From Che Sent Sat, Oct 24th 1998, 22:54
From Che Sent Sat, Oct 24th 1998, 22:54
At 05:49 PM 10/23/98 -0700, Chris.Hilker wrote: >>it sounds like he's made a jazz record. on his own, w/out the >>improvisational sparks that fuelled the records that influenced it. in that >>respect, and as someone who was playing bass in a pub rock band, and then >>spent 5 years doing acid, and d'n'b,it seems unfair to compare it to davis' >>and hancock's works which came many years into their careers. > >You fail to extend the argument to its logical conclusion: it seems unfair >to spend money on the record if you don't already own the classics by >Miles, Herbie, etc. Consider this: which is the greater feat, gathering together a band of virtuosi that record some great albums after jamming together for years, or sitting down and attempting to do it all by yourself? I think you're comparing apples to oranges. Remember, it used to be a BIG DEAL when someone played all the music on their album. Only guys like Paul McCartney or Stevie Wonder would attempt it. The age of MIDI has made this more commonplace, though there are differences between programming all of the music and playing it all (each is a valid way of making music and I don't think the list needs to go into this again). Success or failure (I haven't hear the album yet), I think Tom has some cojones grande for even attempting such a thing. Cut him some slack for doing what he wants to do. Normally, I would slag someone like Tom J. for being hopelessly retro in outlook. But I keep enjoying his music, so I don't. Che