Re: MMW (was white boys, blah blah)


Jason Witherspoon (arzachel@best.com)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:18:50 -0800



At 10:59 AM -0700 12/16/99, Steve Catanzaro wrote:
>Elson says it is generally conceded that MMW are not innovators. A-ight! Who
>knows of some pre-MMW free-form funky organ trios (or quartets, etc.?) They
>must be out there, and if the're bad, I'd like to check 'em out. Not Jimmy
>Smith or Groove Holmes type stuff; less swing, more funk.
>
>(By the way, Shack-Man was the only MMW that did it for me, so far.)

The only real quasi-precedent I can think of for MMW's free form funk
would be latter-day, pre-funk Larry Young (those last 3-4 Blue Note
records, ie, _Of Love & Peace_, _Contrasts_, _Heaven on Earth_ {less
recommended}, & _Mothership_), & some of John Patton's freer albums--
_Understanding_, _Boogaloo_, _New York to Memphis Spirit_, & (less
free but his best album) _Accent on the Blues_. Lonnie (not Liston)
Smith can also hit those outer edges when he's in the mood, but his
preferred method is repetition --> trance state, rather than by
messing around w/form.

Nonetheless, I'm a huge fan of organ jazz, & I think MMW are the most
innovative thing that's happened to the genre in the last 3 decades.
Which isn't saying much, so let me add that I think they're quite
innovative!

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Jason Witherspoon

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