> -----Original Message-----
> From: dj t-bird [mailto:djt_bird@yahoo.com]
>
> personally, i think that there is still much that can be done with jazz if
> people will look at the spirit of jazz as opposed to the
> *conventions.* a
> resistance toward bending or at least *examining* the "rules" is
> what leads
> to the death of an art form.
just piping in here too (nice thread for morning coffee reading, by the
way).
What T-Bird speaks here is precisely why my love affair with contemporary
jazz sort of petered out a few years ago. i still love the classics, and i
know that i still have much to learn, much to hear in the world jazz
library... but, c'mon, how many Monk tribute albums do we really need in the
year 2000? how many cover versions of Canteloupe Island do people need to
do? i just got tired of waiting around for someone/something that would
really stretch things out.
there is a tradition/convention in jazz of redoing material, but to my mind
it's reached inappropriate levels... jazz music really needs far-reaching
efforts to capture the attention of music lovers, in my opinion, at least
yours truly (i can't speak for others).
the jazz institution is tired. the jazz conventions are (mostly)
unnecessary. i think we all want something new. too bad the record labels
and jazz clubs don't. but i guess you can say that about any genre of music.
-g
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