[Dixielandjazz] Listening
glen page
gpage@direct.ca
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:49:02 -0700
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All this stuff about ears. When I really get into the grove as a =
listener, and the music is hot ,I invariably close my eyes, stomp my =
feet and hear magic that people who are looking for affectations by the =
musicians must miss.=20
To hear the intracacies of contrapuntal playing demands full time =
concentration that trying to see what dress the band is wearing, who is =
trying to please the audience by gyrations on stage, or otherwise =
whooping and hollering is counter productive. This is probably why 95% =
of my jazz listening is to sources that have no visual content.
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Live jazz can be good, but IMHO there are very few bands that I have =
heard that can match the bands that we cannot see live anymore.
Cheers. Glen
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playing demands full time concentration that trying to see what dress =
the band=20
is wearing, who is trying to please the audience by gyrations on stage, =
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otherwise whooping and hollering is counter productive. This is =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000>Live jazz can be good, but IMHO =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000>Cheers. Glen</FONT></DIV>
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