Cem, as you know, there has been a tremendous revival in vinyl and turntables in recent years. I don't have the definitive answer to your question, which is a very subjective one. However, the link below should prove useful. I would feel confident with several of these turntables, as well as my old ...

John Coltrane | Offering: Live at Temple University A Long-Awaited Recording of An Historic 1966 Performance Features Coltrane in Rare Form, Exhorting Through The Saxophone & Vocal Chants With Alice Coltrane (piano), Pharoah Sanders (saxophone), Rashied Ali (drums), Sonny Johnson (bass), & ...

Drop Science is a pretty remarkable clip, though it's something I only need to hear once.

Today is Wayne Shorter's 81st birthday and he's still takin' care of business with his horn. I found this interesting piece from Ted Panken and thought it was worth sharing. Wayne Shorter on Favorite Blue Note Recording (Nov. 12, 2008): http://im.ft-static.com/content/images/4fd12776-338d-4355-a9fb-...

https://cdn.ticketfly.com/wp-content/themes/birdland/images/birdland-logo.png Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz http://cdn.ticketfly.com/i/00/01/18/97/65-elg.jpg Scott Feiner Thursday, August 28, 2014 Doors: 5:00 pm / Show: 6:00 pm Birdland New York, NY $25.00 Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz featur...

Thanks for your response, BeBop. I appreciate your candor.

Glad that you're "doing" Jazztalk.

I certainly can't argue with these kind remarks. They're well-deserved. http://stmedia.startribune.com/designimages/logo1.gif "One could make a good case that trumpeter/composer Dennis Gonzalez is the most important avant garde jazzman to come out of Texas since Ornette Coleman and Dewey Redma...

Cem wrote:Oscar Wilde
George Strait
David Spade

Larry David
Larry Coryell
Cory Flintoff*


*NPR correspondent, born in Alaska.

"A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He’s above all a human being . . . the true artform is being a human being." - Herbie Hancock "A great teacher is one who realizes that he himself is a...

DC-area Safeway stores: If you can barely keep certain items in stock because they sell out so quickly, maybe you should order them in greater quantities rather than discontinue them . Yeah, I can relate to this. I used to go to the pathetic Safeway near Foggy Bottom/Watergate - convenient, but tha...

Cem wrote:Bjorn Borg
Victor Borge
Victoria Principal

Victor Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Minnie Pearl

"Put it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom… In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and independence through which, eventually, jazz was evolved, and the music is so free that many people say it is the only unhampered, unhindered expression o...

Cem wrote:Hank Jones
Hank Mobley
Hank Roberts

Hank Garland
Gary Burton
Joe Morello

Gentle Giant wrote:Steve Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Aniston

John Aniston
Stone Phillips
Phil Niekro

Kind of Blue was recorded on March 2nd and April 22nd at Columbia Records in NYC, and released on August 17, 1959. It has appeared in every format of recorded music known to man, and is the best-selling jazz recording of all time. To some, KOB is a hot button topic, almost as likely to cause seriou...

http://localmusicvibe.com/sites/default/files/images/venues/yoshis_sf_black.jpg http://www.yoshis.com/userfiles/concerts/big/Volcan.jpg VOLCÁN feat. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Armando Gola An all-star Latin jazz quartet Friday-Sunday, Nov 28-30 All shows: Tier ...

For more than four generations, the voice of Don Pardo was heard across America and beyond. That voice was silenced yesterday when the 96-year old legendary announcer passed away in his home in Arizona. If you've ever watched Saturday Night Live you've heard his distinctive voice at the top of the ...

Cem wrote:Henry Cowell
Billy Cowsill
Noël Coward

Howard Cosell
Howard Roberts
Ron Howard