[Dixielandjazz] American Idol - Redux

[Steve barbone]

Hi Ron:

Yes, but better naked. :-) VBG.

Hey, did you see that my late pal Thelonious Monk got a Pulitzer Prize
mention as follows:

The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday.

SPECIAL CITATION: Thelonious Monk
>From the Pulitzer site: A posthumous Special Citation to American composer
Thelonious Monk for a body of distinguished and innovative musical
composition that has had a significant and enduring impact on the evolution
of jazz.

Cheers, and welcome back to the land of the Big PX.
Steve 

PS: Ron always razzes me whenever I mention Monk, who IMO, played "modern
Dixieland", in his inimitable stride piano style. :-) VBG.

Ron Wheeler at r.r.wheeler at att.net wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> Pulsating rub-what?  Is that something you can check while they're still
> fully clothed?  VBG.
> 
> Ron Wheeler
> 
> -----Original Message-----

> To: patcooke77 at yahoo.com; DJML
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] American Idol - Redux
 
> I hear you Pat:-) VBG. We let young chick singers sit in from time to time
> and instead of adapting to the rhythmic pulse of the band, they expect us to
> adapt our rhythmic pulse to their rubato on the spur of the moment. Trouble
> is who the hell knows what their rubato is going to be? Often they say I'm
> going to sing "At Last" like -----some current singer who we've never heard
> --- and they expect us to be able to figure out what that is and where the
> time will vary. Too much copying of junk, not enough pure song.