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Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

4 apr 08

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yes yes muffin, the vampire guy is quite an intellectual (it seems to me that in life he's a university researcher), he's another one who has more grounding in jazz, classical, and contemporary music than in rock. Now, I don't particularly admire him, but that's another story.

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

4 apr 08

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But look, in the end even definitions are limiting at the utmost: nowadays it is assumed that Tim Buckley is "rock," but apart from the fact that I've read his quotes where, before making his commercial records (to eat), he said he would finally make "that shit of rock" (or something like that, the sense is there). But his references were almost all outside, a lot of jazz, avant-garde (which in this review has somehow become synonymous with expressiveness and self-indulgence, even that in bulk I imagine), classical music and so for many others that we define as rock. I mean, are we really talking about nothing, guys?

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

4 apr 08

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About the residents, of course, just look at my profile or read the nonsense I've written in the reviews to know what I think. I recognize great talent in the vampires (who, by the way, draw a lot from jazz) and they are also very innovative in the collage technique they use, but they leave me feeling lukewarm. However, their attitudes seem to be reflective: you rightly point out that rock isn't just Deep Purple, but realize that drawing certain conclusions about a genre you admit you don't know well is equally superficial (it's a big bullshit).

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

4 apr 08

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Uff, I'm becoming dyslexic. I meant to say that in jazz as in rock there's everything, so talking about greater expressiveness without knowing at least a part of that everything makes no sense.

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

4 apr 08

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This discussion has taken on a nonsensical turn; citing Wyatt as an example of "the most expressive rock of jazz" is absurd, considering that few musicians in rock are more entangled in jazz than the good Robert, from Soft Machine to Matching Mole, through collaborations with Mantler and Bley, all the way to End of an Ear, Animals, and much more. The truth is that without beating around the bush, Larrok and Lux (who, by the way, I was the one who responded about Bitches Brew along with others) are theorizing about a genre (jazz) that you don't know very well, and that on first impression has everything. In rock, there's everything and more, but the same applies to jazz.

Paco de Lucia Fuente y caudal

4 apr 08

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Ah perfect, you were just being "synthesized" then... anyway, in the guitar world, I wouldn't forget the great Lenny Breau, who instead of hybridizing flamenco with jazz did the opposite (on YouTube I found just a little taste about it: and also Peter Walker, who blended folk with flamenco and Indian music.

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

4 apr 08

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>>>you didn't agree; do you still think the same way?<<< Absolutely, Count, for me there is no mandatory path to follow in order to understand, there are at most different ears. It's no coincidence that you recognize the genius and importance of Bitches but don't particularly love it, while I like it a lot, and conversely, I prefer several albums of Miles over Kind of Blue, which I do like. As for the fact that Bitches isn't jazz, neither is Kind of Blue: true jazz is that of swing orchestras, the one you dance to.

Paco de Lucia Fuente y caudal

4 apr 08

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Beautiful review, but saying "the only one capable of hybridizing flamenco with jazz or rock without distorting it" seems frankly excessive to me... I'm not a great expert, but without going too far, the albums by Camaron, like "la leyenda del tiempo," which I believe is a cornerstone in hybridizing flamenco with jazz and rock. Or the Dolores by Pedro Ruy Blas (like Luna llena), or in the progressive field, the Triana of El patio...

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

3 apr 08

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But Bitches Brew is completely understandable! Maybe it’s you who doesn’t understand that language because you haven’t given it the attention it deserves. Or do you think musicians like Davis, Hancock, Dave Holland, McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, Zawinul, and the others played randomly, "let's make a mess so they say it sounds artistic," or something like that? Night

Charles Mingus The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

3 apr 08

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"I simply note that it has a message"... I don't know, I instead listen to music and see if I like it, message or not. If I like a voice, a melody, a rhythm, or a harmony, that’s enough for me. But then, seriously, I would be curious to know what profound message "Broken Face" has, perhaps I missed it, and yet I still like Surfer Rosa.