[Dixielandjazz] Lightning Rods, Factionalism and Monk
Patrick Cooke
patcooke@cox.net
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 10:43:34 -0500
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Dear Rob....
Bird, Diz, Miles, and Lester didn't destroy anything. OKOM, YKOM, or =
whatever, is still there to listen to any time you want to. They merely =
added another dimension to jazz which you can choose to listen to or not =
listen to. Lighten up.
Old brain cells find it difficult to comprehend new things...it =
requires a little more effort, and you have to pay attention the way you =
did when you were a teen. After you listen attentively for a few weeks =
or months, it comes to you a little easier. Try listening attentively to =
one tune at a time over and over, the way you did then. It is worth the =
effort...or you can just sit there and grumble.
Pat Cooke...almost 75.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Rob McCallum=20
To: djml=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:44 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Lightning Rods, Factionalism and Monk
Hello all,
The gray cloud of jazz factionalism has returned to our list (I =
suppose it never really goes anywhere). I would love to see it =
dissipate into, at least, a respect for all the various styles of jazz =
as we approach the fiftieth anniversary of Charlie Parker's death, the =
man who respectfully said that he didn't play anything that Pops hadn't =
already played. Of course, that's asking a lot. I wonder if Connie Kay =
is working on the plumbing in Heaven or that other place because Sidney =
Bechet refused to let a "modernist" sit in with him. Of course, John =
Lewis is there now too assisting him and Dizzy and Miles in destroying =
what was once jazz in the afterlife as they did here on earth. I'm sure =
that Bird and Diz and Lester excitedly told Gershwin about all the new =
and intersting melodies and improvisations they came up with for his I =
Got Rhythm changes and he flared up at them and said "how dare you =
trifle with my melodies like that? What are those? Substitution chords? =
Away heathens!! How could you do this? IT IS WRONG. I'll tell you the =
same thing I told Whiteman when he hired that bum Beiderbecke, it isn't =
supposed to sound like that. Go play with that infantile Monk and his =
blues cliche tune (because we all know that there are no cliches in a =
blues melody)." =20
Building a bridge to a brighter tomorrow (or a short pier to take a =
long drive off of),
Rob McCallum
=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Rob....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bird, Diz, Miles, and Lester didn't =
destroy=20
anything. OKOM, YKOM, or whatever, is still there to listen to any =
time=20
you want to. They merely added another dimension to jazz which you =
can=20
choose to listen to or not listen to. Lighten up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Old brain cells find =
it=20
difficult to comprehend new things...it requires a little more effort, =
and you=20
have to pay attention the way you did when you were a teen. After =
you=20
listen attentively for a few weeks or months, it comes to you a little =
easier.=20
Try listening attentively to one tune at a time over and over, the way =
you did=20
then. It is worth the effort...or you can just sit there and=20
grumble.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Pat =
Cooke...almost=20
75.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Drakmccallum@hotmail.com =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 16, 2002 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Dixielandjazz] =
Lightning Rods,=20
Factionalism and Monk</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The gray cloud of jazz factionalism =
has returned=20
to our list (I suppose it never really goes anywhere). I would =
love to=20
see it dissipate into, at least, a respect for all the various styles =
of jazz=20
as we approach the fiftieth anniversary of Charlie Parker's death, the =
man who=20
respectfully said that he didn't play anything that Pops hadn't =
already=20
played. Of course, that's asking a lot. I wonder if Connie =
Kay is=20
working on the plumbing in Heaven or that other place =
because Sidney=20
Bechet refused to let a "modernist" sit in with him. Of course, =
John=20
Lewis is there now too assisting him and Dizzy and Miles in destroying =
what=20
was once jazz in the afterlife as they did here on earth. I'm =
sure that=20
Bird and Diz and Lester excitedly told Gershwin about all the new and=20
intersting melodies and improvisations they came up with for his I Got =
Rhythm=20
changes and he flared up at them and said "how dare you trifle with my =
melodies like that? What are those? Substitution chords? =
Away=20
heathens!! How could you do this? IT IS =
WRONG. I'll tell=20
you the same thing I told Whiteman when he hired that bum Beiderbecke, =
it=20
isn't supposed to sound like that. Go play with that infantile Monk =
and his=20
blues cliche tune (because we all know that there are no cliches in a =
blues=20
melody)." </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Building a bridge to a brighter =
tomorrow (or a=20
short pier to take a long drive off of),</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rob McCallum</FONT></DIV>
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