good soundstage and overall sound quality is Dick Hyman,From the Age of Swing-Reference Recordings.Also Ray Brown,Live at Sculler's,Telarc, and Ray Brown,Live at the Loa-Summer Wind-Concord Jazz.3 of the better ones IMhO. | |
| Your First Concert was..... Ncarv,actually my memory is 'smokey' on that subject.I did some research,and have discovered that in fact I only could have seen L/Z once at Pirates World,in '69'.The only other time had to be the time in Miami which you referred to.It's a wonder ... | |
| Your First Concert was..... Ncarv,don't mean to intensify your regrets,but L/Z was at Pirates World at least 3 times total that I attended,if memory serves me correctly.Then there was Jethro T.,Rod Stewart-Small Faces,Steve Miller,Blue Oyster Cult,Uriah Heep,and I could just... | |
| Your First Concert was..... Led Zeppelin,summer 1969,Pirates World,Dania,Fl.I won a free ticket off the Ft. Lauderdale radio station,seems like the dj was called something like 'Johnny Dark' or similar.Hard to remember,another lifetime ago.I can't listen to that stuff anymor... | |
| Who is your favorite jazz pianist I just cannot make a true 'favorite' distinction between the (IMhO)best of all,Gene Harris and Oscar Peterson.So, they, in my mind, are dead even tied for best ever. | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. All you youngins'... talkin' 'bout my ge-generation... can eat scat.And Mr.Holt can as well.On a tangent here I know,but the truth,unvarnished,is that in America each successive generation has, and continues to, become the 'most spoiled' generatio... | |
| Music Recommendations This may be from left field,well to me yes it is,but for a 'hoot' I think a listen to 'Yo Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone' is well worth the effort.No it is not 'classical',but it is, imho,a pleasure.'Dynamic' and 'exciting' are other adjectives that ... | |
| Non classical piano based music recommendaiton First,and perhaps my personal favorite among the 'best',any and all Gene Harris Quartet recordings.Next any and all Oscar Peterson,Benny Green,Alan Broadbent,David Hazeltine,Junior Mance,and I second the Ahmad Jamal mention. | |
| Best Jazz and Rock & Roll HDCD CDs Jazz-From the Age of Swing/Dick Hyman,on Reference Recordings.excellent sound quality IMhO.'Rock'-Searchin for a Rainbow,Marshall Tucker Band,on Shout Factory.Decent sound quality. | |
| Review: Daedalus Audio Dynamic Audio One Speaker After reading the review a few times,I find it interesting that no one has commented about it.I found it very interesting,and intriguing.As a matter of fact,the DA-1 is the speaker that I am most interested in hearing.It is however difficult to do... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? Of course ,to clarify, that is my favorite if Katharine McPhee were sitting on my lap singing it to me! | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? "If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,why,oh,why can't I? | |
| beautiful piano recordings: solo or small ensemble Oscar Peterson-Exclusively for My Friends,My Favorite Instrument. | |
| Please suggest serene, restful jazz recordings Firstly,the recommendations are 'David Hazeltine-Classic Trio',and 'Alan Broadbent-Personal Standards'.Both of these fit the bill perfectly,IMHO.Secondly,as to the Oscar Peterson 'piano banging',ditto Pbb and Davemitchell.I assume that you did not... | |
| Is HDCD dead? Spaz,Rotel RCD1072 is a HDCD player. |