[Dixielandjazz] RV: screw the changes

[Marek Boym]

I've had the misfortune to hear it all - Coltrane, Wayne Shorter (after 20
seconds I'll confess the assassination of Kennedy.Lincoln and Yitzhak Rabin
just to stop the noise), Ornetter, and many others whose names I don't
recall.  Yes, I have written that "free jazz" meant cacophony, and I stick
by it.
Cheers

On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 at 01:31, Al Levy <alevy at alevy.com> wrote:

> Sadly, I have been away from this non-Dixieland discussion due to many
> medical appointments.
>
> We all have something in common. I must assume that you like or love some
> form of music. Otherwise you would not join this forum.
> So, although we all have unique backgrounds and stories to tell and
> opinions to express in some way we are all in tune with different vibes.
> I "grew up" very quickly from putting down artists that I didn't really
> hear. That included Louis Armstrong (too old fashioned), The Andrews
> Sisters (too commercial),
> Bing Crosby (all of the above). I was fortunate enough, at age 18, to be
> with these artists at recording dates. It spun my mind around.
> In high school and later at college I was deep into Be Bop. Dizzy, Bird,
> the Pres. Bud Powell, Erroll,Shearing and so on. I listened to Symphony Sid
> and Jazzbo Collins religiously.
>
> So, (it's become common on air to start a sentence with "so") It is my way
> of being sarcastic.
>
> So, in 1953 I entered Manhattan School of Music. Professor Howard Murphy,
> teaching Theory 1, played a recording of "Music For Celeste. Percussion and
> Strings" by Bela Bartok.
> There were about 20 Freshmen students in the class. There was a lot of
> giggling and other noise emanating from the assembled students.
> In my senior year Prof. Murphy played a recording of "Music For Celeste.
> Percussion and Strings" by Bela Bartok for our Theory 8 class with 8
> students.
> No giggles. Just "AHA!, "I get it."
>
> Someone posted "Free Jazz or Music" equals chaos. I posted earlier that I
> wrote a classical suite for Brass Instruments.
> The titles of the movements are "Sunrise" "Noon" and "Sunset". I also
> posted that in the 3rd movement there was a section of "free form"
> where each and every musician had different entrances with hints of what
> and when to play. NO NOTES were in that part of the score!
> In my head - I was writing a tone poem about the creation of the earth,
> the time in between creation and destruction, and eventual destruction of
> mankind using A bombs or worse.
> YES, I was musically describing chaos. Kudos to the person who figured it
> out, Unfortunately the score got eaten up by racoons in the attic of my
> home.
> I did find the first movement and it is available in midi and/or an MP3,
> from the midi. Using "Aria Player" and "Orchestral Sound Fonts" adds a
> little realism to the sounds.
>  Dixieland content - I learned to admire King Oliver, The ODJB, Wingy
> Manone and many more.
> Stay safe, stay well, and VOTE.
>
>
> On 10/7/2020 7:38 PM, Tony Orr wrote:
>
> Here's an oxymoron: Cognoscenti of the modern would happily pay to see
> free form jazz played. It has been described as "fire in a pet shop" music
> because that's what it sounds like.
>
>
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