First of all, I am glad that you will be making an effort to familiarize yourself
with the names next to an asterisk; you have been missing out on some
great music and I commend you for exploring new musical horizons. But,
let's get real and this is not meant to offend, "certified jazz lover and
fanatic"? What, then, does one call someone who has not excluded
so many of the greats from his playlist, or has been involved enough to not
have so many glaring omissions? I am really trying to understand your
mindset about this.
****Rok2id... Relax, it ain't that serious.****
One of the greatest art forms known to man not that serious? I beg to
differ.
.
Once again :-) I find myself in agreement with Rok2id's comments. No one
is suggesting that we shouldn't have favorites nor that everyone has to take
jazz as seriously as anyone else, but I would suggest and encourage you
to approach your exposure to jazz by taking into account the history and
evolution of it. By doing so a lot more of it will start to make sense and
Billy's "too much melancholy" will become a window into what
some of these greats were experiencing while living at that point in time;
and Bird's power will be heard above all the clicks and pops. Don't mean to
get preachy about it, but I think that if you are able to do this at least to a
degree, your Dexter, Miles and Freddie will be even more enjoyable. Just a
friendly suggestion.
****how could I have never heard of Johnny Griffin??****
I think the answer is obvious.
Maybe this will change your mind. Enjoy.
[URL]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tqkwp_Ba8Pk[/URL]
with the names next to an asterisk; you have been missing out on some
great music and I commend you for exploring new musical horizons. But,
let's get real and this is not meant to offend, "certified jazz lover and
fanatic"? What, then, does one call someone who has not excluded
so many of the greats from his playlist, or has been involved enough to not
have so many glaring omissions? I am really trying to understand your
mindset about this.
****Rok2id... Relax, it ain't that serious.****
One of the greatest art forms known to man not that serious? I beg to
differ.
.
Once again :-) I find myself in agreement with Rok2id's comments. No one
is suggesting that we shouldn't have favorites nor that everyone has to take
jazz as seriously as anyone else, but I would suggest and encourage you
to approach your exposure to jazz by taking into account the history and
evolution of it. By doing so a lot more of it will start to make sense and
Billy's "too much melancholy" will become a window into what
some of these greats were experiencing while living at that point in time;
and Bird's power will be heard above all the clicks and pops. Don't mean to
get preachy about it, but I think that if you are able to do this at least to a
degree, your Dexter, Miles and Freddie will be even more enjoyable. Just a
friendly suggestion.
****how could I have never heard of Johnny Griffin??****
I think the answer is obvious.
Maybe this will change your mind. Enjoy.
[URL]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tqkwp_Ba8Pk[/URL]