tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post6479082887650754680..comments2023-09-30T06:09:28.429-05:00Comments on Plastic Sax: Review: Deborah Brown- All Too SoonHappy In Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325328547476858000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-18379733209587612142012-11-16T09:23:22.449-06:002012-11-16T09:23:22.449-06:00Cb,
Why pay $50 a ticket to "hear" a gr...Cb,<br /><br />Why pay $50 a ticket to "hear" a great perfomance when I can hear that same great performace over and over again listening to my jazz collection.<br /><br />On another note, the AJM website looks awesome. I assume you are responsible for that. Great work my man!!<br /><br />LeoLeonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-77274187646805767192012-11-16T08:55:43.559-06:002012-11-16T08:55:43.559-06:00*Charisma is an important ingredient to any top ti...*Charisma is an important ingredient to any top tier performer. Depending on how you define the word of course.<br />Is charisma in the eye of the beholder.*<br /><br />? Yes, what you are calling is in the eye of the beholder.<br /><br />If there is anything "wrong" with the music in our age, it is that people "see" a performance, rather than "listen" to a performance. In my humble estimation "listening" should win out over how interesting an artist is to "look" at.<br /><br />But, US (and arguably the entire world population - see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0" rel="nofollow">PSY</a> the hundreds of millions of views of his video on YouTube) society is based largely upon "pop culture" trends and conditioned to that type of perspective. Creative jazz/improvised music is not from that same place. So, the points you raised here are not necessarily objectively based upon the music itself - again, my humble opinions.<br /><br />I would personally rather go "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Aik0wKkAY" rel="nofollow">hear</a>" a great performance, than "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYG5n5RxTTI" rel="nofollow">see</a>" a so-called interesting one when it comes to this type of thoughtful music. Most of the time, artists who put on a great "visual" show, lose the spontaneity that is essential to this music.<br /><br />Peace, Cb<br />- - -<br />P.S. - HIB, you should allow the "target" tag so that links can be coded to open in new links.Cbhttp://burnettpublishing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-57597120200671933052012-11-14T23:21:15.589-06:002012-11-14T23:21:15.589-06:00Asking people to weigh in? You must not read the c...Asking people to weigh in? You must not read the comment threads on this blog. Strap yourself in boys, here we go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694480735393172006.post-47159867171050420322012-11-13T21:40:43.942-06:002012-11-13T21:40:43.942-06:00Charisma is an important ingredient to any top tie...Charisma is an important ingredient to any top tier performer. Depending on how you define the word of course.<br />Is charisma in the eye of the beholder.<br /> <br />Diana Krall has a lot more charisma then Dee Dee. Dee Dee is hard to watch. She has these unorthodox mannerisms and gestures that distract from the music. Shirley Horn on the other hand had great charisma. Not what you would call glamorous though.<br /><br />Karrin's voice has charisma but she looks awkward on the bandstand. Too macho perhaps.She translates better on recordings.<br /><br />To me, Kurt Elling and Eddie Jefferson have charisma. Eddie had some funky mannerisms but he had an endearing quality. Kevin Mahogany, not so much. <br /><br />Deborah is a fantastic musician, So is Marilyn Maye.<br /><br />What separates the "big names" from the not household names?<br /><br />Please weigh in.Low Ridernoreply@blogger.com