Re: [Finale] Live/Recorded
Chuck Israels wrote: Listening to music on records is like getting kissed over the telephone. - Jerry Rosen, former BSO violinist pianist It's more like eating a picture of food. - Bill Dobbins, jazz pianist/composer/arranger Still, I feel that my recordings are the real artifacts of my work. Hmmn. Well, recordings are the only way that anybody who hasn't had the benefit of attending one of your concerts has of evaluating or enjoying your work at all. And who wants to do 7 shows a day, 365 days a year, just to guarantee the widest exposure of your music to potential audiences. There is much room for both live and recorded music -- I had the privilege of hearing the Buddy Rich Orchestra twice shortly before he stopped touring with it, and the power and magic of those concerts comes back full-force when I listen to his records. Without the live experience, I wouldn't enjoy the recordings the same way. BUT, with that live experience, my mind can extrapolate from OTHER bands' recordings, so I feel I can more accurately recreate in my mind what it must have been like to hear those bands as well. But in 100 years, all that will be left of Chuck Israels' or David Bailey's or anybody's life work will be those artifacts we can leave behind. And recordings are those artifacts for musicians, just as scores are those artifacts for composers, printed books are those artifacts for authors, the printed plays are those artifacts for Shakespeare, and on and on. I disagree with Rosen's quote -- recordings are the photographs that spark our aural memories. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Live/Recorded
Listening to music on records is like getting kissed over the telephone. - Jerry Rosen, former BSO violinist pianist It's more like eating a picture of food. - Bill Dobbins, jazz pianist/composer/arranger Still, I feel that my recordings are the real artifacts of my work. Hmmn. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] Live/Recorded
Well, I don't think anything can ever replace the live experience, but when will I get to hear you play in person? Or most people, for that matter? And when I can, how often? Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Chuck Israels [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Live/Recorded Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:35:24 -0800 Listening to music on records is like getting kissed over the telephone. - Jerry Rosen, former BSO violinist pianist It's more like eating a picture of food. - Bill Dobbins, jazz pianist/composer/arranger Still, I feel that my recordings are the real artifacts of my work. Hmmn. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Live/Recorded
Thanks for asking, Crystal. Not often any more. There was a time when what I do was part of the fabric of everyday culture. I used to play in places in NY where many people, New Yorkers of all stripes, and visitors from around the world, could, and did, come to hear the music in which I was involved. They needed it as part of their essential nourishment, and they understood and could digest the language. That is no longer so, so I am paid and externally rewarded many times more for speaking English about music than I am in actually creating it, a sad turn of events, but one which I can't control without pandering to the present musical environment. So, recordings it is, most of the time, and even most of those are more or less vanity productions these days. I'm sure I'm not alone in this situation. Chuck On Jan 29, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Crystal Premo wrote: Well, I don't think anything can ever replace the live experience, but when will I get to hear you play in person? Or most people, for that matter? And when I can, how often? Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Chuck Israels [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Live/Recorded Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:35:24 -0800 Listening to music on records is like getting kissed over the telephone. - Jerry Rosen, former BSO violinist pianist It's more like eating a picture of food. - Bill Dobbins, jazz pianist/composer/arranger Still, I feel that my recordings are the real artifacts of my work. Hmmn. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Live/Recorded
Even in the culture-rich environment here in NYC, I don't find many opportunities to hear the people I like the best. I heard Stephane Grapelli, Chick Corea, Patti LaBelle, a few others I could afford. When am I going to be able to hear Bobby McFerrin? So recordings it is. Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Chuck Israels [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Live/Recorded Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:49:01 -0800 Thanks for asking, Crystal. Not often any more. There was a time when what I do was part of the fabric of everyday culture. I used to play in places in NY where many people, New Yorkers of all stripes, and visitors from around the world, could, and did, come to hear the music in which I was involved. They needed it as part of their essential nourishment, and they understood and could digest the language. That is no longer so, so I am paid and externally rewarded many times more for speaking English about music than I am in actually creating it, a sad turn of events, but one which I can't control without pandering to the present musical environment. So, recordings it is, most of the time, and even most of those are more or less vanity productions these days. I'm sure I'm not alone in this situation. Chuck On Jan 29, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Crystal Premo wrote: Well, I don't think anything can ever replace the live experience, but when will I get to hear you play in person? Or most people, for that matter? And when I can, how often? Crystal Premo [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Chuck Israels [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Live/Recorded Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:35:24 -0800 Listening to music on records is like getting kissed over the telephone. - Jerry Rosen, former BSO violinist pianist It's more like eating a picture of food. - Bill Dobbins, jazz pianist/composer/arranger Still, I feel that my recordings are the real artifacts of my work. Hmmn. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
