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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