[Dixielandjazz] Clifford Brown's artistry

[Hal Vickery]

Or perhaps a newbie stumbles on a "dixieland" (I hate that term) group, thinks it sounds like something his great grandfather might listen to, hates it, and ignores all jazz.  There are all kinds of scenarios involving why people might grow to hate jazz.  Most of them involve smooth jazz players like Kenny G.
Hal Vickery

> From: patrickjladd at hotmail.com
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:33:59 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Clifford Brown's artistry
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: hvickery_80 at msn.com
> 
> So I did that!  I  hope that I never have to do it again. How anyone can 
> take a lovely, lyrical tune like `I can`t get started` and convert into that 
> horrible mish mash of dissonance is beyond me. I can see that it is very 
> clever to be able to do it and other trumpeters may admire the technique but 
> if the end result is such an assault on the ears why should anyone want to. 
> That was music? The tune, which after all is the basis of the performance, 
> was unrecognisable and more or less obliterated by the cascade of `aren`t I 
> clever just see what I can do` notes.
> The trouble is that that noise appears on CD`s labelled `Jazz`, a newbie 
> buys it, is horrified, and believing that it is jazz never buys anything 
> labelled `jazz` again. No wonder there is a diminishing audience.
> Arghh!
> Pat
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Charles Suhor
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 7:43 AM
> To: Pat Ladd
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Clifford Brown's artistry
> 
> You nailed it, Tim.  Calling all figs, hipsters, and music lovers in 
> general! Please listen to this stunning 4-minute track of Clifford playing 
> "I Can't Get Started." His virtuosity is at the service of melodic 
> invention. If the soulful, creative interpretation doesn't move you, I wish 
> you love and a heart transplant. Comparisons to Bunny Berigan are 
> irrelevant, except to pay tribute to the genius of both men.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm9wHyy5cX0
> 
> 
> On Apr 28, 2015, at 1:02 AM, Shaw, Tim wrote:
> 
> > Ron,
> > One of the reasons Clifford Brown is so much admired is for his phenomenal 
> > "playing ability" - tone, technique (no over-used), intonation, control, 
> > etc
> > - Ask any trumpeter - or for that matter, any competent musician.  Whether 
> > or not you appreciate the type of music he plays is largely irrelevant.
> > tim
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