C’mon Rok, we’re all big boys (and girls?). It IS possible to have interesting discussion about something without complete agreement. There was no "bashing" in anything I wrote. However, in that comment is found the real issue; the swing (pun) to an "all or nothing" attitude. Wynton is great in so many ways. But is he deserving of total and complete adulation and worship? Is there no room for disagreement about specific areas?
Me and O-10, "birds of a feather"? Yikes! I don’t think so. We may agree about Wynton in a very general sense, but that’s about it. What I mean is, I don’t consider Wynton’s playing "stereotypical" AT ALL (!). I (and many) just don’t think his jazz playing is very interesting by the standards set by the great jazz players of the past.
Ellington:
Fantastic! Your description of that music is spot on. The Duke was brilliant.
Me and O-10, "birds of a feather"? Yikes! I don’t think so. We may agree about Wynton in a very general sense, but that’s about it. What I mean is, I don’t consider Wynton’s playing "stereotypical" AT ALL (!). I (and many) just don’t think his jazz playing is very interesting by the standards set by the great jazz players of the past.
Ellington:
Fantastic! Your description of that music is spot on. The Duke was brilliant.