Author: Jim Merod
Grand Prix “Monaco” Modular Audio Isolation System
December 27, 2002
Grand Prix “Monaco” Modular Audio Isolation System Jim Merod 27 December 2002 Specifications: stainless steel frameclear vinyl or black carbon fiber/metal/Kevlar composite material shelvesPrice range: $999 – $4,495. 2 Shelf Monaco – $2,4954 Shelf Monaco [Read More]
John Hicks And Gust Tsilis At The Atheneum, La Jolla, California
September 10, 2002
John Hicks And Gust Tsilis At The Atheneum, La Jolla, California Album and Performance Review Jim Merod 10 September 2002 Pianist John Hicks and his partner, vibraphonist Gust Tsilis, were nearly thwarted from playing to a [Read More]
Alas, Our Brilliant Colleague
September 3, 2002
Alas, Our Brilliant Colleague Jim Merod 3 September 2002 Denny Purcell, the talented and uncompromising award-winning mastering engineer, passed away in his Georgetown Mastering Studio in Nashville last week August 22nd. His death, at [Read More]
Earthworks Audio
August 23, 2002
Earthworks Audio A Pro’s Point of View Jim Merod 23 August 2002 I gained my introduction to the extraordinary audio universe of David Blackmer in the late ’80s. I was searching among several high-end audio [Read More]
Karrin Allyson: In Blue
August 14, 2002
Karrin Allyson: In Blue [Concord CCD-2106-2] Jim Merod 14 August2002 Vocalist Karrin Allyson is one of the truly gifted, swinging and (gracefully, thankfully) subtle female vocalists on the scene today … and, since there are [Read More]
Ellington At The White House
August 3, 2002
Ellington At The White House Jim Merod 3 August 2002 Duke Ellington’s seventieth birthday was celebrated with a patriotic royal flair on April 29, 1969. Richard Nixon’s White House gathering of jazz, cultural and [Read More]
The Joyful Art of Jazz Photography
June 24, 2002
The Joyful Art of Jazz Photography Commentary Jim Merod 24 June 2002 Ugliness, discovered or invented, has often been the camera’s essential, sometimes desperate domain. The human condition is suffused with grim images. To be human [Read More]
Samba Jazz Fantasia
June 10, 2002
Samba Jazz Fantasia Duduka Da Fonseca [Malandro Records MAL 71018] Jim Merod 10 June 2002 Malandro Records, in Cincinnati, Ohio, has become one of the hippest places on the planet. If you doubt that attribution, [Read More]
Stealth “Bullet-Proof” Microphone Cables
February 6, 2002
Stealth “Bullet-Proof” Microphone Cables A Pro’s Point Of View Jim Merod 6 February 2002 Specifications Address:Interlink House, Inc.17528 Bowie Mill Rd.,Derwood, MD 20855 U.S.ATelephone (voice): 240.631.8002 or 800.579.4046Fax: 240.631.8859Web: www.stealthcables.comEmail: sales@stealthcables.com Microphone cables are the least appreciated [Read More]
Tommy Flanagan
November 24, 2001
Tommy Flanagan Commentary Jim Merod November 2001 A Reminiscence The incomparable pianist Tommy Flanagan passed away on November 16th in New York. He was seventy-one. Jazz lost an artist who set the highest lyrical standards. [Read More]
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