Re: The AJ Standards
Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
01 May 96 19:57:36 -0800
zc> Well yes and no in my opinion. I play a bit of jazz and a bit of funk
zc> (guitar) and have to say that although I enjoy AJ jams 'cos of the
zc> vibe, they are often very boring one chord jams whereas jazz jams with
zc> standards, fake books and so on are much more challenging and fun. AJ
zc> standards exist but not many
be realistic, that's like saying that there weren't many fusion standards
in '72. most fusionists were still getting the hang of it.
zc> - a lot of AJ musicians are IMHO failed
zc> jazz musicians (though a lot of course are also very good jazzers)
what do you mean by failed? do you mean financially unsuccessful? or do
you mean players that aren't up to par?
zc> don't dig the difficult chords and interesting melodies of good jazz
zc> (or Acid Jazz - by the way I abbreviate to AJ). I wish there were
zc> standards!
next time you're in l.a. give me a call, my band plays tunes w/changes and
we still groove like a mofo...
t-bird
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