Hello.
Well, depends, doesn't it. What if that Dave Douglas album was with Cibo Matto?
i think the avant-garde community is enough behind cibo matto that that woudn't be much of a challenge.
I'm happy to hear that, beacuse that means that the "avant" scene is not totally dead and defined. At least it means something totally different to you and me. I don't see most of the "avant" scene dancing to the happy bubblegum pop of Cibo Matto.
But a Krall or a Monheit -- someone to whom the avant-garde community is dismissive and hateful -- and to really play correct in the context would constitute "selling out" amongst a bunch of people who judge these things.
But didn't he already sell out then by playing with Pat Metheny? Oh wait, sorry, that was Ornette. Sorry, my argument is dead. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx