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In Reply to: RE: Trying to get back into jazz posted by magiccarpetride on July 05, 2012 at 10:08:28
I must say that my experience with Live performances:Sometimes the greatest.
Sometimes a big let down.
Most of the time, better than popping in your own CD. Although, a pre-digital vinyl album will up your chances here of giving one a taste of the magic.
I don't think you can expect a musician to give his all everyday of the year. You have to be lucky sometimes. That said, if you do happen upon a great concert, you will never forget it.
I am not into the advante guard type of music so much anymore as I once was, but neither do you want to hear the same music all over again always.
[I also think that the venue is of critical importance. You may want to try some alternative places to see if the chemistry is better.]
Edits: 07/05/12Follow Ups:
Not to sound like an elitist but Jazz is advanced musicology, definitely not for everybody. IMO very much like Classical which also, is not for everybody. But like Classical, being a genre that encompasses such an extraordinary wealth of choices, one should be able to find SOMETHING! I think the knee-jerk answer (that you've already been given) is to go back to the classics, but this does a huge disservice to the Jazz of today. The problem with trying to find new stuff is it's often too much work for a casual listener. Who to listen to? Where to listen to it? In YOUR case, a person that swears off a genre completely for 10 yrs based on a handful of negative experiences (hold a grudge much?!;), it's impossible to tell how deep you're willing to dig. Sometimes you gotta know when to fold your hand! I own over 7000+ recordings, I'd say maybe 2 dozen are Classical music, I folded my hand on Classical a long time ago!
Here's a modern (recorded this century) recommendation for you:
Waverly 7 - Yo Bobby! Accessible, extremely well-played, and well recorded. Good luck!
"Here's a modern (recorded this century) recommendation for you:
Waverly 7 - Yo Bobby! Accessible, extremely well-played, and well recorded. Good luck!"
Thank you. You are a true gentleman too. You're not trying to attack me and call me names and insist that I am feeble minded for not liking anything and everything in jazz. Just because I don't like what Herbie Hancock is playing today doesn't mean that I do not adore his work from the '60s (his "Maiden Voyage" is still one of the most intensely satisfying jazz records I've ever heard).
But I'm more interested in learning about contemporary jazz right now, and if there is a way to get back into it, or if it's a lost cause (i.e. if it smells funny).
Many of us who lived throught that era will offer our opinions that that was the best era for new music. But there is more new music today, just that it may not seem to break new ground to us. It is probably more difficult to find, though, as there is a lot more of it being generated. If you can listen to a regular jazz station such as KPFA, you would get a lot of leads. They also publish their playlist.
Follow up on this on the Music board and I really ought to post more over there, but often we just lock ourselves into our 'hardware only' personas ;-)
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