[Dixielandjazz] What Makes Music ERxpressive?

[Marek Boym]

A good question.
Or even successful.
Back in 1983, my friend Donna visited the Edinburgh Jazz FEstival and
bought me an LP by the Polish Old Timers (sic), a band she raved
about.  I put in on my turntable and was extremely disappointed.
True, it featured Henryk Majewski, whom I had long known and admired.
but sounded like an OK amateur band.  And then I heard Donna's
cassettes of the band, recorded live - and wow!  What a glorious
sound!  Hot oh warhorses, thoughtful on ballads, low-down when playing
the blues.  I have since acquired all (at least to the best of my
knowldge) their subsequent LPs, and are they G-O-O-D!

Likewise, a friend acquired a CD by a stellar line-up assembled for
that purpose, playing well-known, but mostly not overplayed, songs.
What a disappointment!  Not a bad record, really, swinging, but....not
what one would expect from these people!  I have heard them many
times, both live and on record, and they were much better.  A day off,
or over-arrangement because of the concept?  Difficult to say.  In
this case, I shall not disclose the names, as most of them are still
playing, although not as a band.

I could bring more examples, but I do not wish to bore you to death.

Cheers

On 5 May 2011 16:11, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> What Makes Music Expressive?
>
> Scientists have been trying to unravel what specific components of music
> make it emotionally expressive. The quiz at the below link is based on
> research by Daniel Levitin, director of the laboratory for music perception,
> cognition and expertise at McGill University.
>
> if you are of a curious mind about what makes "music tick", you will enjoy
> the quiz and your perception of expressive music. Go to:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/04/18/science/20110419-music-expression.html?ref=science
>
> After taking the above quiz, you may want to read a LONG article about how
> music tickles your neurons. Go to:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/science/19brain.html?_r=1
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>
>
>
>
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