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| Need advice on amp to drive Vandersteen 2Cs The truly amazing thing about 2Cs of any vintage is that they can perform completely satisfactorily with budget electronics but can take full advantage of any improvement you make upstream. I have had Vandersteens of one sort or another in my stab... | |
| Overshadowed by bandmates Agree with Onhwy61 regarding Jack Bruce. I feel that he was a more important contributor to the music and sound of Cream than Clapton, who was certainly not chopped liver. I also believe that his subsequent career has proven him to be the superior... | |
| what are your five essential songs Professor Longhair - TipitinaJohn Coltrane - NaimaGrahm Central Station - HairWorld Saxophone Quartet - MingThe Meters - Fiyo on the Bayou | |
| Recommendation for Louis Hayes cds? Good ear Marty! Louis Hayes is a monster of a drummer that fit into the pocket of many an outstanding rhythm section. My favorite of these contexts was Horace Silver's bands of the late 50s. You might want to try "Blowin the Blues Away". The cut "... | |
| How about an accordion thread? Esteban "Steve" Jordan, referred to as the "Jimi Hendrix" of the accordion is as wild, creative and original a squeez box player as anyone alive...if he is still alive. | |
| RIP: three Jazz Sax players I met Hank at a New Year's eve party in NYC in the early 90s. At its conclusion I got the chance to have a brief conversation with him. I told him how much I enjoyed his work on record and how happy I was to see him play live. He was very friendly... | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra fans...? The first two, "Inner Mounting Flame" and "Birds of Fire" areby far my favorites. They are, I believe some of the best models of the intersection between Rock and Jazz. Phenomenal playing throughout. | |
| London Howling Wolf Sessions While I agree that this recording is a pale (pun intended) reflection of the original Chess sides, the truth is that the Wolf was ailing during these sessions. While much less funky and hard hitting than the original crew his accompaniment is able... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps In addition to many noted above:Bettye LavetteAnna NetrebkoSusana BacaSarah VaughanMontserrat CaballeEllen McIlwaineElla FitzgeraldSusan TedeschiIrma ThomasShirley HornBetty Carterand if Almarg can do it so can I...Doris Day could swing with the b... | |
| music reference rm 200 mk ii versus mcintosh 275 v I have run an older RM200 with my Wilson WP7s in a 1600 cu. ft. room very effectively for several years. Given that these speakers present challenges to an amplifier that I am guessing are similar to your own, I can tentatively recommend that you ... | |
| Which Ahmad Jamal Recordings? There is much to enjoy in this vein on his Argo recordings of the late 50s and early 60s, "Live at the Pershing" being, perhaps the most famous. I was knocked out by his 2003 recording, "In Search of Momentum" on the Dreyfus label. He plays with i... | |
| Watt Puppy 7 needs new or used Amp and Pre-amp I have had WP7s in my system for several years and have auditioned them with many different pieces of electronics, both tubed and solid state. I, too have found that tubes are a better match with the WP7s than solid state. I have used a Wright Sou... | |
| Who was your first My parents have always had great taste in music and that certainly extended to the Jazz they listened to. I must have been four or five when "Song for My Father" came out and was placed on heavy rotation on the old Garrard. Joe Henderson's tenor s... | |
| modern latin tinged swingin boppin jazz....no vox Anything by Johnny Blas on Cubop. King Conga and Indestructible Spirit are most tasty. | |
| Music Reference RM9 and Preamp Experiences I'm not sure that the Wright would kill the giants but it does sound quite different. Before I settled on the RM200 I auditioned a lot of different sets of electronics with the WP7s. Some were very expensive and very impressive. I thought that the... |