[Dixielandjazz] To Robert Calder about Rock 'n' Roll

[Kent Murdick]

Rock music is not capable of evolving because it is predicated on 
musical illiteracy.  It is much easier to learn the horn or the piano 
through  reading notation.  It is difficult to read on the guitar (for 
reasons I won't get into here) and therfore guitarist don't read or 
study music.  After several generations of illiterate listeners/players, 
the art of listening and playing is lost.

I'm not a particularly good sax player - I started when I was 60 years 
old - but because I can play the changes, much better players look at me 
like I'm a sorcerer.

Kent