[Dixielandjazz] grandparents in the swing era blues?

[Marek Boym]

OK,
Last..
I don't like Miles' playing - never had.  Whenever I listen to my old
Parkers, I have the feeling Miles spoils so many of them!
I am not a musician; never have been.  A little older than you - 79.  A
jazz fan since age 13 or so.
Sure, I have limitations; as you've said - everybody does.
Anyway, those disputes are futile - I listen with my ears, the only pair I
trust.
Cheers (just having  pretty good Israeli  craft beer),
Marek
P.S.
What I linked in your area, in addition to both natural and architectural
beauty, was that every pub, even some pizza parlours, served local craft
beers.  I wish our pubs took such pride in our craft beers, some of which
are really excellent.

On Thu, 7 May 2020 at 23:04, Andrew Homzy <andrew.homzy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Marek,
>
> As a 74-year-old well-educated professional musician who can read, write,
> play & produce anything from classical to jazz to pop,
> I do lose patience with pompous amateurs who complain about things they
> don’t understand or respect.
>
> I’m not patronizing at all. I’m just calling-out your musical limitations.
>
> Everybody has them. Even me. I like so much of all music that it prevents
> me from focusing on just one kind -
>
> There are great jazz musicians I don’t like, but I respect them musically.
> Miles Davis being one. While I respect Miles as a musician, I find his
> documented abuse of women and fellow musicians appalling.
>
> Since you only reply to patronizing posts, I don’t expect to hear from you
> anymore on this topic.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
> On May 7, 2020, at 2:15 AM, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Andrew,
> We are not the only people who disagree, and shall remain so.
> Harry James was indeed a master trumpeter, and you are probably right - "
> Were he alive today, he might have put out a big band hip-hop recording -
> he was commercial enough.
> As to basic entertainment - I beg to disagree.  I don't like the "showy"
> parts of live music, only honest playing.  But I am old enough to realize
> the necessities of business.  Working musicians cannot depend on jazz fans
> alone.
> Your patronizing tone makes me wonder whether you are qualified to offer
> "any cogent assessment of jazz artists."  To you, if one's opinion differs
> from yours, one has no idea what he (or she) is talking about.   I have had
> the MISFORTUNE (yes, indeed!) to hear them all, except the really young
> ones - Miles, Brubeck, Ornette, Wayne Shorter, Coltrane- you name them.
> Some - before I had even heard the name of Wild Bill Davison.  It took me
> quite a few years to separate the grain from the chaff, and whatever you
> say I am not going back to chaff again!
> Had it not been for the patronizing tone, I wouldn't have replied to your
> post - I've been through this so many times before!  Because there is room
> for all kinds in this wide world.
> Stay healthy.
> Cheers,
> Marek
>
>
> On Thu, 7 May 2020 at 02:02, Andrew Homzy <andrew.homzy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Marek,
>>
>> While I appreciate your postings here, I find your musical limitations
>> disqualify you from offering any cogent assessment of jazz artists who
>> reach beyond rather basic entertainment.
>>
>> Harry James was a master trumpeter and capable of a wide range of
>> artistic expression.
>>
>> His massive discography speaks volumes to his scope.Were he alive today,
>> he might have put out a big band hip-hop recording ~~~
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 6, 2020, at 2:28 PM, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 23:24, Stan Brager <stanbrager at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Harry James was not always associated with swing era jazz.  In his later
>>> years, his music played more modern jazz
>>
>>
>> I have never heard James live, but I've heard his later recordings.  So,
>> true, it was not always swing era jazz, but modern?  I'd say sweet, even
>> syrupy, but modern?
>> Many years ago a Canadian journalist was rather upset when we referred to
>> Harry James as a jazz musician.  "What? He and his terrible dance band
>> trumpet?"  Of course we right away started playing James' old records as a
>> blindfold test.  He inferred who it was from the context, but said he had
>> never heard James playing like that.  I ave some small (and big) band later
>> recordings, with Willie Smith and Corky Corcoran, and they are anything but
>> modern!
>>
>>
>>
>
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