So over here, Vandermark is being applauded for his free jazz, while he is actually playing pieces off of SPIRITS REJOICE (by Albert Ayler) note for note. If there ever was such a thing as free jazz, Vandermark doesn't do it.
Yeah, right- it ain't "new" so it's no good. Didn't we have a recent discussion based around this little obsession? Sometimes some nerd who runs a sine-wave for an hour gets more kudos than someone who can actually play, just because it's the new thing. The quality is what matters to me, the voice, and if it comes with newness- great. But sometimes someone just playing from their heart is rare enough to look "new". Let me tell you, Albert Ayler's power was not in how new his music was. ----Ryan Novak __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com