Interesting about human nature. So many times we hold our own views so tightly that we are not open to appreciate those held by others. I'm not beyond doing that myself. That can be seen here within this post but in many other places as well.
I just stumbled across this link to a Patricia Barber performance at Newport. I've been a fan of her music for more than 15 years. If you're not familiar she plays piano and organ as well as vocals, and her quartet is always very tight. She performs standards, her own compositions, and sometimes pop/rock songs, all with her own very personalized approach.
What struck me here was among the comments to this video someone bashed it, suggested listening to Bill Evans instead. Now I greatly enjoy Evans, but I don't want to see a contemporary musician come on stage and simply emulate his playing. I'm paying attention to this other artist because I want something different. If I'm in the mood for a taste of Evans then I'll pull out one of his recordings -- no substitutes. (Although I will admit that Barber's posture sometimes looks about the same as Evans' often did!)
This Newport performance runs nearly an hour. If you're curious to see what they do with a pop/rock tune but don't have time for the whole thing, just jump to about the 44 minute mark for "Norwegian Wood".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7JtThZN_SY
I just stumbled across this link to a Patricia Barber performance at Newport. I've been a fan of her music for more than 15 years. If you're not familiar she plays piano and organ as well as vocals, and her quartet is always very tight. She performs standards, her own compositions, and sometimes pop/rock songs, all with her own very personalized approach.
What struck me here was among the comments to this video someone bashed it, suggested listening to Bill Evans instead. Now I greatly enjoy Evans, but I don't want to see a contemporary musician come on stage and simply emulate his playing. I'm paying attention to this other artist because I want something different. If I'm in the mood for a taste of Evans then I'll pull out one of his recordings -- no substitutes. (Although I will admit that Barber's posture sometimes looks about the same as Evans' often did!)
This Newport performance runs nearly an hour. If you're curious to see what they do with a pop/rock tune but don't have time for the whole thing, just jump to about the 44 minute mark for "Norwegian Wood".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7JtThZN_SY