rok, often I appreciate your recommendations here. But I must admit I was a bit taken aback by your statement, "You will be amazed at the number of 'so-called' Aficionados, that just don't get it."
Not to start another controversy here but that suggests we should all like/approve the same music or else we get excluded from the club.
As an example I've admitted to here earlier, I don't hold Ellington in the same esteem as most jazz fans. I certainly appreciate his talent, what he created, and what he means to the world of jazz. But I simply don't enjoy listening to his band/orchestra as much as many, many other artists. I think it is called personal taste.
However prior to discovering this post I never would have called myself an "aficionado" anyway. ;^)
Not to start another controversy here but that suggests we should all like/approve the same music or else we get excluded from the club.
As an example I've admitted to here earlier, I don't hold Ellington in the same esteem as most jazz fans. I certainly appreciate his talent, what he created, and what he means to the world of jazz. But I simply don't enjoy listening to his band/orchestra as much as many, many other artists. I think it is called personal taste.
However prior to discovering this post I never would have called myself an "aficionado" anyway. ;^)