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On a mission to like jazz
Jun 17, 2019 at 2:23 PM Post #2,987 of 5,030
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Jun 19, 2019 at 12:42 PM Post #2,991 of 5,030
Jun 19, 2019 at 2:46 PM Post #2,992 of 5,030
Sonic Defender said:
Not sure that is jazz, more like ethnic world fusion. Still really nice though, thanks for posting it.
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Jazz "music" is a hybrid.
Originally it started with Blacks in the south of the USA, evolving from Blues and Ragtime.
"Authentic" Jazz, stopped being authentic a long time ago, as related to its original ideal.
Probably C. Parker took it to the Edge, and by the time Mingus and LATER> M. Davis started their weirdness, Jazz became pretty much disconnected from
what we would think of as "traditional" Jazz.
There are a lot of Jazz musicians, but i only hear 2 different types. One, always plays around with the melody.... Two, you can't find a melody in their music, using a flashlight and a microscope.
The original intent of Jazz, was to improvise ON The Melody, but, but the time the 60's landed, many musicians were just winging chords and, in many cases, just making notes.
Some performers, tho....like......Bill Evans, Chet Baker.......even tho they got older, they never stopped playing what we would consider "authentic" Jazz, which is heavy on the melody and improv OF the Melody.
 
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Jun 19, 2019 at 5:42 PM Post #2,993 of 5,030
FullBright1 said:
There are a lot of Jazz musicians, but i only hear 2 different types. One, always plays around with the melody.... Two, you can't find a melody in their music, using a flashlight and a microscope.
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Players like Joshua Redman might fall under number 2 for the most part. Very talented guy though! Can't say listening to him is much different than much of Sonny Rollins stuff. Like him and Sonny very much.
 
Jun 21, 2019 at 5:32 PM Post #2,997 of 5,030
Good stuff!
 
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