pnmeyer
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| Jazz for aficionados Agree we should be listening to our current crop of Jazz artists, not just the greats that have passed on. I'll start by throwing out a few suggestions. I have been listening a lot to Eric Alexander lately. Nice sounding tenor sax player, who has ... | |
| Your favorite place to order new vinyl. I second Dusty Groove. I have bought a lot both new and used LPs and have been pleased with my purchases. Very fast shipping. Their grading of used LPs is very fair. I also have had good luck with Music Direct and Acoustic Sounds (only bought new ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I would agree that most Jazz musicians are serious practitioners. As a horn player, I can speak from experience that you cannot develop the chops needed to play without practicing-talent only gets you so far. Recall the story of Sonny Rollins, who... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Orpheus10,Agree with your assessment of Lee Morgan-he was a great player. One of my favorites. I have the XRCD version of Candy and the sound is excellent. I was listening to his Tom Cat album yesterday, also the XRCD version, and it is very good. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Jazzcourier,I second the appreciation mention of Warren Vache. I am always looking for overlooked jazz players and I plan to take a listen. There are just a lot of good players that are overlooked. I got turned on to French sax player Barney Wilen... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Kenny Barron was on several albums with Stan Getz-Anniversary, Serenity, People Time, and Bossas and Ballads. They had a real connection musically. Kenny is on a lot of stuff as a sideman and has done a lot of stuff as a leader. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok, Really like Elian. Your mention of Jarret spurred me to mention his Koln Concert album, which I have loved since college. It was the perfect album to put on the turntable at 4:00 a.m. after coming home from a party. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Charles1dad,Clifford Brown was amazing; died way too young. Although I am usually not a big fan of the "with strings" types of albums, Clifford's is great. Dexter Gordon was great too. Very smooth and silky. I have heard of Sonny Stitt numerous ti... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Rok,You from Kansas City? No wonder you are standing up for Bird. (He was definitely a great one!) So, do you like Count Basie too (another Kansas City likes to claim as its own)? I saw the Count twice, once at Fulton College in Missouri in '74 (I... | |
| Pass XA30.5 I own the XA30.5. When I was last auditioning amps, I was originally looking at 300-watt amps. I had previously owned Class D 1000-watt monoblocks. After auditioning several well-known and respected AB amps at various dealers, I stopped at the Pas... | |
| Jazz for aficionados I play the trumpet, was in my university's Jazz band in the '70s, and out of that experience began to love and explore Jazz. I love the West Coast cool sound. I also have to admit that I often prefer to listen to Paul Desmond over Charlie Parker a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Others you could put in the West Coast camp at one time or another are Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Bud Shank and Stan Getz. | |
| Record cleaning machine or other devices?? I also highly recommend the VPI 16.5 and the Spin-Clean products. I own and use both. When I buy used records (particularly those that are noticeably dirty), I run them through my Spin-Clean before cleaning them on VPI. | |
| Latin Female Singers - Any suggestions? Monica Salmaso-Brazilian | |
| Jazz for aficionados A few classics to consider:Cannonball Adderley,Somethin' ElseDave Brubeck Quartet, Take FiveLee Morgan, SidewinderStan Getz and Jao Gilberto, Getz/GilbertoKenny Dorham, Quiet KennyStan Getz, Anniversary, Serenity, People TimeChet Baker, The Last C... |