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In Reply to: I understand yr point, but... posted by J on October 9, 2003 at 14:48:42:
I differ a little - I don't think it's necessary to express even a strong opinion on a form of music in its more or less pure state. Rap, or anything else, has to stand on its own two feet with me. OTOH, I would certainly understand people like Tim Berne, Evan Parker and Peter Brotzmann a little less if I didn't have the Albert Ayler, Coltrane and Charlie Parker background. Things just make a little more sense when you're familiar with the sensibility from which they're derived. But I also don't believe that the people who have listened to the first three and many others need to go back through the jazz canon to support their arguments against avant-jazz. It stands on its own or it doesn't. It may make for some interesting historical prose to research but a piece of music or even an entire genre either works or it doesn't. For me, rap doesn't. For my 4th or 5th OTOH, I"m much less familiar with it although I've heard a lot more than you may think. And as you probably know, there are a lot of jazz fanatics who think Coltrane's creativity died in 1965 and that think Cecil Taylor has zero musical knowledge and talent. Many thought the same about Monk... etc, etc. I may not agree with their opinion but I can understand, based on what they do enjoy, how that opinion came about.If you post your email address, I'll update you on my rap research offline. May prove uninteresting to the board.
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- Thanks for the clarification - D 06:28:08 10/10/03 (0)
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