Patrice: I'll agree with you on the last point. When it comes to antics Yoshida can't hold a candle to Han Bennink, something I've been often tempted to do myself. And far be it from me to restrict *any* musician from playing with *any other* musician. It's just that Satoko seemed uncomfortable matching nonsense syllables with Tatsuya. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of SF's romantic interludes either. I prefer it when she has a hearty rhythm section -- say Dresser and Black -- behind her. And from what Kurt says about Vulcan it appears as if I may even like the CD. What is "nefast" BTW? Est-ce sait un expression francais idiomatic que vous ne traduissez pas en anglais? Finally, a propos of nothing here, but because I wanted to say it to someone French-speaking at FIMAV, what would be the idiomatic French equivalent of "a busman's holiday"? :) Ken --- "Patrice L. Roussel" <proussel@ichips.intel.com> wrote:
On Thu, 23 May 2002 12:53:52 -0400 (EDT) Ken Waxman wrote:
But if I understand your note correctly you saw a quartet with trumpet and bass in Portland. There were two other musicians along to pick up the slack and give the music a different lilt. At FIMAV it was only> the two of them with the drummer controlling the presentation.
Are you saying that the extra two diluted the nefast influence of the drummer :-).
Anyway, I believe that Satoko hired Yoshida because shw wanted something different. And I feel that he definitely brings something different to the music due to his non-jazz background (and quite idiosyncratic style). And talking about schtick (sp?), compared to some improvisers,he is in a minor league :-).
Patrice.
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