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NEWS

IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY!

Anniversary Specials!

Jazz, Man

Updated Consignment Department

STORE STANDARDS

Don't forget, we have NEW Store Hours

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Seven years ago this month (after 6 successful years in California) we opened up St. Cecilia Sound Gallery here in Clearwater, Florida. It's been an amazing run that included many changes for us. For starters, we changed our name to Sweet Home Audio three years ago when we relocated from our big store on US Highway 19 to our current suite.

Other changes: we've evolved to better suit the needs and wants of our Florida music lovers and movie fans - new product categories, new products, new services and a new way to stay in touch with all of our fans and music lovers (this online Newsletter!). One thing has not changed, though. We honor and respect our customers and we do our very best to provide exactly what is needed and wanted. We founded our business on personal integrity. Honesty in all of our dealings is paramount to our business and to our personal lives as well.

We thank you all for your support and your interest. And as a token of our appreciation, we are offering some special deals during October this year. Multiple deals don't apply, but we've got some good ones for you. Read on!!

This one is simple. All you have to do is mention our Anniversary and we'll pay your sales tax on any new product that we sell - and that includes a LOT of products! Not in Florida? We'll deduct the amount you would have paid in Florida sales tax from your price!

If you've been in the market for new cables or interconnects, now's the time to move. During our Anniversary Sale, just mention our anniversary and you can have any new speaker cable or interconnect that we sell at this very special price. Choose cables from Harmonic Technology, Acoustic Zen, Audience, Tara Labs or Soundstring. We have some very good bulk cables too.

We've got hundreds of used LPs in our shop just waiting for a new home. Come in this month, mention our anniversary and get 20% off all of our LPs.

Now's the time to go ahead with that home theater or in-wall speaker project. In addition to the product specials above, this month you'll get 25% off on our installation labor fees when you mention our anniversary. Not bad.

Those of you who visited us in the early years will recognize the above photos of our Shop and listening rooms from our original Florida store on US Hwy 19. Here we are today:

Here's Ed Sapiega's latest edition of "Jazz, Man" for your edification and reading pleasure.

Jazz artists are seemingly able to play and innovate well past the age of retirement. How fortunate for us youngsters.

Adolph

us Anthony “Doc” Cheatham passed away at the age of 92 in 1997. Although trumpet players tend to fade in their 60’s, Doc began a career as a soloist in his 70’s. He recorded the excellent “Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton” at the tender age of 91. His playing and singing (!) on this record is a joy.

Hank Jones passed away this past May at the age of 91. He released Hank Jones - The Talented Touch / Porgy and Bess

approximately 60 albums under his own name and countless others as a featured side man. His last album was issued in 2009. His “Live at Maybeck” is a beautiful solo outing well worth seeking out.

Benny Carter was an alto saxophonist since the 1920’s. After eight decades of

playing and writing, he passed away at 95 in 2003. Known amongst his peers as the “King”, Carter also played trumpet and was an expert arranger. No record collection would be complete without “Further Definitions”, a classic, 5-star recording.

Fred Anderson was not as well known as his fellow “senior” peers, possibly because he remained primarily in Chicago. In the beginning, he was influenced by Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins but merged the ideas of Ornette Coleman and other free jazz stylists during the 1960’s. He was a founding member of the Chicago based AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), shepherding many young musicians into jazz careers. He became the proprietor of the “Velvet Lounge” in 1982 providing a performing space for these younger musicians and himself. We recently lost Fred in June of this year at the age of 81. His recording “Timeless” features two of the musicians under his tutelage: Hamid Drake and Harrison Bankhead.

Fortunately, we still have with us the inimitable Sonny Rollins who celebrated his 80^t^h birthday recently at the Beacon Theatre in New York. Reportedly, his playing was excellent and the celebration included three special guests: Roy Haynes (85) on drums; Jim Hall (79) on guitar and Ornette Coleman (80) on alto saxophone.

Sell your old gear on consignment and turn it into cash—money for you to spend.

If you are in the market for home audio or home video gear and you're on a budget, buy from our Consignment Department. We've got quality used A/V products on consignment at very attractive prices.

Every month we add new items to the consignment list (see it at the end of this newsletter). We even have music on consignment—CD's, LP's and even Laser Discs.

We are frequently out of the shop helping customers at their homes and businesses.

Monday through Fridays, we do our best to keep regular hours here (see below times).

We are now available on Saturday and Sundays by appointment only. We are usually able to accommodate your schedule, so give us a call and let's set up a time for you to come over and check out our shop and gear.

Here's Ed Sapiega's latest edition of "Jazz, Man" for your edification and reading pleasure.

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