tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post7706584729622730919..comments2024-03-29T13:58:43.139+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: A Century of Jazz: The Great and the GoodLancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-68012240921105050382022-01-02T17:48:36.633+00:002022-01-02T17:48:36.633+00:00But there has to be at least some objective truth ...But there has to be at least some objective truth in these things .. for example it would be far fetched to say that Gerry mulligan is better than coltrane , and everyone knows that this wouldn't be true .. even if you prefer Mulligan . It's not just about personal taste. <br />N.HarveyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-70516554958889002672022-01-02T09:02:09.979+00:002022-01-02T09:02:09.979+00:00Public opinion is too varied for titles like the G...Public opinion is too varied for titles like the GOAT or top five or ten jazz artists. At the end of the day an opinion is just that, an opinion, that's why no jazz critic should be taken seriously.Brian Shinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-57911623731915256682022-01-01T16:48:24.611+00:002022-01-01T16:48:24.611+00:00Well this is both interesting and controversial an...Well this is both interesting and controversial and begs the question as to what defines greatness in jazz or indeed in any other form of endeavour?<br />Technique, originality all contribute but, at the end of the day, which almighty being declares that Satchmo is greater than Dizzy, Mozart greater than Bach, Ali greater than Marciano, Warhol greater than Rembrandt? The comparisions are endless.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.com