I am somewhat surprised that so few people participate in this thread.
Quality over quantity, I guess.
Quality over quantity, I guess.
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, Figures you would be "steps ahead". hahaha I did give a quick listen to the Metheny, Brecker, McBride Jazz Baltica 2003. I do like Metheny but that straight up jazz guitar stuff just doesn’t (usually) do much for me. I did not get too far into it. Maybe it just starts off slow. That being my usual response to "jazz guitar" is one reason the Les McCann "On Time" album with Joe Pass surprised me. I don’t expect to like such playing. This is not to say the Jazz Baltica performance is not objectively good! Just another demonstration of my "bad taste", no doubt. I’ll give it another go tonight. |
"Bad taste"? Not at all. No reason to go there; we all have our preferences. Curious, you really liked the Pat Martino fusion record, did you listen to the live clip with Joey DeFrancesco? If so, what did you think of his playing in that style?. Here it is again: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cyqJwJzGB0g |
Ghosthouse, on this thread, there is no such thing as bad taste, there is no such thing as "objective" music; if you don't like, you don't like it, end of story. I know exactly what you mean when you say "straight up jazz", I don't like it either when it's new guys blowing old jazz; that's because it's so "stereotypical", meaning these new guys are copying old guys licks, and I heard the licks when they were new; jazz licks are no good the second time around, their not like love. There's nothing "objective" about jazz, this is not mathematics, 2+2=4, that's objective; beauty is in the eye of the beholder in jazz. I don't care who it is, when the guy blows "crap" according to my ears, I say so; while others will argue that XY musician is incapable of blowing crap, I beg to differ. Ghosthouse, be true to thine own ears. Enjoy the music. |