In Reply to: OK, Now you've done it! Rant: PA Systems and Jazz- posted by oldmkvi on January 19, 2017 at 10:24:30:
was at the GAMH, where he hardly needed any amplification.
Don't remember his sound being at all bad and the best part was when he'd speak into the bell with that funny voice of his, using it as a microphone.
Worse sound from his horn was at Zellerbach, which generally is horrible anyway.
1979 at the Berkeley Jazz Fest (with Weather Report and Pat Metheny) was... delicious.
The combo of venue AND sound guy makes the big difference IMO, not just the PA.
The PA is just a tool that needs to be used correctly.
Unfortunately many of the users of that tool don't seem capable of that.
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- First couple times I saw him with that mic... - musetap 21:22:53 01/19/17 (0)