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Dont' listen to fent99 and A Lark Ascending. They're British and, therefore, completely biased in this affair. Instead, you should be looking at turntables from Michell, Linn, Garrard, Revolver, Aidio Note, The Funk Firm, Avid, Roksan, SME, or even an old Creek Wyndsor. Hey, wait... (Don't take this post seriously. Just observing that many, many fine turntable manufacturers are British or Linn.)

I like Eddie Jefferson, but King Pleasure's the man!

Armstrong Ellington Hawkins Young Parker Navarro (yeah, I'd pick him over Brownie) Powell Monk Coltrane Blakey (focusing on the influence he had on everyone who ever passed through his band. Call it influence as a teacher/mentor.) Dang, ten already?

One of these, A Lark Ascending? (minus the weight/clamp) Or the silver-tubed tonearm model?

I bought my first Rega almost 30 years ago. One of my former co-workers (from when I worked in audio retail), claims he sells almost one per day, up from one a month six years ago. (Oops. Miscount. Almost 40 years ago - actually 35)

The recommendations you already have are good ones. I've had lots of experience with Rega, Pro-Ject, Music Hall and other budget-conscious turntables. You won't go far wrong with any of them. Where I think you are more likely to go wrong is if you buy mail order to save a buck. Turntables need to be properly set up - for the sake of your sound and your LPs. Also make sure you have a proper phono amplification set up, designed for your cartridge (moving coil, moving magnet, moving iron), its output and resistance needs. You obviously need a phono input to your pre-amp, integrated or receiver, but with a low-output cartridge, you may also need some sort of step-up device. These are all things that a qualified dealer can assist with...but Amazon can't. Final note: I use the word "qualified" to modify "dealer" for a reason. Vinyl is a huge fad right now. Turntables are sold everywhere - including places that are neither qualified nor dealers. Hell, you can buy vinyl at Whole Foods.

Belated Birthday Best.

Elvis' band for Blue Hawaii included Boots Randolph (who was almost just like Charlie Rouse) and Alvino Rey. "In Memphis" had Bobby Emmons on organ, the spitting image of Monk himself. (Actually Boots was on lots of Elvis' recordings.)

Love it!

Happy birthday, my old friend. 30 years since your first Wardell Gray discography. (The first I had, anyway). Hard to imagine 30 years!

Thanks Romualdo. That's basically what I was trying to conjure up from memory.

Pony was a friend of mine, so I couldn't ever say anything negative. But I'd recommend Pony's Express over this one. Or the Blue Note Paris. Or the Barcelona. Or the one with Annie Ross (though I'm not fond of Annie Ross.) Not as good as you would think to my ears.

If you enjoyed the short walk through try this voyage: Link

No discography available right now, but Savoy put out some great two-LP sets. Black California, Brothers and Other Mothers, Modern Jazz Piano, Tenor Sax Album

Happy Birthday, RoosterTies!

Santa Cruz Jazz Festival Yes, high school bands. I was "there" once myself. Includes the famous Berekeley High School jazz band.

I visit twice a year, more out of tradition than any real shopping desire.The on-line store has a much larger selection, though I don't know where "the rest" is stored. The location pictured is the third (?) I think I remember. Like Jazz Record Mart, they've moved a couple of times within my shopping days (back to the 70s in Chicago, though Dusty Groove doesn't go back that far.) It's definitely on the "clean and well-organized" end of the record store spectrum.

I don't buy music anymore, in the sense of recordings or even streaming service. But I'd certainly hit the US$1000 threshold on live music, even though I complain about the number of concerts I can't attend. But that article is focused on buying - not MUSIC music, but reproductions of the real thing. And if you're really a music lover, ain't nothing like the real thing, baby. So beyond "savant", let's have a category of "music lover" (or some such thing) - someone who accepts the substitute only when the real thing isn't available.

Freeeeeee for All! Happy Birthday!

I don't have any discographical information at-hand, but what's the current availability of the "Original Dream Band" (1956) material, with Richie Kamuca and Nino Tempo? Allmusic link. I'd picked up the 1984 LP, but can't say I've seen it on CD. Really nice stuff.

Looks like I'm late to the party, but all the best, belatedly!

I don't watch TV, but I remember him from the radio, when I was growing up in the Bay Area. Very well-known. RIP

I've got enough of a lead, I'm not afraid of getting caught. Have a great birthday, Jon!

http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/om19-info.shtml Nonaah for bass saxophone quartet both entices me...and scares me a bit.