See Darcy? Slow down.
I'm still expecting an apology.
Jerry
Gerald Berg
On 3-May-07, at 5:21 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Sorry, David -- I missed this sentence on first reading:
And I've heard nothing of his on record which would change that
assessment.
So, uh, obviously not. My apologies.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 03 May 2007, at 5:15 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
Are you basing your opinion of Don's playing entirely on this one gig?
Cheers,
- Darcy
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On 03 May 2007, at 5:03 PM, dhbailey wrote:
Darcy James Argue wrote:
Substantial, specific criticism is not the same as knee-jerk
dismissal.
Don devoted his life to playing uncompromising and person music in
the face of considerable hostility and hardship. Whether you like
his music or not, he's an influential figure in the evolution of
the music and deserves respect as such. It's ridiculous to say that
the guy responsible for teaching Dave Holland (who is in many
respects a modern-day Don Ellis figure) how to play complicated
time signatures "wasn't into meter," even in jest.
I mean, whatever you might think of, oh I don't know -- John Cage,
let's say -- it would be idiotic to say that "he was barely into
composing."
I can accept that. But having heard Don Cherry perform live, I can
say that the assessment, at least from what I saw/heard, that he was
'barely into playing the trumpet' was certainly a valid impression.
I would certainly not paint Ornette Coleman with the same brush, but
Don Cherry showed no concern for tone, no concern for intonation, no
concern for pitch, no concern for the audience, no concern for
anything other than standing on stage and playing anything he could
get out, and then presumably collecting his check and heading home
after the performance.
And I've heard nothing of his on record which would change that
assessment.
But then he's in the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and I'm not (well,
actually I am but it's a different me), so obviously there are many
people who don't share my poor view of Don Cherry's trumpet playing
ability.
--
David H. Bailey
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