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How does visual stimulation affect your listening?

Ceburaska

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I firmly believe that listening to music without seeing the musician should not be done -at least with jazz. I can only do Diana Krall justice seeing her singing while playing the piano - which is much harder than singing standing. Jazz musicians are characters and part of the music. This forum seems to have a majority of classical music fans which may explain while people are not that fanatic about it.
And I think the sound is better when the picture is better - hence Blu-ray concerts are good. There is even a 3D jazz concert on Blu-ray.
And because seeing fills gaps in audiophidelity the audio equipment can be lees expensive, add Multichannel and it can be even cheaper on a per unit base.
Sure, background music can be without a video. But this a bit like eating while watching Tv or driving - that does not do the music (food) justice. Listening&Seeing should be an event and reserved for value time honoring the music and the artist. Like a real concert.
So do you listen to jazz from the 50s and 60s? I’d assume a lot less visual performance from this times. Which happen to be the heyday of jazz. In my opinion.
 

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Some time ago i was watching a movie and there was a song in it from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. I was so captivated by the song i searched for title and put it in a playlist on tidal..... and listening to it relaxed in the recliner the magic was gone.
What i'm saying is, i liked the song complimented with footage but not as a stand alone song.
 

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Well said! I never thought of jazz this way, and now I'm going to have to get some good multi-channel jazz blu ray discs, any suggestions?

Staying with the subject:
Diana Krall Live in Paris
Norah Jones Live at Ronni Scott’s Jazz Club
 

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So do you listen to jazz from the 50s and 60s? I’d assume a lot less visual performance from this times. Which happen to be the heyday of jazz. In my opinion.

That is of course difficult, and video quality is low. Some material from the 60s exists, but late performances from the 70 and 80 are better in quality, some examples

Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux - Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000UMXCS0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Duke Ellington - Live: On The Jazz Train
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000FGGVX4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ramsey Lewis - Legends of Jazz
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000S398WU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Count Basie Orchestra - 1981 live at Carnegie Hall
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B004IC7HG6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ella Fitzgerald - Best of the BBC Vaults
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00F3MMAMG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Newport Jazz Festival 1962
https://www.amazon.de/Various-Artis...ords=Jazz+Newport&qid=1569968420&s=dvd&sr=1-1
 
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