Available exclusively via Clearaudio (China) Ltd., our distributers in China and Hong Kong, Graham Audio is proud to present a limited edition anniversary model celebrating 35 years since the inception of the classic BBC LS5/9. The BBC LS5/9 was the first loudspeaker to be launched by Graham Audio – the first of many highly successful […]
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John Kelman writes: In the 21st century, few drummers have managed Brian Blade’s kind of crossover success. Beyond playing in saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s quartet for nearly 15 years, beyond being a first-call drummer for producer/singer/songwriter Daniel Lanois—whether it’s for his own projects like Black Dub or working with everyone from Bob Dylan to EmmyLou Harris—and […]
We are told: ‘In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording’ captures jazz guitar legend Wes Montgomery on his only tour of Europe on the night of March 27, 1965 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. The first official release of this legendary concert, considered perhaps the greatest live Wes Montgomery performance ever, In Paris […]
Article by Jack Shepherd: Continues HERE
I am thinking about assembling a secondary system in a small den (12.5ft x 13.5ft) for listening to combo jazz, female vocalists, acoustic guitar music, cello sonatas, and the like. I have come across a pair of vintage Tannoy 12″ monitor golds(from the sixties) that are mounted in custom cabinets made of baltic birch and […]
On this week’s Gramophone Podcast, Editor Martin Cullingford talks to Santtu-Matias Rouvali, the Principal Conductor Designate of the Philharmonia Orchestra, about his first recording with the orchestra, excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which is available now on Signum Classics. Continues HERE
We are told A classic show. From Bill Graham’s fatherly pride intros “if there ever was a Godfather of Rock n Roll it’s this guy… Jerry Garcia” through highlights including an exquisite transition through Dark Star Jam> Me & My Uncle>Dark Star Jam>Sittin’, a wonderful Brown-eyed Woman and the only performance of I Washed My […]
Responses (some of them not very nice) HERE
PART 1: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE beginning of the story of records and recording is claimed by some to reach back to ancient China, where a prince is said to have invented a box that would carry the human voice and reproduce it to anyone receiving the box; others instance the legend of […]
Meyer Lansky writes … I started my hi-fi journey with a pair of these and have been very interested to revisit them for quite a while – I remember loving them. I’ve been holding off for either a boxed pair or a pair locally and in as close to mint condition as possible as they […]
We are told ….. The double live album Dark Magus was recorded on March 30, 1974, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Davis’ group at the time included bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Al Foster, percussionist James Mtume, saxophonist Dave Liebman, and guitarists Pete Cosey and Reggie Lucas. Dark Magus was produced by Teo Macero […]
When I first got interested in high-end audio in the prehistoric early 70s I was told I didn’t have an ear. I struggled to hear differences obvious to others and so I placed myself in a box with a label that read, “not a good listener”. Because I hadn’t an ear I relied upon those […]
The 1975 solo album from Yes’ late founder and bassist Chris Squire, Fish Out of Water. Squire, whose nickname was “The Fish,” recorded the album in the Spring and Summer of 1975 while Yes was on hiatus as members recorded their respective solo albums. The album sessions were a collaboration between Squire and his […]
From the archives: Ahead of the London Jazz Festival, American pianist Carla Bley talks to Ivan Hewett about her longevity, homeland, days as a cigarette girl and long battle with pop. If there were a poll to choose the First Lady of Jazz, chances are the choice would fall on a perilously thin, 75-year-old black-clad […]
Editor’s note: Today we welcome Mr. Ray Purchase as a guest contributor. His first piece for you sets the pace, tone and style of his writing. I’m not usually a talent-scout; well not in the conventional sense anyway. However Howard drew my attention to the carefully considered comments that Ray has applied to some of […]