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Thread: Music selections for the speaker guys... |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8505 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:56 am: |
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Chris Botti - December |
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Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Richmond Hill Toronto ...,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 444 Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 12:13 pm: |
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Hey Art, Chris Botti once again. You played that yesterday. He plays wonderfully, doesn't he. Don't you find the sound quality of his CD's very good? Cheers, George |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8506 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 12:53 pm: |
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I just picked up the CD yesterday George. It does have very good sound. I'm not a big Botti fan as I really, really don't like smooth jazz. He is a local boy and went to high school where I lived for over 20 yrs and where I still work (Corvallis, Oregon) and so he has a pretty good following here. I can't much fault his playing as it is very good. I'll have to look through his catalog and see if I can find some of his least smooth jazz sounding records...any suggestions would be welcome. |
   
Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Richmond Hill Toronto ...,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 445 Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 01:14 pm: |
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Art, I have the latest one, Italia and the one he release before December, which is: To Love Again. They are both smooth Jazz but I just love the way his trumpet sounds on those trakcs. Hey Art, I've love very quick sounding jazz with lots of drum and cymbal play; however, I'm looking for something that is reference quality, exceptional recording in CD format (could be some type of high bit master). Do you have any suggestions?? |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8507 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 01:32 pm: |
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George why don't you try Manu Katche - Neighbourhood. Katche is a drummer and has a great command of his instrument. As usual with ECM it's a great recording. There are a bunch of other great ECM recordings that would fit the bill for ya, but I would start with that one. A Winter's Solstice - Windham Hill Artsists Vinyl. |
   
Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Richmond Hill Toronto ...,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 446 Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 01:41 pm: |
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Will look into that Art. Thanks for the suggestion. |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8508 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 09:41 pm: |
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Boz Scaggs - Greatest Hits Live Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live Both on DVD |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8509 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 10:18 pm: |
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Alison Krauss & Union Station - So Long So Wrong |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 464 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:17 pm: |
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Art, get Italia by Botti. Then sit down for a candlelight dinner with the wife and enjoy! Peter White - Reflections |
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Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8510 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:32 pm: |
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Rhonda Vincent - One Step Ahead Rise up and follow me! |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 465 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:45 pm: |
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Ahmad Jamal - Rossiter Road |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8511 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:51 pm: |
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Neil I love ya man but my wife and I would rather listen to Wilco or some Mary Gauthier or even Lucinda Williams and cuddle than any smooth jazz it, just doesn't work for us. We ain't too sophisticated, we'd prefer a glass of good bourbon and a Johnny Cash record to Chris Botti and champagne...lol! |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8512 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 11:52 pm: |
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Oops forgot to post my listen and it's almost over... Alison Krauss - I've Got That Old Feeling |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8513 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:22 am: |
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Alison Krauss & Union Station - Every Time You Say Goodbye |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 467 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:24 am: |
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Chick Corea - Akoustic Band |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8515 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 01:02 am: |
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Alison Krauss and Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 468 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 01:35 am: |
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio - January |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8516 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 02:05 am: |
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Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - Western Wall/The Tuscon Sessions |
   
Gold Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 1686 Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 10:19 am: |
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Styx - Equinox vinyl Bad Company - 10 fro 6 vinyl |
   
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 11313 Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:04 pm: |
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MU..hits from Jethro Tull John Cougar...American fool...great music, sad recording. Way too fast and hot, misses the mark. |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8518 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:17 pm: |
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A Christmas Choral Spectacular Arranged by Peter Breiner Margaret Burdett, Soprano Cecily Atkinson, Alto Lynton Atkinson, Tenor Jonathan Prentice, Bass Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Nigel Perrin, Chorus Master Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Peter Breiner, Conductor Naxos Hey Mike have you heard the Tull Xmas album, it's one of my favorites. |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 469 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:20 pm: |
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Manu Katche - Playground |
   
Gold Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 1688 Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:35 pm: |
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Rock's Greatest Hits A Columbia Musical Treasury 3P 6526 - Boxed set of 3 LPs vinyl Art, I think I might have that, somewhere... stay tuned. |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8519 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 12:59 pm: |
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Canadian Brass - The Christmas Album |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8520 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 02:33 pm: |
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A Christmas Festival Favorite Christmas Carols Sony Essential Classics |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8521 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 03:48 pm: |
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A Festive Baroque Christmas The Academy of Ancient Music Paul Goodwin, Conductor Harmonia Mundi Classical Express |
   
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 1850 Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 03:50 pm: |
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David Bowie-Let's Dance. Reminds me of being in grade 8. Yowzah. |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8523 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 05:11 pm: |
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An Empire Brass Christmas The World Sings Telarc |
   
Gold Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 1690 Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 05:12 pm: |
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Van Halen - Japan Tour (live) Blue colored vinyl Leon Russell - Best of Leon vinyl (Nuck, remember to request this one too!) Led Zeppelin - II Original Master Recording vinyl |
   
Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Richmond Hill Toronto ...,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 454 Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 05:56 pm: |
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David: David Bowie Let's Dance, sweet album, which I have on vinyl Mike: Don't have vinyl in any other colour than basic black. I'll need to find something. They say that virgin vinyl albums held up to a bright light are translucent. Has anyone tried? But that's for another thread. On right now, Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales. |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8524 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 06:01 pm: |
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Wynton Marsalis - Crescent City Christmas Card |
   
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 1853 Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 06:02 pm: |
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Let's Dance on vinyl... awesome George. I used to have it on casette, lol. |
   
Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Richmond Hill Toronto ...,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 458 Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 06:54 pm: |
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Yup Dave. And even better is that the Let's Dance album, I picked up in the 80's in London, England. Who would have guessed I'd be still playing it 20yrs later. Nostalgic moment...lol. |
   
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 8525 Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 07:14 pm: |
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Christmas Songs with the Ray Brown Trio featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Etta James, Nancy King, Diana Krall, Kevin Mahogany, Vanessa Rubin and Marlena Shaw |
   
Silver Member Username: Soundgame
Richmond Hill Toronto ...,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 461 Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 07:18 pm: |
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Keeping spinning them Art. I don't see a lot of vinyl on...arn't you getting use out of the P3-24? Oh, BTW, does the 24 in p3-24 stand for 24volts, which is what I believe the motor works off? |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 473 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 07:49 pm: |
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Dave Brubeck - Quiet as the Moon |
   
Gold Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 1691 Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 08:00 pm: |
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The Van Halen is translucent as is my blue Wish You Were here. I have a number of colored vinyl, the only one which may not be translucent is the white Beggar's Banquet. I have an etched Tool album also which if I recall is translucent too. I used to know what the rule was for translucent but I forgot. I will post if I remember. |
   
Silver Member Username: Sem
NY/CA
USA
Post Number: 824 Registered: Mar-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 08:02 pm: |
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No kit and very little music. What I do have I'm playing through my laptop speakers or the dvd player. On the bright side there is no snow, (not to sound like Scrooge but nearly 50 years of shoveling can do that to you), but there are plenty of palm trees to brighten the day. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!! |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 474 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 08:37 pm: |
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Oh, BTW, does the 24 in p3-24 stand for 24volts, which is what I believe the motor works off? Correct. |
   
Silver Member Username: Jazzman71
Phoenix,
AZ
USA
Post Number: 475 Registered: Dec-07
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 09:11 pm: |
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Madeleine Peyroux - Half The Perfect World |
   
Gold Member Username: Mike3
Wylie,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 1692 Registered: May-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 09:18 pm: |
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B.B. King - Live in Cook County Jail 180 gram vinyl - courtesy of Nuck |
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