orpheus10
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| Jazz for aficionados Rok, I wracked my brain (not hard to do) and I don't recall you mentioning Carmen McRae. I know that's got to be wrong; just checking. | |
| Jazz for aficionados I appreciate everyone's effort to stick within the confines of "classic jazz". I've been down this road before, and the conversation falls apart as soon as we get outside of well known parameters. I consider this conversation highly beneficial whe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I recall reading about the day he met the rhythm section in his autobiography. Since I can't talk too much about Art Pepper without getting sad, I won't, but that's a real nice CD.Buena Vista Social Club, goes all the way back to "Cubano Bop", whi... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Before I go to another record, I want everyone to know how much I've been enjoying listening to the music from their lists.When we put that record on the TT or that CD in the player, we're in the present, not in the past. At this moment, "Lee Morg... | |
| Tube preamp for $2,000 Audible Illusions, that's what I'm using with a prologue 6. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Wolf_garcia, I'm glad you brought that up. Music can not be created in a vacuum, the musician must have something to inspire him, he has to feed on the broader society and other musicians, creativity does not come out of thin air, as so many peopl... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube amps? These are two Lamm amplifiers for consideration.MONAURAL POWER AMPLIFIERPure Class A hybrid amplifier producing 110 Watts into 8 AND 4 Ohms, 400 Watts into 2 Ohms, 600 Watts into 1 Ohm (continuous). Features hybrid vacuum tube/sold-state design wi... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, you were right about Anita. She went through phases in her long career, and some of it was pop, "A gal had to make a living". My philosophy is "select the best and leave the rest". She's wasn't the same kind of artist like the other jazz voca... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, jazz aficionado that I am, I never heard of the bass player either. I discovered that he played with "Basie". I bought that record ages ago, and as long as it's been in my collection, I never knew that I didn't know the bass player. Learn som... | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Edorr, I recall first hearing, "ne me quitte pas" by Shirley Bassey and it's haunted me every since. When she sang, "But if you stay, I'll make you a night like no night has been or will be again", I could just imagine that night. Yes, "Jacquel Br... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever Rok, on a ratings from 1 to 5 stars, this is a 6. "Milt Jackson and Coleman Hawkins, Bean Bags", with Tommy Flanagan piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Eddie Jones, bass; Connie Kay, drums. Sandra's Blues is my favorite on this CD.Enjoy the music. | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever I'll second Dee Dee Bridgewater. She did a fantastic job of putting Horace Silver's music to words and song.Enjoy the music. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Jperry, I gave what I found on "youtube" from a 1947 movie a listen, and it was kinda spooky, but I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to.Songs and melodies that are haunting transcend musical genres. Glen Campbell's "By The Time I Get t... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Correction, that "S" after friend is a typing error, there was only one lady. | |
| Which songs or musical standards have haunted you? Marcus Roberts (born August 7, 1963, in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American jazz pianist who has achieved fame as a stride pianist committed to celebrating classic standards and jazz traditions. He must be re-incarnated because he plays music th... |