RE: 'But - still -- Alan is correct to test the breadth and depth of his interlocutor's experience -- if the conversation is going to proceed (even if those of us who have known Derek for many years already knew what the results of that test would be)'
Uh? DA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Music and all that jazz Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:17:47 GMT > I'm not sure who won the match -- but I do have my doubts > about the line judge, Cheerskep, when he writes: > > "In all walks of life we are justified in rejecting entire > genres without exposing ourselves to every possible > instances of them. My wife will not watch any prize fight; > she hates the genre. I wouldn't require her to watch an > interminable number of bouts before she would be entitled > to say she hates the genre." > > ... because it's important to notice that 'jazz' is a much > bigger umbrella than 'prize fight' > > I realize that, like all claims regarding the arts, the > above statement is debatable -- and perhaps, to the fight > aficionado, every bout is as different as every sub-genre > of jazz -- but I would assert that such a claim is the > result of too many blows to the head. > > Of course, the explication of my argument is not an easy > one -- I would have to begin to list, exemplify, and > characterize all of those genres, from Dixieland to > experimental. > > Perhaps Derek would fall asleep before the explication was > done - and he is certainly justified in ignoring whatever > he wants to. > > But - still -- Alan is correct to test the breadth and > depth of his interlocutor's experience -- if the > conversation is going to proceed (even if those of us who > have known Derek for many years already knew what the > results of that test would be) > > > BTW -- listers should visit Alan's website: > > http://www.kyushu-ns.ac.jp/~allan/Documents/ajs-00.html > > He seems to be living in two cultures -- and the site > itself has its own, curious, kind-of-Japanese aesthetic -- > as well as presenting his "Musician Career Path Research > Project" -- which includes jazz, but seems to focus on the > act of improvisation wherever it might occur. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > ___ Earn up to $150/hour as a paralegal. Click to get > trained now. > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijm0bduyz8VSPUSKVVxhIvgtQ > tG95126GJ8zPkskyvRpYhdLu/
