Scott Dolan

As a teen in the 80’s, “tape” meant cassette and nothing else. So it’s probably a function of age? Yeah, we had 8-tracks in the 70’s, but they went away almost as quickly as they arrived. So when my buddies and I said “tape”, there was no question what we meant. Now, had we been born a decade early? Maybe there would be a question. But only between 8-track and cassette since reel-to-reel simply wasn’t a widespread format. All of that said, K7 is also a new one to me. I blame 80’s internet.

Parts 2 is definitely my favorite. Great call! The last few minutes of it is some of the most interesting sound I’ve heard in a long time.

Agreed. The Sony DAT was really amazing, but the format never took off.

Yeah, I still have cables, too! The way mine is setup is that I rip my CDs to my computer in the bedroom using iTunes. That computer is hooked up to the wi-fi router. I have an Apple TV unit in the living room attached to my stereo. I have a remote app on my iPad that then allows me to access my entire library so I can see artists, album art, track numbers and names, etc... It’s ultra slick, and very convenient.

At the time I had nothing significant to compare it to, since I was still listening to “boom boxes” at that point in my life. But it sounded like the cleanest, purest playback I’d ever heard. Have you considered setting up something over wi-fi so that you don’t have to use your Blu-ray player?

Currently most of the way through Tyshawn Sorey’s four hour epic, Pillers. For whatever reason, this one just did not cooperate with my ears at first. It just seemed less than inspired. But at the 38 minute mark of Part 1, things just exploded and I’ve been entranced ever since. Very, very, VERY highly recommended!

No, there is absolutely nothing to the green marker thing. Grade A snake oil. My first experience with CD was the brother of a buddy buying an Onkyo model, and the freshly released Foreignor album, Agent Provocateur. He cranked it up on his Boston Acoustics loudspeakers, and even though I didn’t care much for Foreignor, I was absolutely blown away by the sound! It would be another five years before I could afford one for myself, but like gregmo, once I got it I never looked back.

Excellent, excellent point. I wonder if there was ever a more successful genre hopper than Ray Charles?

Wow.

And unlike cats like Coltrane and Rollins, his overall approach never really changed. He just perfected and reperfected it Though that could be a function of his early death. Not to mention that the music itself xperiemced no major changes during his career outside of the one he actually created along with Diz and Monk.

True, but what is left unsaid there does kind of back up Dan’s assumption more than mine.

I guess that could have been the case. We certainly have no documentation concerning his practice habits that I’m aware of. Just an assumption on my part.

Ah, but there is a major flaw! If he'd not been a musician full time, he wouldn't have been as good.

My guess would be no. But times are thankfully changing.

Fictional characters are sometimes named after the well known. Is it really that controversial? Who knows? It may be a conversation starter that leads someone to look into the real Charlie “Bird” Parker.

Looks as though this was handled as professionally and thoroughly as it should have been. I get a little uneasy when people lose their jobs over nothing more than allegations.

Haven't tried it in years, but the last time I did I Goggled "YouTube to mp3" and just used the first thing that popped up.

Their music just puts a genuinely happy smile on my face. I can’t listen to a piece like Thing Of Gold and keep from smiling. Nothing wrong with that.

Don't forget about Fathead, who honed his skills with Brother Ray for a decade. I'm with you on not being opposed to him getting the win. Ray was just a monster (in more than one sense of the word) that crisscrossed so many genres, he should be in at least three genre Halls O' Fame.

I actually like Snarky Puppy quite a bit, but I don't consider them Jazz in any way, shape, or form. Not sure what one would consider them. The catch-all Adult Contemporary, maybe?

Buddy Guy placed higher than Hank, and Snarky Puppy won Best Jazz Group. There's no guessing to it.

Last albums of his I listened to were Braggtown and Four MFs Playin Tunes. Both of which were outstanding.

Branford?

Since I live here, see them play every week, and have been a very outspoken critic of Reid who wished they'd kept Alex Smith and sent Reid packing, I feel quite comfortable in my opinion that right now Reid is not only the least of their worries, but also currently out-coaching pretty much everyone else in the NFL. Need more proof? Look at how many teams have started adopting his bizarre and creative plays this year. Especially those that have already played the Chiefs and had access and time to study their game film. This fact has been mentioned several times by analysts and experts since the season started. Here's an actual admission from one of the top offensive minds in the game. https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/06/jared-goff-los-angeles-rams-sean-mcvay-first-place-week-9-mmqb Unfortunately, that's how the justice system works. Not sure if it's still true or not, but back when I was part of said justice system, the average person given a life sentence (25 years mandatory) was getting out in around 10 with model behavior in Florida due to the massive overcrowding. May be different now that there are so many privately owned prisons.

????? I've said that for at least the past two years now. But that's most definitely not a relevant observation currently.