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So, if it's achieved nothing else it's made someone curious enough to do some delving and listening. A good result then!  Well MJ, the thread did the same for me, but beware, when I expressed disappointment and questioned the clip's musicality then I was sneered at and accused of having blindspots  Have to say I did go blind (saw no more) after 3mins 20secs  just when it was getting exciting  greenfox, observe: teasing and differences of opinion, but no aggression, no insults, no swearingJohn W |
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So, if it's achieved nothing else it's made someone curious enough to do some delving and listening. A good result then! Well MJ, the thread did the same for me, but beware, when I expressed disappointment and questioned the clip's musicality then I was sneered at and accused of having blindspots Have to say I did go blind (saw no more) after 3mins 20secs just when it was getting exciting greenfox, observe: teasing and differences of opinion, but no aggression, no insults, no swearingJohn W Yeh but John, that's no kind of real example. After all, we've known for some time that you have Van Gogh's ear for music.  |
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« Reply #122 on: 22:29:02, 11-01-2008 » |
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after reading this thread from beginning to end just now, I can truthfully say I'm all agog and determined to investigate AB's music. LOL Well check it out: as I write, you have three minutes before Monsieur Alyn Shipton expounds on this controversial dude: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzlibrary/pip/848tx/Or the podcast stays there for one whole week. |
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Yeh but John, that's no kind of real example. After all, we've known for some time that you have Van Gogh's ear for music.
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after reading this thread from beginning to end just now, I can truthfully say I'm all agog and determined to investigate AB's music. LOL Well check it out: as I write, you have three minutes before Monsieur Alyn Shipton expounds on this controversial dude: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzlibrary/pip/848tx/Or the podcast stays there for one whole week. Thanks I'm listening now. Well, so far certainly sounds like jazz to me. That being jazz as I have always understood the term to describe. However, best press on.... |
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« Reply #125 on: 23:01:52, 11-01-2008 » |
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Erm..  I wouldn't describe this current piece as jazz. I think whoever commented that some of it is jazz and some of it isn't is probably correct. |
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« Reply #126 on: 01:17:10, 12-01-2008 » |
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Oops! I went out and missed the programme but I will try to give it a listen tomorrow. There I was hoping for a little friendly banter when I got in and everyone's decamped to the land of Nod. Sweet dreams all.
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« Reply #127 on: 03:16:12, 12-01-2008 » |
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There I was hoping for a little friendly banter when I got in and everyone's decamped to the land of Nod. And now I'm here and you're not. That's no good either, is it. Oh well, think I'll put on a bit of Composition No 286 (my favourite) to keep me company. Night all. |
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I'm not sure I have much to say really, except two points. Firstly that it did not fit what I understand to be 'free jazz', about which I've already commented. That selection was considerably more structured than my experience of the latter and - secondly - though I can't say why in musicological terms, what struck me was a classical 'feel' to it: patterns, movements and such, but expressed in a 'jazz' way. I can see why people find him interesting, in the same way people find modern classical 'interesting' (though its not something I share).
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« Reply #129 on: 10:18:25, 12-01-2008 » |
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I totally agree with that Greenfox, after listening to the programme. However it doesn't really matter if it's jazz or not - it's really good music, IMHO anyway.
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« Reply #130 on: 10:24:02, 12-01-2008 » |
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You think it was 'classical'?
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« Reply #131 on: 10:25:14, 12-01-2008 » |
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Yes, it came over to me in a very classical way. Rather too formally presented for true jazz.
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« Reply #132 on: 16:17:32, 12-01-2008 » |
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a bit of Composition No 286 (my favourite) to keep me company.
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« Reply #133 on: 17:58:02, 12-01-2008 » |
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If you like that one I think you'll find the enormous Iridium box set of great interest.
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« Reply #134 on: 16:33:53, 13-01-2008 » |
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And here, amazingly, is AB together with Hugh Ragin, Ray Anderson and Marilyn Crispell playing the first nine minutes of the beautiful Composition 98, one of my favourites. I thoroughly enjoyed that; if you cats like that, apart from the obvious avenues to explore in AB's own discography, you might also be interested in a recording which Braxton conducted of John Lindberg's composition, Trilogy of Works for 11 Instrumentalists.There are places where the Iridium set is available in mp3. |
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