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| Jazz for aficionados Frogman,Shirley Horn with Strings. Estate. I remember the first time I ever heard the song it was being performed by Kristin Korb at a part time jazz club I used to own. I was knocked out. I've rarely heard a song that hit me so hard. After th... | |
| Jazz for aficionados alesatops,Damn... Bill Harris, It Might as Well Be Spring...... Damn. He, (and his friends) are just so damn good. This is a superb example of a ballad grooving very hard. Thank you for posting. I’ve never heard the Oscar Peterson version of Mac t... | |
| Etiquette for a listening session? Listening rules are easy;I play a cut, you play a cut and so on. There is no talking during playback. Bob | |
| Jazz for aficionados You guys sent me on a weekend binge with your recommendations for some fat Afro Cuban Jazz. I had a terrific weekend. Last night my wife and I wedged ourselves into the "sweet spot," held hands and listened to Stan Getz, (one of my top 5 ballad ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman:You said, " I also find it curious that when even our most revered jazz artists proclaim that "there are only two kinds of music...good music and bad"I laughed out loud when I read that! I watched a short documentary on Branford Marsali... | |
| Jazz for aficionados On the Lyle Mays record:I've had a copy of this for many years and for a two or three month period, the Alaskan Suite was my go to music. Whether or not it's jazz is a good question. When I bought my copy it was in the jazz section where it prob... | |
| Another "Which DAC?" thread. Thank you all for your input.gdnrbob; You said, " Try a $1500 dac with a return privilege and try it in your system. You'll either hear it or you won't."You hit the proverbial nail precisely on the head. I am hoping I *will* hear a difference a... | |
| Jazz for aficionados acman3,Houston Person, Etta Jones... A very delightful way to start my day!-- Bob | |
| Jazz for aficionados Houston Person is off the charts. | |
| Jazz for aficionados o10,Dizzy was instrumental with fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz and that's why I posted it. I realize that the type of fusion we're discussing refers to a different type of genre but at the same time I thought it would be interesting to visit... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Fusion 1975. Dizzy Gillespie & Machitohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DM1nYwfmsc | |
| Jazz for aficionados With regard to fusion and the "development" of the tune being played; one of my favorite all time compositions is "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich. He is a modern classical composer and for me, illustrates the development of seemingly repe... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman,I'd never heard of Martial Solal until your last post. Just spent the last half hour listening to his stuff. Whoa...... Two of my favorite things in life are discovering new food and new music. You nailed this one. Thank you. This g... | |
| Jazz for aficionados rok,thank you for your impressions. Do you feel the same way about Weather Report, Herbie Hancock or Miles Davis during the same time period? Just curious, not trying to start a battle.Bob | |
| Jazz for aficionados Frogman,Thanks for posting Romantic Warrior. Haven't listened to it in a long time and had forgotten how much I liked the album. My jazz began with Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner and Louis Armstrong. (when he played more than he sa... |