In Reply to: Paul - my wife agrees with you. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 22, 2012 at 21:39:19:
The idea that there is a right or wrong way to play a jazz standard is completely against the basic principles of jazz. Just look up Tea for Two on Youtube. You will see dozens of different variations with a wide variety of rhythms and phrasings.
If someone doesn't like Yuja Wang's interpretation that is fine but to compare it with a garden variety junior high school piano student or to say it is rhythmically "wrong" smacks of pretentiousness without substance or real musical knowledge.
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- RE: Paul - my wife agrees with you. . . - Analog Scott 21:55:44 08/22/12 (15)
- I'm perfectly willing to accept Yuja's interpretation on its own terms... - Paul_A 06:30:38 08/23/12 (4)
- RE: I'm perfectly willing to accept Yuja's interpretation on its own terms... - Analog Scott 09:13:58 08/23/12 (2)
- What can I say? - Paul_A 10:42:41 08/23/12 (1)
- RE: What can I say? - josh358 14:45:24 08/23/12 (0)
- In that case, we just don't agree about what we're hearing - it happens [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 08:03:46 08/23/12 (0)
- Scott - I agree with you. It's my wife who doesn't! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 23:45:19 08/22/12 (9)
- yeah I know, felt like preachin to the choir - Analog Scott 00:49:44 08/23/12 (8)
- RE: yeah I know, felt like preachin to the choir - josh358 08:28:04 08/23/12 (7)
- RE: yeah I know, felt like preachin to the choir - Analog Scott 09:34:25 08/23/12 (6)
- Not to get back into the discussion again, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 12:32:17 08/23/12 (4)
- RE: Not to get back into the discussion again, but. . . - josh358 15:08:13 08/23/12 (2)
- You probably know about Tatum and Horowitz - Paul_A 16:46:57 08/23/12 (1)
- RE: You probably know about Tatum and Horowitz - josh358 17:29:52 08/23/12 (0)
- RE: Not to get back into the discussion again, but. . . - Analog Scott 13:38:21 08/23/12 (0)
- RE: yeah I know, felt like preachin to the choir - josh358 10:55:13 08/23/12 (0)