[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Alive and well -- In Classroom anyway

[Mike C.]

A lot of people who imitated Bird just looked at the speed aspect of his playing and thought that notes didn't matter. If you slow down Parker solos you can hear and tell that every note was chosen with care. Not only that, but Bird swung; his imitators didn't. I love Cool Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop and Free Jazz; it's the imitators that irritate me.

Mike

<polite snip>
>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis <larrys.bands at charter.net>

>  Some of the early Bop players were geniuses but unfortunately their
>  imitators usually weren't.   Don't think that I'm totally against that kind
>  of music.  There is a Bop group here that seriously pulls it off.
>  
>  Larry
>  St. Louis