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| Alright ? Who brought the bandeon to the jazz gig? You mention ECM, and I'll second that--in particular, Dino Saluzzi. Is it jazz? Who knows. I do know that his album with the cellist Anja Lechner--"Ojos Negros"--is one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful recordings I own. | |
| Melody Gardot in concert she's in Seattle 6/19 Nicely put, Btv. I guess I only get cyncal about it when it's done badly, and in her case, it certainly isn't. | |
| Melody Gardot in concert she's in Seattle 6/19 Interesting article, and one does get the sense, seeing her live, of young woman, of immense talent, playing a role: the stilt-high heels, allusions to a trail of men, the air of European sophistication. If you look at some of her earliest clips, ... | |
| Melody Gardot in concert she's in Seattle 6/19 BTV, Thanks for the additional recommendations. I like the younger crowd too. I'm also mightily impressed by the stuff coming out of eastern Europe and the netherlands that's recorded on ECM. I know that the likes of Diana Krall and Wynton Marsali... | |
| Melody Gardot in concert she's in Seattle 6/19 Thanks for the corrections. All I can say is that Anthony Branker must have a fine program if he's producing the likes of Staab and Hall. | |
| Melody Gardot in concert she's in Seattle 6/19 Jax2: glad it lived up to the billing! One thing I'd add emphasize in connection with your post. Her story is amazing, as are her looks; but you're right, it's not her looks or her story that make her great. In fact, I'll go further and say those ... | |
| Recommended acoustic recordings Oh, and one more fantastic recording: Bill Evans and Monica Zetterlund's "Waltz for Debbie." Very obscure, and I only found out about it when I was going through Bill Evans' Complete Recordings on Verve, making a compilation cd of my favorites. We... | |
| Recommended acoustic recordings I'll second the Charles Lloyd recommendation of Fromunda's, and add another of his albums, "The Call," which features Bobo Stenson on piano, Anders Jormin on double-bass, Billy Hart on drums, and Charles Lloyd on tenor sax. Spectacular in every wa... | |
| biamping question Al, Thanks for your congenial posts. But I thought the issue wasn't more power per se (that is, I didn't hear him say, I need more power, should I bi-amp?) but rather, I want to bi-amp, so should I worry about keeping things balanced between botto... | |
| biamping question I've got 60w dynaco mkiiis running the tops of my VR4s (89db), and a 170w power amp running the bottoms. The power amp has potentiometers for each channel, which I turn down to a little less than half and keep them there. (You can accomplish the s... | |
| Your First Concert was..... Rare Earth, about 1972. First time I smelled weed as well. | |
| Most unusual/mesmerizing female voice. Melody Gardot, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett I love Oscar Peterson as well, Sonicbeauty. Good thing we can have both. | |
| More female vocals Melody Gardot--one of the best singer/songwriters I've heard in the last decade. | |
| Favorite Music DVD? The DVDs of the Keith Jarrett Trio are superb; highly recommended. |