****Then the Music professor said "that is the most perfect three minutes of music I have ever heard". Notice, he said perfect MUSIC, not JAZZ. Interesting.****
Interesting, indeed. Having known and spoken to more music professors than I can remember, I can say with confidence that this is a testament to the simple fact that they tend to listen to and consider music in a way that has no boundaries. They approach it with a sense of universality. At the core, the most fundamental values of music (dare I say it? the ....naah) , the most important components, are essentially the same for all genres. To refer to it as MUSIC instead of as JAZZ is the highest praise possible.
The comment is also interesting because that comment is also sometimes attributed to Giddins himself; and, in fact, he has said as much without mention of "the professor". Additionally, the tune "West End Blues" is sometimes described, perhaps as a result of that anecdote, as having "perfect architecture". Bottom line, Louis Armstrong is the subject of all this; a testament to his greatness.
Interesting, indeed. Having known and spoken to more music professors than I can remember, I can say with confidence that this is a testament to the simple fact that they tend to listen to and consider music in a way that has no boundaries. They approach it with a sense of universality. At the core, the most fundamental values of music (dare I say it? the ....naah) , the most important components, are essentially the same for all genres. To refer to it as MUSIC instead of as JAZZ is the highest praise possible.
The comment is also interesting because that comment is also sometimes attributed to Giddins himself; and, in fact, he has said as much without mention of "the professor". Additionally, the tune "West End Blues" is sometimes described, perhaps as a result of that anecdote, as having "perfect architecture". Bottom line, Louis Armstrong is the subject of all this; a testament to his greatness.