No no! I'm not! Definitely not!
But...do you usually hear his name with Satchmo, Trane, Bird and Miles'?
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An idea that's been floating in my head for a while
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No no! I'm not! Definitely not!
But...do you usually hear his name with Satchmo, Trane, Bird and Miles'?
Nice exchange of ideas; here's a spin:
I pick up CD's on the Naxos label of (one of)
my favorite genres, the classical guitar. These cost
$5 each The compositions range from Bach, etc.
to the more obscure, like Regondi or Fernando Sor.
To say the least, the performances are absolutely
astounding, virtuosity that is mind-boggling-
(You should hear this guitarist play Paganini!)
Although the artists that record for Naxos are acclaimed in their small realm, the music buying & listening public at large doesn't even think for a second about this idiom for the most part.
Mingus mentioned this in his autobiography-
He said that at a point in his career when he was becoming acclaimed and considered "bad",
he had an epiphany of sorts by hearing a string quartet playing on the radio- and was taken by the fact that no mention was made of the performers,
the music spoke for itself.
OK that's my point I guess- famous or not, the music speaks for itself.
Now if I rambled a bit, forgive me- just got back from a gig - a wedding, no less- (money very decent, food was GREAT, & even some of the music was cool
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I pick up CD's on the Naxos label of (one of)
my favorite genres, the classical guitar. These cost
$5 each The compositions range from Bach, etc.
to the more obscure, like Regondi or Fernando Sor.
To say the least, the performances are absolutely
astounding, virtuosity that is mind-boggling-
(You should hear this guitarist play Paganini!)
Although the artists that record for Naxos are acclaimed in their small realm, the music buying & listening public at large doesn't even think for a second about this idiom for the most part.
Mingus mentioned this in his autobiography-
He said that at a point in his career when he was becoming acclaimed and considered "bad",
he had an epiphany of sorts by hearing a string quartet playing on the radio- and was taken by the fact that no mention was made of the performers,
the music spoke for itself.
OK that's my point I guess- famous or not, the music speaks for itself.
Now if I rambled a bit, forgive me- just got back from a gig - a wedding, no less- (money very decent, food was GREAT, & even some of the music was cool
!Originally posted by JimK
I'm betting Wes' name would be near the top if Jazz Guitar was the topic.
It's hard to think of many above him.
