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Rok recently commented: "the visceral always trumps the intellectual". That is simply not true******
For the listener, it is absolutely true. In Jazz and esp in Classical. Listen to very early Blues, R&B and Rock & Roll. Music that changed the world. Where is the intellectual? At Julie-Art. :)
***** For that there needs to be, at least, an openness of mind to the reality that in order to discern skill level one has to rely on a little more than simply visceral reaction *****
Who buys music based solely on 'skill level'? If that were true, the only Jazz Trumpet you would need would be Wynton.
And as much as I love the guy, I can't see that. Now we assume if the guy has a CD he can play his instrument{intellectual}, what we wanna know is, what is he saying when he plays(visceral)
For the listener, it is absolutely true. In Jazz and esp in Classical. Listen to very early Blues, R&B and Rock & Roll. Music that changed the world. Where is the intellectual? At Julie-Art. :)
***** For that there needs to be, at least, an openness of mind to the reality that in order to discern skill level one has to rely on a little more than simply visceral reaction *****
Who buys music based solely on 'skill level'? If that were true, the only Jazz Trumpet you would need would be Wynton.
And as much as I love the guy, I can't see that. Now we assume if the guy has a CD he can play his instrument{intellectual}, what we wanna know is, what is he saying when he plays(visceral)