Chuck Nessa

I think it was that sweet baby face contrasting with the message that concerned me. Sorry if I overreacted.

SHIT!!!!!!!!!

Being interested in music and sound, I put music first. Sound is the servant. This reminds me of high school when I had a couple hundred lps and a portable from Sears. My best friend's father had a "state of the art" setup and one Ella, a Brubeck and a few pieces of crap. By my estimation, I won that (undeclared)contest and "heard" more. If you have enough money to put electronics above music, be my guest. In my "professional life" I will put my skills and "sonics" against anyone at any time. The point I want to make is "electronics should be used in the service of music"! It is too easy for some to reverse this order and lose perspective. If you have not recently won the lottery, or scammed unbelievable bucks from elsewhere, buy more music.

Well.........those words scared the shit out of me. edit to say I sent jim and email as soon as the message showed up, but I guess this feature ain't working.

That excludes me. I don't ever want to know about "good-sounding stereo".

Hello, Hello - Dan, is that you? :lol:

20+ years ago, Bob Blumenthal told me that a friend said "jazz is not dead, it's just over". My instincts have told me for some time, when "about a generation dies out" we be done and we can cut up the cadaver. All kinds of social/political stuff has died and can not really be resurrected IMOO. Since the "repertory" aspect of jazz is much weaker than classical (recreations of improvised music vs notated music), bend over and KYAGB. Happy trails to you, until we meet again.

Bet he lets you know you need to spend lots of money to get "in the group". Kinda like a religious sect. B)

A right wing friend said "go to KFC and get something dumped in grease".

Trying to figure out the friggin' grid on the local tv guide. Get real folks.

Not wishing to point fingers, someone said "Potter is fine, but Eubanks and Nelson are easily in the top ranks of their instruments. " That is a big reason I think (against hope) jazz is "over".

Alfred! He had a 30 year run unmatched by anyone.

I consider most of the Hoffman posts as advertizing. If you can't tell, I think most stuff under the "audiophile" umbrella is crap. It is supposed to be about presenting music, not reading output of machines.

I hope Chris A comes online and answers this.

This MIGHT be better than making original music.

Have not read the responses BUT - no Marshall Royal, Dillon, Wendell Marshall, Jack Marshall, Kaiser Marshall, Justice Marshall, etc. Our choices seem to be very limited! Look, no rude comments about Danny Boy's collection. B)

Used to have a bunch of the lps. Now I only have Bix and the first Hamp on cd. Wish I had the rest of the Hamptons.

I was a penniless student at the time and had maybe 200 lps.

Mike assumes I buy recordings in chronological order. IIRC, New Soil was my introduction to Mr. Sims.

Do not know how it is progressing, but such a book is being written.

Great timing. Had to take my only pair in to the shop and won't have 'em back for a week. They are the rimless kind and both lenses started cracking where they were drilled.

I was bummed Pete LaRoca wasn't the drummer throughout. I thought he and Ware would have been ideal. I felt the same way about the Red Rodney date - I wished PJJ was on both sides. To me Elvin seemed a poor sub for AT, Bu, PJJ. etc. I think Elvin has a unique feel which is not right for all players. I do not think he was ideal for Rollins, Ornette or Wayne.

Elvin first. I had him on a few dates before I really connected - that record was Impulse! A-21 COLTRANE. Now in retrospect I think that was "correct". I think Coltrane brought out the best in E. I think he needed to be really pushed to be at his best and no one before or after did that like JC. My first Stanley was on Roach's QUIET AS IT'S KEPT. I was more impressed with his brother. I first really "sat up" on the Parlan dates. Unlike many, I don't like any of his post BN dates. For me, he does not "play the same" in other contexts.

I have an overbite and my "chops" hit a wall. In order to progress, I'd have to bleed whenever I played.

4 years of piano as a child, 3 years on cornet in school years 7, 8 & 9. I had 2 saxophones (C-melody & tenor) for a short while (just to mess around) and that's it. During high school I sang in choirs, quartets and double quartets. The last time I owned an instrument was 1969 and at no time have I considered myself a musician.