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Looking for Jazz emsembles with a guitar flair
i have two concord jazz guitar records. The first one is the from like 1972-73 and features herb ellis, joe pass and ray brown. I think this is a fantastic recording. the interplay between the atrists is exquisite and the arrangements are wonderfu... 
Magnepan newbye
I have owned a pair of mg12's for five years now and still love them. They are a bit smaller than the 1.6's but are just about as good, in fact for the size of my listening space I enjoyed the sound of the 12's more than 1.6's.Just remember once y... 
Magnepan Speakers - Ribbon Replacement
I have had a pair of mg12's for 5 years and I am second owner with no problems (use mf a3 int. amp.). I have not ever had any reason to turn the volume up half way. What I love most about these speakers is how low I can play them and still hear ev... 
4 must have hours of baby boomer music?
There is a 4 disc Motown box set that covers their beginning up to around 1971.Alot of great stuff on it. 
sonny rollins
hey guys thanks for the input. As for the Picasso reference that does not wash because when going to see musician you are not going back in time to see them at their creative peak. 
Best of Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan
ella - harold arlen songbookbillie - decca recordingshey how about dinah washington. 
What's your latest "Discovery"
The Waifs - up all night, I had heard some other cuts before but did not care for them too much but I loved the many of the songs on this cd. The female vocals were very moving and the instrumentation was very good.Susan Tedeschi - just won't burn... 
strange sounds on rvg recordings/ or i'm crazy
although not on the rvg's i find the most amount of mumbling i have come across is from erroll garner. since i upgraded my equipment i find it difficult to listen to. they should put on the credits that he plays piano and mumbles. 
Cannonball Adderly's Fiddler on the Roof
I purchased this item over a year ago and find some songs work really well, (title track) while others do not(Now I have everything). By the way I wish If I were a rich Man were on this.If you like jazz interpretations of broadway I highly reccomm... 
5 CD's on your current "permanent " rotation.
1) dave brubeck and jimmy rushing2) i heard it on npr- shake these blues3) tom waits- blue valentine4) ben harper- fight for your mind5) miles davis- walkin' 
Jazz Guitar
grant green and kenny burrell are favorites. i have also recently purchased the great guitars which features charlie byrd, heb ellis and barney kessel. it is pretty good but the origional concord recoring featuring joe pass and herb ellis is superb. 
Jazz station recommendations, please.
every weeknight from 7 to 10 pm est check out wdetfm.org 
5 CD's on your current "permanent " rotation.
1) Dave Brubeck Quartet - Brubeck and Rushing2) Grant Green Feelin' the Spirit3) Steely Dan Aja4) Tom Waits Blue Valentine5) Blind Boys of Alabama - Spirit Of the Century 
Ray Charles, which collection go get?
actually the set Sdcampbell brought up is a 3 cd set. I own both sets mentioned in this post and find that I play the discs from the atlantic set with much greater frequency.you can probably find both reasonably priced on ebay. 
The Best Live album
1) Harry Belafonte - Live at Carnegie Hall is the best live record I have ever heard. His rapport with the audience is wonderful, he is in great voice, and the song selection is perfect. But make sure you get the two cd set otherwise this wonderfu...