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Real music lovers can find the melody in everything. From the park to the concert hall, our friend Nelson Brill is always on the hunt for great sound. In this blog, Nelson looks at different ways that music lovers can continue to see live shows virtually and how they can further\u00a0their at-home listening\u00a0experience by using Nordost’s Blue Heaven Headphone Cable!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JOYS OF HOME LISTENING CONTINUE \u2013 NEW RECORDINGS TO SAVOR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting lost in the rejuvenation that home listening brings, (taking time to listen without interruption to one\u2019s favorite music on a quality high-end audio system) is a special gift in these tough and challenging times. I\u2019ve been enjoying my time listening to the new reference high-end audio system that I reviewed last month (consisting of the Goldmund Telos 590 Integrated Amplifier<\/em> partnered with Seidenton STB Studio Allnico<\/em> loudspeakers and an Ensemble Dirondo CD player<\/em>). I\u2019ve also been listening to my headphone system to catch all of the terrific online concerts to benefit musicians and arts organizations worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IMPROVE YOUR HEADPHONE SOUND:
If you enjoy listening to headphones, (either through a computer or through a dedicated headphone amplifier), here\u2019s a simple, upgrade tip: think about swapping out that generic headphone cable and invest in a quality headphone cable. I highly recommend Nordost\u2019s Blue Heaven headphone cable<\/em>, (http:\/\/www.nordost.com<\/a>); $350 per 1.25 meter). Switching out the generic cable that came with my Sennheiser HD650<\/em> headphones for the Blue Heaven<\/em> cable, I heard instant sonic improvements: a much quieter noise floor (that allowed more tactile and inner details of music to emerge); an overall improved tonal balance; an airier and wider stereo image and a greater coherency to the HD 650\u2019s<\/em> limited mid bass and upper bass. The Blue Heaven headphone cable<\/em> took my modest HD 650\u2019s<\/em> to a new level of enjoyment and immersion \u2013 more toe-tapping and less listener fatigue (an important consideration when wearing even the best quality headphones for long periods).
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ONLINE MUSIC RICHES:
So grab a pair of good quality headphones and equip them with a quality headphone cable like Nordost\u2019s Blue Heaven<\/em> and get more enjoyment out of all the vital music online to support musicians, local venues and arts organizations. Here are some upcoming online events that I will be checking out on my headphone rig:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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-A celebration of the music of Jerry Garcia (on the 25th anniversary of his passing), to benefit the Rex Foundation<\/em>, an organization that the Grateful Dead<\/em> and friends started in 1983 to support local arts, science and educational organizations. [http:\/\/www.dazebetween.com<\/a>];
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-Weekly concerts, dance performances and artist conversations presented by Arts For Art<\/em> as part of their ongoing \u201cCrisis Fund Benefit\u201d [http:\/\/www.artsforart.org<\/a>];<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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-A series of concerts presented by irrepressible trombonist and humanist, Delfeayo Marsalis, as he organizes a new online benefit, (named after his late father, Ellis Marsalis Jr.), to help sustain New Orlean\u2019s rich culture and its musicians [http:\/\/www.KNOMA.org<\/a>];<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-A series of weekly Sunday concerts to support the international music and art scene in vibrant Provincetown, MA. [www.ptownmusic.com<\/a>];
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-Online concerts to benefit local music venues such as the weekly online jazz concerts presented by the venerable jazz club, Village Vanguard <\/em>[www.villagevanguard.com<\/a>] or the terrific weekly online listening sessions presented by Newvelle Records<\/em> in support of their artists and their sterling recordings [www.newvelle-records.com<\/a>);
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-Online performances to help support local orchestras like the inspiring online Tanglewood Festival<\/em> presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra<\/em>. [www.tanglewood.org<\/a>]. The recent Tanglewood Gala featured a moving online tribute to the legendary violinist, Isaac Stern, with animated performances and conversations with many musicians touched by Stern\u2019s genius and humanity. Catch it again if you can online \u2013 along with all the other weekly concerts and classes from the new Tanglewood Learning Institute<\/em>\u2013 all to benefit the BSO\u2019s vital activities and music.
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NEW CD RECORDINGS TO SAVOR:
Back in the listening room, here\u2019s a new batch of audiophile quality CD\u2019s that have been in heavy rotation for their smart musicianship, fresh sounds and superb recording qualities \u2013all to lift our spirits!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First up is a CD from a trumpet maestro and great teacher who died recently and will be sorely missed: Wallace Roney. Roney\u2019s 2019 Blue Dawn \u2013 Blue Nights<\/em> [HighNote Records] is a gem of a recording powered by Roney\u2019s mighty trumpet and his gift for bringing together young talent to feed off his exuberance. The opening number, \u201cBookendz\u201d, is a great example: elemental bass and drums propel a bracing trumpet solo from Roney (his stippled bursts crackling with heat) along with bold solos from pianist Oscar Williams II (spinning carefree, light runs) and reedman Emilio Modeste (ranging with glee on his expressive soprano sax). Legendary drummer Lenny White contributes his dashing propulsion on his own tune, \u201cWolfbane\u201d, his protean drums igniting a piercing Roney solo and another bluesy frolic from Modeste on his tenor sax. On other numbers, Roney\u2019s talented nephew, drummer Kojo Odu Roney, brings his fresh energy to his drum kit where his cymbal\/snare combinations resound with spacious, airy flow that foster the band\u2019s pulsing groove and spunk.
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In addition to propulsive nuggets like a jostling version of Dave Liebman\u2019s \u201cNew Breed\u201d (sweet and tart on Roney\u2019s muted trumpet) and a frenetic \u201cVenus Rising\u201d with the band firing on all swinging cylinders, Roney and his young lions also dig deep into several heartfelt ballads. The softly caressed \u201cWhy Should There Be Stars\u201d features Roney\u2019s plaintive meditations where he utilizes silence between his notes as effectively as his crisp, clarion calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roney\u2019s shining trumpet is cushioned in Paul Cuffari\u2019s warm bass lines (coherent to their purple depths) and Williams\u2019 lightly patterned piano runs that resemble the spinning of a delicate spider\u2019s web. All of these fresh sounds and grooves are captured in a wide-open and layered soundstage recorded in legendary Van Gelder Studio by Maureen Sickler and her team along with David Darlington\u2019s talented mastering. Blue Dawn-Blue Nights<\/em> is Roney\u2019s parting gift: his trumpet keen and charging ahead (into posterity) with steadfast passion and playful joy, his encouragement of young talent insuring the future of the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of playful joy, there\u2019s a lot of joy and sustenance to be discovered within the timeless songs of composers Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe, an exemplary team that was equally at home writing for Broadway or for the jazz stage. Many of their timeless songs have now been re-imagined by an impeccable jazz band led by the vivacious woodwind maestro, Adrian Cunningham on his new CD, Adrian Cunningham & His Friends Play Lerner And Loewe<\/em> [Arbor Records, ARCD 19470]. Cunningham is joined by reveling companions-pianist Fred Hersch, bassist John Hebert and drummer Eric McPherson- to deliver this garland of Lerner and Loewe songs teeming with swing and soul.
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Cunningham leads with a supremely assured presence. He shifts effortlessly between his magnetic clarinet, sax and flute to mine the heart of each tune with a taste for slippery adventure that always returns to the irresistible pulse of these great melodies. Hersch, joined by his two trusted journeymen, Hebert and McPherson, is also an inspired force. It is a joy to listen to him at his keyboard as he unspools gossamer runs, melodic twists and gusts of low notes. Arbor Records\u2019 <\/em>Rachael Domber and her recording team bring their careful craft to capture the full harmonic body of Hersch\u2019s piano, (a rare recording feat), the breathy flights of Cunningham on his woodwinds and all the crackling, alive drama in this zestful session.
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Take a listen to the intoxicating duet between Cunningham and Hersch on their beautifully woven, \u201cThe Heather On The Hill\u201d, or to the band\u2019s \u201cI Talk To The Trees\u201d for music that sings with sultry, melodic spirit. Let this impeccable band swing you away on their arrangements of \u201cI Could Have Danced All Night\u201d; \u201cI Was Born Under A Wandering Star\u201d and \u201cThey Call The Wind Maria\u201d \u2013 all graciously swinging gems highlighted by the comic slurs and growls from Wycliffe Gordon\u2019s trombone (his embouchure captured tactile and slurry) or the brazen glow of Randy Brecker\u2019s trumpet. The finale, \u201cBrigadoon\u201d, lands on tender ground easing us into another day with the curvaceous dignity of Cunningham\u2019s glowing sax, Hersch\u2019s soft keyboard caresses and the combination of McPherson\u2019s circular brushes on snare joining Hebert\u2019s bass lines, deep and embracing. This music is all about delivering the life-affirming spirit and wonder of Lerner and Loewe\u2019s irresistible creations; it is a bundle of playful joy from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is also a treat to explore the music from a vocalist and composer who clearly treasures the stellar companionship of her band as much as her own vocal explorations. Singer, arranger and composer Susan Tobocman has released a new CD, Touch & Go\u201d<\/em> [Soliterra Records; www.susantobocman.com<\/a>] and exploring all if its wistful and swinging terrain is a joy on a quality audio system. From the opening deep bass\/piano rumba driving Tobocman\u2019s arrangement of Irving Berlin\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019ll I Do\u201d to the swerving grooves of Tobocman\u2019s original, \u201cMake Believe\u201d, there is fresh adventure with Tobocman\u2019s improvisory playfulness and the superb companionship of her band: keyboardist Henry Hey (a creative presence throughout, unpredictable and fresh); guitarist Pete McCann (a marvel on his cool and vibrant strings); saxophonist Joel Frahm (delivering inspired grooves and churning, soulful heat); Matt Pavolka on his rich and vibrant bass; Dave Eggar on his radiant cello and Michael Sarin holding it all down with his fluid, propulsive engine. Tobocman\u2019s vocals, lithe and expressive, float above this swashbuckling musical drama, her voice clarion and adventurous ensnaring the essence of each song with spunk and charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tobocman is also a talented composer and arranger. Her original instrumentals on Touch & Go <\/em>are a verdant landscape for her talented band to linger and stretch out. The band soaks up every chance to explore the creative nooks of Tobocman\u2019s smart arrangements as on her swinging arrangement of \u201cYou Only Live Twice\u201d, (taking the James Bond theme into rollicking new territory) or on her \u201cI Could Get Used To This\u201d, a bluesy walk on the pump of Frahm\u2019s sax, Pavolka\u2019s dapper bass and Sarin\u2019s crisp cymbal hits. Her two delectable arrangements of the Beatles\u2019 classic, \u201cHelp!\u201d capture the beauty and verve of her writing. The first version is a quiet, cello-deep pool of soul with Tobocman\u2019s stirring vocals lithe and restless. Her second version closes the album with fiery energy, power chords and vocal molten heat from this dynamic band \u2013 always looking for the next fresh moment to evolve in Tobocman\u2019s creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turning to a global canvas of shape-shifting beauty, we find the creation of dynamic pianist, composer and arranger, Ryan Cohan, who leads a stellar big band joined by the Kaia String Quartet<\/em> in performance of his original compositions on the CD, Originations<\/em> [Origin Records; www.originarts.com<\/a>]. This is music of open-eared exploration with a wide-open musical terrain where Arab melodies and rhythms meld with jazz and classical roots to inspire and beguile. The music allows capacious space for each musician to delight in their own instrument\u2019s colors and textures to transform Cohan\u2019s globe-spanning creation. The superb recording captures all of the diverse energy and dynamic contrasts in Cohan\u2019s music with an up-front, crisp presence that delivers all the airy timbres and textures of this unique collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each chapter of Originations<\/em> contains surprising gifts of rhythmic beauty and melodic grace. Cohan\u2019s inventions include soft shimmering ballads, such as his willowy \u201cHeart,\u201d propulsive and inviting on its dipping string caresses and the soaring colors of Tito Carrillo\u2019s flugelhorn. The ensemble can also dance and soar, as on Cohan\u2019s playful \u201cSabra\u201d that swarms with staccato string lightness and teeming percussion, with Geof Bradfield\u2019s pungent bass clarinet weaving its breathy, serpentine drama. \u201cThe Hours Before Dawn\u201d evolves slowly on tremulous strings, plucky piano and the deep throb of bass clarinet alongside Michael Raynor and Omar Musfi\u2019s rousing percussion. The prickly \u201cImaginary Lines\u201d moves in quick pulses with John Wojciechowski\u2019s clarinet nestled in Carrillo\u2019s crisp trumpet calls. The adventure concludes with Cohan\u2019s magnetic centerpiece, \u201cEssence\u201d, where a beautiful calm is followed by a dashing, dancing riot of instrumental colors. Here is a coiled blast of the blues, a pulse of a rhumba and a dash of bebop (in Wojciechowski\u2019s playful flute solo) all dancing to Cohan\u2019s sprawling vision. Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian \u2013 there are no borders to Cohan\u2019s music: optimistic, rambunctious and flowing in its boundless quest for unity, light and dance.
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The verve and beauty of Cohan\u2019s music leads me to recommend one final CD in this latest roundup of audiophile quality recordings. This new classical gem is from another gifted composer, Jonathan Leshnoff, in his delectable exploration of the unique sounds created when a solo clarinet and bassoon join forces with a sparkling orchestra. Leshnoff\u2019s Concerto For Clarinet and Bassoon<\/em> is performed by the venerable Pittsburgh Symphony conducted by their Music Director, Manfred Honeck, and recorded on a new hybrid CD\/SACD in sterling fashion by the recording team of Sound\/Mirror<\/em> in association with the Fresh!<\/em> label of Reference Recordings<\/em> [www.referencerecordings.com<\/a>].
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This recording gem (like so many other Reference Recordings<\/em>) is a superlative example of how careful recording can bring the images of a full orchestra to vital life on a quality high-end audio system. Accompanying the notes to the recording, there is a photo of the Pittsburgh Orchestra on the stage of the Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts<\/em> in Pittsburgh. When one listens to this recording on a quality high end audio system, (like on the Goldmund, Seidenton, Ensemble<\/em> audio system), each section of the orchestra is imaged precisely in proper position and height as they are pictured in their group photo. One can distinctly hear instruments layered in front or behind each other- a rare feat of recording. There is delight in hearing those clarion trumpets (positioned on low risers on the far-right of the Heinz<\/em> stage) in all their regal glory. This is the essence of the audiophile thrill: to listen at home and re-create, as close as possible, the immersive experience of a live concert event.
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Leshnoff\u2019s Concerto For Clarinet and Bassoon<\/em>, with this performance\u2019s reveling soloists, clarinetist Michael Rusinek and bassoonist Nancy Goeres, is a questing piece taking full advantage of the spikey-sweet sounds of clarinet and bassoon in musical dialogue with a kinetic orchestra. Its three short movements offer trim, airy inventions that combine skittering melodies and runs (Leshnoff loves the sound of echoing ascending riffs that have clarinet and bassoon leaping in supple woody glow), with moments of soulful serenity. Leshnoff\u2019s creation reminds me of the sunny and soulful music of another great American composer, Aaron Copland. I hear in Leshnoff\u2019s inviting music elements of Copland\u2019s open-hearted lyricism and an adventurous play with instrumental colors. Leshnoff leads his intrepid bassoon and clarinet creation into sprite new territory that both soothes the spirit and challenges the ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony also bring an immersive combination of soul and litheness to their performance of Tchaikovsky\u2019s\u00a0Symphony No. 4.<\/em>\u00a0This galloping and deeply moving piece sounds fresh and alive in the handsome timbres of the Pittsburgh\u2019s string sections and in the bombastic crispness of the brass and horn sections that light up\u00a0Heinz Hall\u00a0<\/em>with their regal, airy calls. Turn the volume up (with\u00a0Reference Recordings<\/em>\u00a0their natural recording levels allow for this without compression), and hear how the Pittsburgh and Honeck mine each of Tchaikovsky\u2019s stirring moments with deliberation and a great feel for momentum and pacing. Every nook and cranny of this majestic music is deeply explored in this performance. Highlights are many and include the beauty of the lithe curlicue motifs passed amongst the woodwinds in the\u00a0First Movement<\/em>; the dancing, resonant deep string pulses of the\u00a0Second Movement<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0Final Movement\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0galloping rush of brass fury. Tchaikovsky\u2019s masterpiece still delivers goose bumps and spiritual uplift as proven in this new\u00a0Fresh!\u00a0<\/em>Pittsburgh Symphony recording that renews our spirits (bathed in its final trumpeting glory) for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can read more of Nelson\u2019s concert reviews at www.bostonconcertreviews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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