on 5/27/02 2:04 AM, Remco Takken at r.takken@planet.nl wrote:
I agree that estradasphere is a great band, one of the best to come out in a while. You cannot deny their skill as musicians. I have never heard a band that is 100 % original. If you investigate well enough, you can find someone who's done it before. I mean, you don't listen to Miles davis or Charles Mingus because they are original. You listen to them because they have the skills and can write damn good music, even if the style is borrowed.
This would apply to almost all of the lesser gods of jazz (but still the greats), it's not what defines listening to Miles and Mingus.
Wouldn't that depend on the listener and exactly which record he's reaching for? I have certain records I love just because I can hear the rush that comes with doing something completely original -- REVOLVER, PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD, and BARON MINGUS leap to mind.
It is the body of work is what makes the difference, not style: greats like above, and people like Coltrane, Stravinsky or Zorn are not about style. Their bodies of work reflect, transcend and sometimes even predict our times to the extent that you can not longer speak about style.
You don't think Stravinsky had periods that were totally about style? Am I listening to SYMPHONY IN C wrong? Or SPILLANE? Or JOHN COLTRANE & JOHNNY HARTMAN? skip h NP: jerry lee lewis, the mercury years vol 1 (a great example of a genius dealing with a set style)