[Dixielandjazz] Improvisation

Bill Haesler bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
Thu Apr 3 14:57:09 PDT 2008


Stephen G Barbone wrote regarding the Lee Konitz review:
> I don't know what he meant. That's why it's great to be a music 
> critic. You can write reviews that are not coherent and easily defend 
> your point of view, whatever it was. <grin>
> Like you, I love the words "harmonically restless" and will borrow 
> them myself, both pro and con.

Dear Steve,
As a jazz writer (never a critic) I was more impressed by the last 
sentence:
".......until the song had made its way through all 12 keys.
At that point Mr. Konitz rejoined the action, as if stepping onto a 
moving Ferris wheel."
I wish I had written that.
Kind regards,
Bill.




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