[Dixielandjazz] Give jazz a chance

[Patrick Cooke]

Thanks, John.  I haven't completely connected yet with Miles either, but I
figure it's my fault, not his.
    Pat Cooke

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Farrell" <stridepiano@tesco.net>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:50 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Give jazz a chance


> Pat Cooke said succintly :
>
> "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."
>
> I'm not into Miles & Co., a conclusion I came to after hours of trying to
> find something in their brand of tune-twisting which appealed to me.  Pat
> has hit the nail squarely on the head - before judgement is passed on any
> jazz music it must be listened to objectively - preferably at length -
with
> no hostile preconceptions. Try to avoid the tempting "I don't like it
> therefore it must be crap" because the day might dawn when you see the
> light, change your mind and kick yourself for your earlier poor musical
> insight, as I did with Bird and Tatum for instance.
>
> I can hardly believe now that there was a time in my teens when I refused
to
> listen to a band unless it had a banjo in the rhythm section .  .   .   .
> .
>
> John Farrell
> stridepiano@tesco.net
> http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm
>
>
>
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