I completely agree with making a distinction b/t jazzy
and jazz. i've run my mouth about that before. i think
peshay's "the quartet" project at least squarely
intersects jazz, but i skipped "miles from home", and
i never got into bukem. I have yet to find the answer
to "what is jazz" (not what *was* jazz, not what is
*not* jazz, i know all that already and can even spell
syncopation on a good day) in this wierd quick time
we're in. the recent posts about sharp icy northern
jazz from eric truffaz and nils petter whatshisname,
and a straight no chaser article that talked about
similar artists, plus an old, beloved knitting factory
comp ;), i think is the next area i want to explore.
anyone from inside jazz who has insight for me, please
be generous with your knowledge and opinions!
I think little loquacious me deserves some applause
for keeping that to one paragraph. ;)
--- Nasir Rasheed <Nasir@habit.com> wrote:
> I will have to tend to agree with you Dale. It's not
> Jazz. And I think
> nobody worth their salt is calling this music jazz.
> These producers have
> been inspired by jazz music but are not making jazz.
>
>
> Nasir Rasheed
> habit.com
> Producer
> 206.352.3200
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CHAPMAN,DALE EDWARD
> [mailto:dchapman@ucla.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:44 AM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: ltj jazzhead?
>
> Hey all,
>
> What are people's take on LTJ Bukem's *Journey
> Inwards*? I find some of
> the textures extraordinarily beautiful, but as a
> longstanding jazz fan and
> amateur jazz musician, I have the same reaction to
> this album that I do
> with Peshay's *Miles from Home*: it's in many cases
> great dance music,
> but as jazz it is sometimes cringe-inducing.
> (Dodging slings and arrows)
> I know this is sacrilege, but it tends to irritate
> me when little "jazzy"
> cliches (horn stabs, canned crowd noise(!), etc.)
> are thrown in at a
> superficial level, as "flavor." 4hero's Two Pages,
> for me at least, is
> much better in this regard; their music seems to
> have much more of a deep
> feeling for what is at stake in jazz. I know I'm out
> of line, but
> enough about me. What do you all think?
>
> Dale
>
>
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