In the meantime, to keep the ball rolling here's my Ten Jazz Commandments.
1) Thou shall not take the name of Lord Armstrong of Storyville in vain.
2) Thou shall not worship false gods such as John, Paul, George and Ringo.
3) Thou shall not steal thy neighbour's licks, nor his chords, nor his progressions unless they are superior to your own.
4) Thou shall not leave the gig until you have helped to carry out the drums, the keyboards and the bandleader.
5) Thou shall not consume alcohol during the gig unless it is free.
6) Thou shall not ask your fellow musicians to play in keys with a surplus of sharps and flats.
7) Thou shall not sing.
8) Thou shall not use a banjo for any reason other than in self-defence.
9) Thou shall read your BSH daily - morning, noon and night.
10) Thou shall not commit adultery unless the opportunity arises.
Lance
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I can only add ten more false Gods (though none anywhere near the same league as yours), but to keep it interesting, I haven't named them, though I've listed them in rough chronologic order.
If you've guessed who they are, it's probably because I'm right:
1. The busker in black.
2. Grotesquely over-rated songwriter.
3. But are they a boyband or a novelty act?
4. Not a good teenie group like the fabs, nor a proper rock group like Cream.
5. One amongst many fantastic reggae acts.
6. Silly outfits and haircuts, dreadful voice, gimmicky, novelty and a bit teenie.
7. Classic rock, metal, prog, pop, dead nominal leader. God forbid, another Beatles under construction!
8. Worst manufactured band ever, and it was deliberate.
9. Thinking mans punkrock an oxymoron.
10.We're miserable so it must be meaningful.
Ha - thinking about this - 10 must be The Smiths and/or Morrisey.
Yip. Hope you're well Patti.
Topical Top Ten Jazz-Funk Acts.
1. Crusaders.
2. Donald Byrd.
3. George Benson.
4. Grover Washington Jnr.
5. Ramsey Lewis.
6. Ronnie Laws.
7. Eddie Henderson.
8. Herbie Hancock.
9. Roy Ayers.
10.Bob James.
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