[Dixielandjazz] Whatever happened to style?

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

It's the same with soloing on all instruments.  Soloing has become licks 
played on top of chord patterns with no thought to what it sounds like as 
long as the notes are right and they are played as fast as possible in 
shabby imitation of long dead bebop guys.

There is a young woman here who thinks of herself as a good jazz player. 
When she finishes and gets complements on her playing she looks like a baby 
who just made a mud pie.  Her solos are just as tasty.  I can't believe that 
anyone would complement her on her solos although she does have a lovely 
rack.  To tell her the truth would fall on deaf ears because after all her 
college prof's probably give her very good grades and that nonsense is being 
taught in schools today so why fight it.  After all she has attributes that 
musicians from all eras can appreciate.

Even when playing straight through a melody there is no style, just notes. 
Most of these guys don't even know how to use vibrato right.
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Wilking" <philwilking at bellsouth.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Whatever happened to style?


> The general degradation of standards which happens to every society which
> doesn't ruthlessly cull its members who don't measure up.
>
> In our own case, it is most evidenced by the shift from "equality of
> oportunity" to "equality of results." Since the "one trick pony" is valued
> as highly as the triple-crown winner or the 5-gaited show champion, why
> should the champions bother to perform?
>
> In economics it is known as "Gresham's Law (sp.?): "Bad money drives out
> good." When counterfieting and devaluation are rampant, good gold coins 
> are
> hoarded.
>
> In music, when bad players are paid as much as good ones, the good ones, 
> who
> know they are worth more (in every sense) get day jobs and play at home.
>
> "Illigitimati non carborundum,"
> Phil Wilking
>
> Those who would exchange freedom for
> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Walton Entertainment" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
>
>> They are like one beat drummers - lot of them around too.  What ever
>> happened to style?
>>
>
>
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