ltj jazzhead?

From: CHAPMAN,DALE EDWARD (dchapman@ucla.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 20:43:35 MET DST

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    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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