R. Scott (framboise@mindspring.com)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:20:19 -0800
Here, here!!
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Witherspoon <arzachel@best.com>
To: Steve Catanzaro <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: MMW (was white boys, blah blah)
> 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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