[Dixielandjazz] Today's Jazz - was - Tears

[Marek Boym]

You certainly do not meand the New Black Eagles, do you?  Neither too
loud nor too fast, just right.
Unlike Steve, I love many of the old bands, and listen to ODJB, NORK,
Red and Miff, Phil Napoleon, the Chcagoans (even if no originally from
Chicago), Keppard, Morton (a lot), etc.  Nevertheless, I still love
contemprary jazz, and do not believe that Kelso or sandy Reinhardt
fall below the capabilities of the old masters.  But hardly any of the
newer ones are easily recognizable (Frank Chase and Braff come to
mind, but they are no longer with us).  Perhaps because they have
absorbed so many influences.
Cheers


On 4 June 2012 19:37, Phil Wilking <arnold.wilking at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The later musicians may have had "more energy," but too many played almost
> everything TOO D--N FAST and too d--n loud. Too many loud notes jammed into
> too little time means you (at least I) can't hear the subtleties of phrasing
> or judge the quality of the players' control.
>
> What ever happened to dynamic and tempo control - in both directions?
>
> Phil Wilking - K5MZF
> www.nolabanjo.com
>
> Those who would exchange freedom for
> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Ringwald
>
>
> Steve Barbone wrote:
>
> For my ears, todays top jazz musicians are far superior to yesterday's.
> Perhaps because I grew up in NYC listening to Condon and the other GREAT
> Jazz Bands who kept OKOM popular. My ears heard much more energy in most
> Condon bands than on the records of the old masters.
>
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