[Dixielandjazz] Marsalis & Clapton

[Scott Anthony]

I think Marsalis sandwiched a really nice trumpet solo chorus between two 
ridiculous, musically nonsensical, completely show-off  "listen to what I 
can do" choruses. They just plain put me off. In fact, oddly, they made me a 
little angry for some reason.

Scott Anthony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
To: <santh at comcast.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Marsalis & Clapton


> Louis Lince wrote:
>
>> Loosen up folks and just enjoy the fact that the concert occured and was
>> recorded and then released.
>
>
> Dear Louis,
>
> No need for me to "Loosen up."  I also am glad that the concert was 
> recorded and released.  Anything thing such as that will help the 
> situation with OKOM.
>
> However, just because it was recorded and released doesn't mean that I 
> have to like all of the solos.  I am speaking as a musician who made my 
> living playing music for 25 years.  The general public hear the music 
> differently than a pro musician.  I am commenting on my opinion of the 
> trumpet solos especially.  They didn't make any sense musically.  IMO they 
> were just screwing around making a mockery out of a good song.
>
> We play "Ice Cream" in my band and the crowd loves it.
>
> Again IMO, the clarinet was not out of tune, at least on Ice Cream.  I 
> haven't heard any more of the recording.  The bass player played a great 
> solo.
>
> The distorted guitar did not add anything to the song musically.  However, 
> I'm sure it will help sell the recording.  The younger folks, who are 
> gradually growing to be older folks just seem to love the distorted 
> guitars, screaming, yelling, loud senseless Rock music.  The distorted 
> guitar in this recording is just a taste of that.  I don't care to hear a 
> distorted guitar sound.  If I want to hear that, I'll just poke a hole in 
> my speakers.
>
> I am certainly not a Wynton detractor, or whatever the word would be.  I 
> think he has done, and is doing a great job bringing Jazz to the 
> forefront.  Gawd only knows we need someone such as him, Woody Allen, 
> Diana Krall and the others who are playing and singing good quality music 
> in the face of a title wave of crap being forced on the general public.
>
> --Bob Ringwald
>
>
>
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