[Dixielandjazz] Brubeck

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

> I might agree re. "classic," certainly not - jazz.
> Cheers
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I would be interested in knowing why you don't regard Brubeck as jazz and if 
it isn't what is it?

Many solos for example are recorded and written out and become "the only way 
it should be played".   I think the sax solos in "In the Mood".  after the 
47 thousandth time it's played it certainly isn't jazz any longer but many 
things start out that way.  Once a solo is recorded and published like "Take 
Five" it does sort of lose it's pure jazz status but to argue that it isn't 
jazz at all sort of stretches things a bit.

I guess it could be argued that if the musician is reading and not just 
standing there with his eyes closed blowing that it isn't improvised 
therefore it isn't jazz.  Personally I find playing written solos to be 
tedious and not a lot of fun.

Some members of our local jazz club just can't accept groups that have any 
paper in front of them as being jazz but I think that's a little extreme.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:21 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Brubeck


> Dear Bob,
> You have written "Brubeck's music is certainly Jazz.  Whether it is
> "Classic Jazz," can beargued . . . But it is certainly "Classic."
>
> I might agree re. "classic," certainly not - jazz.
> Cheers
>
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