tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post2245329046021516904..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: Saxophonists Take NoteLancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-86435727303956346362013-09-03T22:56:06.230+01:002013-09-03T22:56:06.230+01:00The inference that Miles played fewer notes due to...The inference that Miles played fewer notes due to a limited technique is mistaken, he had the ability to burn through changes (check out the live albums Four And More/My Funny Valentine), the sparse playing was a conscious, stylistic choice.Miles Stonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-55109338661607223212013-09-03T22:02:25.416+01:002013-09-03T22:02:25.416+01:00I did swap the woodshed for the pub, Lance (hic!)....I did swap the woodshed for the pub, Lance (hic!)...........Steve Andrewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-10570733981388036542013-09-03T17:09:13.051+01:002013-09-03T17:09:13.051+01:00There's really no case to answer. Miles played...There's really no case to answer. Miles played some very emotive solos using relatively few notes as did Chet Baker. Dizzy did the same using a lot of notes. Who's to say one is greater than the other. A musicians uses the tools at his disposal. If that player has practised hard and long enough to attain greater technical command of his instrument he's going to use that technique Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-35018756535518918242013-09-03T15:40:50.779+01:002013-09-03T15:40:50.779+01:00Really? If you don't like 'lots of notes&...Really? If you don't like 'lots of notes' sax solos, avoid gigs where the repertoire or style is post 1930.<br />Listening to jazz is subjective, like any of the arts, everyone brings their own experiences and expectations and inevitably hears the same music differently. Some might not understand what's happening at a musical or technical level but still engage with the Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-51974246176901057212013-09-03T09:45:52.831+01:002013-09-03T09:45:52.831+01:00Louis once stated: "It's not the notes yo...Louis once stated: "It's not the notes you play that are importand, it's the ones you don't play"<br />I rest my case!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846543511947675282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-21204803307354724082013-09-02T17:48:15.374+01:002013-09-02T17:48:15.374+01:00Yawn...yawn...yawn....heard it all before!
Jazz =...Yawn...yawn...yawn....heard it all before!<br /><br />Jazz = freedom of expression = play as you want to play. As far as I know, there is no magic number of notes that comprise a good jazz solo, but if any anoraks...sorry, fans...out there know how many there SHOULD be, I'd be grateful if they'd put the answer on a postcard and....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Simon Spilletthttp://www.simonspillett.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-534238338809356772013-09-02T14:49:45.013+01:002013-09-02T14:49:45.013+01:00Try Kenny G then! By the way, this has been said b...Try Kenny G then! By the way, this has been said before - but the comment was made about MOZART. "The famous complaint of Emperor Joseph II about The Marriage of Figaro - "too many notes, Mozart" - is generally perceived to be a gaffe by a blockhead. In fact, Joseph was echoing what nearly everybody, including his admirers, said about Mozart: he was so imaginative that he couldn&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com