<B>THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE: <I>At Carnegie Hall</I></B><BR>
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums<BR>
Thelonious/Blue Note 35173 (CD). 2005. Michael Cuscuna, T.S. Monk, prods.; unknown eng. AAD. TT: 51:36<BR>
Performance <B>*****</B><BR>
Sonics <B>***</B>
Corey Greenberg <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/792awsi" TARGET=NEW>wrote in 1992</A>, "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Schwing." How important is sound to you when you purchase a recording ?
While nobody can replace your own ears for making an audio decision, folks do find certain reviewers helpful. Who is your favorite audio reviewer and why?
I was thinking about it this morning, and yes: a blog is a terribly pretentious thing.
On Tuesday, September 20th (four days after my 28th birthday), Wes Phillips sent me an e-mail:
We spent the day proofing copy for the December issue, which ships tomorrow and Friday (and maybe a little on Monday, if we're not good). Despite how simple that may seem, it's not exactly easy to just read and read and read, drawing red circles around silly apostrophes and bad italics.
"Stephen, how come you like such pretty music when you’re in such a loud and raucous band?"<br>
I’m wearing my blue blazer today. It’s almost like velvet, but not quite. Elizabeth complimented me on it when I walked in. Thank you, Elizabeth.
<I>First Annual P2P Litigation Summit:</I>: On November 3, the Northwestern University School of Law will host the one-day First Annual P2P Litigation Summit, sponsored by Privacy Resolutions, P.C. and Electronic Frontier Foundation.
<I>Peter Madnick, alchemist:</I> Designer Peter Madnick is bringing new life to a classic audio marque with his new Alchemy<sup>2</sup> line of components. The reference, for audiophiles with short memories, is to the now defunct Audio Alchemy line, for which he designed so many products. Alchemy<sup>2</sup> employs Madnick's original engineering staff and has established a goal to "address the enthusiast market with cool little boxes designed to solve problems and enhance system enjoyment." That sounds familiar.