Jazz for aficionados

I am fond of This One.

The gurus make good points, and they should know. However, it seems as if the overall tone is that (1) 'Jazz players aren't GOOD ENOUGH to play classical, and (2) Classical music is somehow SUPERIOR to Jazz.

I beg to disagree.

I think players like Wynton and Ellington have demonstrated Jazz players can play anything at the highest level.. As far as playing together as a group or section, check out some Ellington, Goodman and Miller. They play together as well as any Classical group. They ARE playing Jazz, so the music calls for different things, but to say they CAN'T play classical? Hmmmmmmmmmmm

Can the Berlin Philharmonic play "Hog Calling Blues"? They could if it was written down. But what would it sound like? Ever hear the German Radio Bands try their hand at Jazz?

Of the two, Jazz musicians are better musicians. Because what they do is harder, and they don't get any help from a written score and / or Conductors. They are out there alone.

As the OP pointed out, you either got it or you don't. A person can learn to do all required of Classical players, by hard work and practice. In Jazz it takes hard work, practice AND that certain something within the person

Jazz is Jazz, and Classical is Classical, and Never The Twain Shall Meet. The efforts of MJQ and others, Notwithstanding. And as I said before, Thank God for both, and for the differences.

Cheers

BTW, my post of the Berlin Cellists, which demonstates certain points of this disccussion was completely ignored.

OP, how long will I have to suffer these indignities???

Cheers

To state Jazz players are better than Classical ones is just plain stupid.

***To state Jazz players are better than Classical ones is just plain stupid****

Was about to respond, then I considered the source.

Cheers

Good, then I don't have to explain to you how Learsfool
in a symphonic horn solo is "farther out there" than any jazz player could ever be.