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What are you listening to now?

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  • D Doctor Phibes
    6 Jul 2023, 01:03

    @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

    Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

    Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

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    mark
    wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 01:41 last edited by
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    @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you listening to now?:

    @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

    Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

    Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

    Interesting. You are most likely correct but I wonder what this album is all about? It has this text on the back cover.

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    • M mark
      6 Jul 2023, 01:41

      @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you listening to now?:

      @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

      Again, unavailable in digital format or on streaming platforms.

      Not to be a buzzkill, but based on the song titles and recording dates I'm pretty sure those are actually Charlie Parker Dial recordings with Miles as a sideman. You can stream them under Parker's name.

      Interesting. You are most likely correct but I wonder what this album is all about? It has this text on the back cover.

      20230705-203855.jpg

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 6 Jul 2023, 02:07 last edited by Doctor Phibes 7 Jun 2023, 02:09
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      @mark said in What are you listening to now?:

      Interesting. You are most likely correct but I wonder what this album is all about? It has this text on the back cover.

      Not sure - it's a bit weird attributing them to Miles. Also, I'm pretty sure the master tapes still exist, so there was really no need to take the sound from a 78. It's still kind of fun seeing these albums from the 70's.

      Presumably they're the same recordings I'm thinking of - here's an example (with the greatest alto-sax break in history)

      Link to video

      I was only joking

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        George K
        wrote on 16 Jul 2023, 11:59 last edited by
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        "The composer John Adams has long shown a flair for catchy titles. “Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?,” a piano concerto commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, takes its name from a saying attributed to Martin Luther—alluding, perhaps, to the seductions of secular art. A fun-house-mirror distortion of Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn” riff drives the burly, funky opening; a limpid central reverie prefaces a finale whose rhythms possess a demoniac swagger. In this recording, Yuja Wang, the soloist, performs with athleticism and grace; the orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, matches her with power and atmosphere aplenty. Wang’s splendid account of “China Gates,” a brief piano work from 1977, provides an agreeably dreamy coda."

        I'm not a huge fan of Adams, but I'm enjoying this.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          mark
          wrote on 21 Jul 2023, 03:19 last edited by
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          I learned of this at a listening session of the audiophile group.

          It is a wonderful piece of music and a great test for an audio system.

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            Catseye3
            wrote on 24 Jul 2023, 23:01 last edited by
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            Link to video

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              mark
              wrote on 5 Aug 2023, 01:36 last edited by
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              These LPs sound amazing!

              45rpm Analog Productions Reissue 6 LP boxset.

              A buddy found an original 33 1/3 3 LP boxset from 1965 in absolute mint condition in a collection that was given to him for free. That original boxset is worth over $400.

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                mark
                wrote on 7 Aug 2023, 21:48 last edited by
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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 17 Aug 2023, 02:56 last edited by
                  #158

                  Link to video

                  Short Lived K-Pop group

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                  (PS - the four "ladies" are all trans guys!!)

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                    mark
                    wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 23:54 last edited by mark
                    #159

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                      Renauda
                      wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 00:16 last edited by Renauda
                      #160

                      Finally got around to a 30 day free trial to stream CD and high resolution recirdings from Qobuz. Phenomenal selection of music titles especially for classical, jazz, folk and world music. 100 million titles in the data base.

                      Right now am listening to some absolutely delicious baroque guitar and theobro music.

                      Impressive.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • R Renauda
                        20 Aug 2023, 00:16

                        Finally got around to a 30 day free trial to stream CD and high resolution recirdings from Qobuz. Phenomenal selection of music titles especially for classical, jazz, folk and world music. 100 million titles in the data base.

                        Right now am listening to some absolutely delicious baroque guitar and theobro music.

                        Impressive.

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                        mark
                        wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 00:34 last edited by
                        #161

                        @Renauda Qobuz is excellent. We use it with Roon at our listening sessions.

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                        • M mark
                          20 Aug 2023, 00:34

                          @Renauda Qobuz is excellent. We use it with Roon at our listening sessions.

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                          Renauda
                          wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 01:16 last edited by Renauda
                          #162

                          @mark

                          Until recently Qobuz in Canada was only available to audio equipment dealers. Since I worked part time for a hi-fi dealer until 2020, I became familiar with it. Qobuz far surpassed available titles the other streaming service, Tidal, offered in the store.

                          The subscription is $1 more per month than buying an MP3 recording from iTunes. Go figure.

                          I now have my sound system back again.

                          Elbows up!

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                            Horace
                            wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 21:44 last edited by
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                            Link to video

                            apparently Mozart wrote some wrong notes in the piece.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 21:46 last edited by
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                              THis immediately disqualifies him.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                kluurs
                                wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 21:58 last edited by
                                #165

                                Heh, a five year old can play it better....

                                Link to video

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                                • H Horace
                                  21 Aug 2023, 21:44

                                  Link to video

                                  apparently Mozart wrote some wrong notes in the piece.

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                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on 21 Aug 2023, 23:15 last edited by
                                  #166

                                  They should record Vivek accompanying Trump singing some Schubert Lieder.

                                  I'd like to see Mark make that sound good on his fancy-schmancy stereo.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • D Doctor Phibes
                                    21 Aug 2023, 23:15

                                    They should record Vivek accompanying Trump singing some Schubert Lieder.

                                    I'd like to see Mark make that sound good on his fancy-schmancy stereo.

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                                    Renauda
                                    wrote on 22 Aug 2023, 00:05 last edited by Renauda
                                    #167

                                    @Doctor-Phibes

                                    That would definitely be low fidelity, even lower than MP3 quality. I don’t think even Mark’s magic could make it sound better.

                                    Elbows up!

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                                      mark
                                      wrote on 2 Sept 2023, 22:55 last edited by
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                                      Picked this one up today at the local record shop. It sounds really good.

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                                        Copper
                                        wrote on 3 Sept 2023, 00:59 last edited by
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                                        Doctor Strangelove font

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                                          Aqua Letifer
                                          wrote on 3 Sept 2023, 22:02 last edited by Aqua Letifer 9 Mar 2023, 22:04
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                                          Johnny Clyde.

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                                          Please love yourself.

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