Well, I do declare! (in my best faux-Southern acceint....not very good). You like David Ware AND Lester Bowie! Will wonders never cease? 😉. Just kidding and yanking your chain of course. I believe there was a time when they would have been put squarely in the “noisemaker” category. Re marginal instruments: While I wouldn’t say “gimmicky”, it is true that players with a less traditional mindset will be prone to search for new and unusual sounds.
**** I wonder if we would like it as much if this was the first and only "I only have eyes for you"? ****
And that IS a good and fascinating question. In a way it answers the question re what is an “appropriate” instrument for jazz.... familiarity with the sound plays a big role in our reaction to it.
And you thought the bass clarinet was marginal in jazz:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=riIWVv5u7Jg
nsp, thanks for that Bennie Maupin clips. I wasn’t familiar with those and enjoyed them. There’s just something about Maupin’s playing that I always like. His soprano saxophone playing on Headhunters is also fantastic. Rough around the edges, but so funky!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNlm-W3m1qc
ghosthouse, the chickens are coming home to roost 😊
**** I wonder if we would like it as much if this was the first and only "I only have eyes for you"? ****
And that IS a good and fascinating question. In a way it answers the question re what is an “appropriate” instrument for jazz.... familiarity with the sound plays a big role in our reaction to it.
And you thought the bass clarinet was marginal in jazz:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=riIWVv5u7Jg
nsp, thanks for that Bennie Maupin clips. I wasn’t familiar with those and enjoyed them. There’s just something about Maupin’s playing that I always like. His soprano saxophone playing on Headhunters is also fantastic. Rough around the edges, but so funky!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNlm-W3m1qc
ghosthouse, the chickens are coming home to roost 😊