[Dixielandjazz] MILES DAVIS (yet again)

[Jazzjerry@aol.com]

In a message dated 29/12/02 4:11:13 PM, stridepiano@tesco.net writes:

<< For pretentious claptrap this takes the cake and the cake stand too.

 >>

John,

Hear! Hear!

Do you remember the column in Private Eye 'Pseud's Corner'? Practically all 
of this article would merit a place in that. Interestingly many of the New 
York Times articles which Steve posts to the DJML would qualify. I wonder if 
this newspaper is really full of such trendy intellectualism or actually has 
something for the ordinary man. I will buy a copy when I am in New York in 
February and see for myself!

With this type of rubbish written about jazz it is no wonder that most of the 
population do not think that jazz is for them. This type of pretentious 
drivel does much more harm than good to the jazz cause.

Cheers,

Jerry,
Norwich,
U.K.