*****“Building blocks”. I like it; but doesn’t “nuts and bolts” have more charm? 😉*****
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Jazz for aficionados
Today's Listen: The Clark Terry Quintet -- TOP AND BOTTOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-CW6XN1qfY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL5g17q3RXA In Baseball he would be called a damn good journeyman. But folks like him are the backbone of Jazz. They bring it to the masses. After the elite innovators like Trane, had jumped the tracks, and Miles, had morphed into Sinbad, players like Terry carried on. He used to appear on the Johnny Carson show quite often back in day. Art farmer also. Sylvia Cuenca on drums. Top and Bottom indeed!!! Cheers |
o10, I hope you don’t read this as my joining frogman and "piling on". As you’ve noted more than once, you and I share many musical tastes and appreciations. For all that, I think you look at classical performances in too much of a constricted view. If you really believe "when some guy played the same identical "Bach Concerto" as another guy the night before, and someone else the night before that, I don’t see any latitude for improvisation", then I suggest you read, or re-read, my post at 10:46 PM yesterday. Even as a non-musician I easily hear different interpretations by different musicians of the same written score, be that for soloists or entire ensembles. How else would classical conductors or orchestras develop such individual reputations? There can be and are improvisations in both genres. Yes jazz and classical are very different, but those apples and oranges can all become "juice" for those open to the tasting. |
Just because music is written, does not mean all the performances will be identical. Since we can assume any competent pianist can play the notes on the sheet of music, what separates Horowitz from any other player? I have a billion CDs of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, but I always play Bohm-Wiener. All of them play the same notes. Cheers |