>Dear Michael, Gary and All: > I saw the Who in 1971 _ at the peak of their powers _ >and they played all >that Live at Leeds stuff, plus material from the as-yet->unreleased "Who's >Next." A transcendental experience for a 14-year-old! >Best live album ever! >So who needs jazz? >Cheers, >Jim
Jim you lucky dog! what a rare event, I'll be listening to them all day now, and turn it way up! BTW, when I was fourteen I passed up a chance to see Hendrix, my brother who's a year younger went. It was on Mothers day, Hendrix said something funny about this special day, but I don't know if it's appropriate on the list for the fairer sex. Michael Thames www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "James A Stimson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>; "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 10:14 AM Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute > > > > > Dear Michael, Gary and All: > I saw the Who in 1971 _ at the peak of their powers _ and they played all > that Live at Leeds stuff, plus material from the as-yet-unreleased "Who's > Next." A transcendental experience for a 14-year-old! Best live album ever! > So who needs jazz? > Cheers, > Jim > > > > > "Michael Thames" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>, "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > arband.net> cc: > Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute > 04/01/2005 10:47 > AM > > > > > > > >Dear Michael; > > > I hope you don't mind me addressing you as Michael. >Why do you think > >jazz and lute are mutually exclusive? Improvisation was a >very > significant > >aspect of renaissance and early baroque musical life, >according to my > >understanding. The jazz interpretation of eighth notes is >very similar to > >the French concept of "notes inegale". The jazz "combo" >is very similar > to > a > >broken consort in texture. > > > Gary > > I'm going to a Jazz concert this Saturday night here in Taos, given by > one of my best friends Eric Avinger, a real musical genius. However He > suffers from the same problem most jazz musicians suffer from, and that is, > For the life of me, I can remember one thing he's played after He's played > it. > I know that all Jazz isn't the same. However most everyone I know ( and I > know allot of jazz guys ) they play the same old predictable, unpredictable > non resolving web of constant scales. > I have no affinity for most French baroque lute music, which I do think > probably, was the origin of jazz. > > BTW, I've been listening allot lately, To The Who.." Live at Leads" > best rockin roll album ever made, and an excellent antidote, to what ails > you. Us. > > Michael Thames > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 3:00 AM > Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute > > > > Dear Michael; > > > > I hope you don't mind me addressing you as Michael. Why do you think > > jazz and lute are mutually exclusive? Improvisation was a very > significant > > aspect of renaissance and early baroque musical life, according to my > > understanding. The jazz interpretation of eighth notes is very similar to > > the French concept of "notes inegale". The jazz "combo" is very similar > to > a > > broken consort in texture. > > > > Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Dr. Marion Ceruti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "bill kilpatrick" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute list" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:22 AM > > Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute > > > > > > > >Gary Digman is an expert in both lute and > > >>jazz. He probably can tell you quite a bit about > > >>this topic. > > > > > >>Best regards, > > >>Marion > > > > > > Sounds like this might be mutually exclusive of each other. > > > Michael Thames > > > www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dr. Marion Ceruti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute list" > > > <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 12:06 PM > > > Subject: Re: sketches of spain lute > > > > > > > > >> Bill, > > >> > > >> Don't get me started on this one. I already have > > >> baroque lute versions of two popular songs and > > >> a folk song, not exactly jazz but they work very > > >> well on the instrument. The advantage of these > > >> pieces is that 1. They are not too hard to play > > >> and 2. They are great for becoming familiar > > >> with the instrument. It's always fun to explore > > >> old music on a new instrument or new music on > > >> an old one. One of the advantages of > > >> BL is that it has so many applications. > > >> > > >> Gary Digman is an expert in both lute and > > >> jazz. He probably can tell you quite a bit about > > >> this topic. > > >> > > >> Best regards, > > >> Marion > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Sent: Mar 31, 2005 10:04 AM > > >> To: lute list <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > >> Subject: sketches of spain lute > > >> > > >> does anyone play jazz lute? > > >> > > >> it might be suited for other types of music but jazz > > >> seems the more likely. if someone were to play lute > > >> the way bill evans, say, played piano, i expect there > > >> would be a lot more lute recordings of every type. > > >> > > >> consider how popular the oud has become in the past > > >> few years and how varied its repertoire. > > >> > > >> - bill > > >> > > >> "and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy > > >> crawly..." - > > > Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" > by > > > Fra > > > Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: > > > http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm > > >> > > >> Send instant messages to your online friends > > >> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> To get on or off this list see list information at > > >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
