Re: JAZZ

From: GlesneM@aol.com
Date: Tue Jan 09 2001 - 18:45:45 CET

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    In a message dated 1/9/01 12:36:39 AM Central Standard Time,
    elson@westworld.com writes:

    am i the only one appalled every time they say stuff like "the first..." or
    the "most important/greatest....?" etc, etc. their eagerness to put their
    necks out on the line is astounding. i'm sure there are more than a few
    scholars out there who would question some of their supposed certainties.

    I mean in this age of information, it is still a very impossible thing to say
    that this artist did this particular thing first - and that it was completely
    neccessary and/or important. i mean look at the difficulty in putting
    together any sort of year end lists. half the stuff out there is lost by
    anyone who claims to be a critic - espescially a critic relying on previously
    written history (which is dubious in early jazz).

    matt



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