The Harlem jazz community lost one of its brightest jewels: Mansur Scott.
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Author Archives: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
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CD Review: The Lyndol Descant Trio “Live at Rockwood Music Hall”
Atist: The Lyndol Descant Trio Title: Live at Rockwood Music Hall Label: self-produced Genre: singer-songwriter/jazz Continue reading
Warm or Not to Warm: the Dichotomy of Analog vs. Digital Recording
By Dawoud Kringle
One of the most polarizing controversies among audiophiles is the dichotomy between analogue and digital recording. Surely you, dear reader, have been subjected to (or subjected someone else to) an impassioned soliloquy about how much warmer analog recording sound than digital.
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CD Review: Daniel Tarrab “Otra Mirada”
Artist: Daniel Tarrab
Title: Otra Mirada
Label: Silva Screen Records
Genre: Tango
Music available from: Silva Screen Records; Amazon; Spotify
Review by Fiona Mactaggart
Buenos Aires based, award winning film composer and double bassist Daniel Tarrab composed, conducted and played on this short (25 mins) but sweet album of tangos, Otra Mirada (meaning Another Look). Composed for tango trio and channeling maestro Astor Piazzolla, esteemed bandoneonista Nestor Marconi is prominent throughout. However, Tarrab (double bass and piano) with Pablo Agri (violin) are superbly cohesive co-conspirators, further aided and abetted by sumptuous string orchestra.
