hmmm. time to bring out the Snit Dick-Sling-O-Meter®
right now, justin and john halle are ....errrr.... neck in neck.
heh
kelley
> >
> > Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:04:29 -0000
> > From: "Justin Schwartz" <jkschw at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Jazz
> >
> > Back to the woodshed with you. This opinion is extarordinarily ignorant;
> > it's like saying that Abigail van Buren is a better philosopher than Quine
> > because Quine doesn't offer advice on how to live. If you can't hear the
> > structure of Parker's workm you need to educate your ear. --jks
> >
>
>As someone who played gigs with (among many others) Parker's heir apparent
>Sonny Stitt in 1980 (on the strength of being able to play Stella by
>Starlight in G-what's the first chord? Quick! Go home, kid.) I have spent
>a fair amount of time in the woodshed, I can assure you.
>
>Now, would you like to attempt a refutation of the points made below by
>citing specific cuts by Parker? Incidentally, there are at least two
>known, albeit somewhat obscure, jazz heads which make use of five bar
>phrases. Prize for anyone here who can identify one of these. Hint:
>Parker doesn't play on either recording.
>
>John
>
>
> > >M's "compositions" are more tightly constructed, have more formal variety
> > >(not much, but Parker's have virtually none), have more interesting
> > >basslines-both rhythmically and melodically, occassionally have an
> > >asymettrical phrase structure-if I remember correctly, (anyone know of a
> > >five-measure phrase in a Parker improvisation?) etc.
> > >