I love Neats. Them and Naim is a marriage made in heaven, IMO.
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LP - Prestige Records 1974 : )
Patrice Rushen - Prelusion
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Patrice Rushen – vocals, acoustic piano, electric piano, ARP synthesizer, clavinet
Tony Dumas – electric bass, “blitz” bass
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – drums
Kenneth Nash – percussion
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Hadley Caliman – flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone
Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
George Bohanon – trombone
Recordings from 1973, and 1974
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HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY Patrice Rushen! 
born on 30th September 1954 in Los Angeles, California 
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Hey Simon, have you researched this forum for opinions on the Ministras? I just looked them up on the internet and found a link back to this forum in the following thread:
I’ve never heard them, but I say again that the smaller stand mount speakers look just right in your room.
Joni Mitchell - Hejira
Playing the CD from the Asylum Albums 1976-1980 box set. It’s just a bit clearer than the original release, which was already a very clean sounding album. This is my favourite studio album from Joni. Beautiful songs performed by great musicians, plus of course the incredible Joni.
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I did see them, but haven’t read any. I wanted to form my own opinion first.
I like the idea of Stand Mounts now, assuming I can find an acceptable stand of course, but they will almost certainly need to be a size up from the Ministra’s I think.
Mrs Q just came and had a listen and her immediate reaction was “They need more Punch!”
LP - Prestige Records 1975 : )
Patrice Rushen - Before The Dawn
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Patrice Rushen – acoustic & electric piano, clavinet, synthesizers, tambourine, cabasa
Lee Ritenour – guitars
Charles Meeks – bass
Tony Dumas – bass on “What’s The Story”
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Nate Alfred – percussion
Kenneth Nash – percussion
Hadley Caliman – tenor saxophone
George Bohanon – trombone
Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
Josie James – vocals on "What’s The Story
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California / August 1975
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Craft/Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series (cut by KG) reissue. Happy birthday Parice (thanks for the prompt @Debs)
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They made three albums, the last as the wonderful Radio Caroline related band Loving Awareness.
Then the band went their separate ways to the Average White Band and Ian Dury’s Blockheads.
Superb guitar from John Turnball who later worked with World Party.
From one of those late 60’s early 70’s British bands who contained suberb musicians. This record is on Qobuz with the album title of Questions.
Glencoe - Questions
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If your liking the Neat sound but you want more punch than the Ministra’s are able to deliver then the larger stand mount Majistra could be exactly what your looking for but I’m sure you will already have them on your audition list.
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