tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post384707317698864961..comments2023-12-21T03:13:11.317-08:00Comments on jazztruth: Pop Music Part 1George Colliganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277569607502834278noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-34393172941568468652012-06-14T00:33:16.137-07:002012-06-14T00:33:16.137-07:00Such a nice post, I enjoyed it a lot! I like your ...Such a nice post, I enjoyed it a lot! I like your sense of style! Wonderful photos!WOW Goldhttp://www.mmohome.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-41935793041438386412012-02-13T11:32:28.908-08:002012-02-13T11:32:28.908-08:00I know I'm coming late to this party... but I&...I know I'm coming late to this party... but I'm also a jazz oriented person who had never heard of Adele until the 2012 Grammy's last night, and was pleased to see that the latest big one-name-only singer is someone who can actually sing for once. I did notice that the chorus of her song strongly resembles the Gnarls Barkley tune (even the same key, I think) and was wondering if this was widely noted (I'm guessing it's a case of unintentional plagiarism by a young song writer). I was marveling at the usual mix of swine and pearls getting equal praise on the Grammy's, where standards of musical quality are set aside in favor of...well, I'm still trying to figure out in favor of what.<br /><br />But then *whammo!* you cite "Highbrow/Lowbrow." My uncle wrote that book. Which raises the age old question: WTF? Sometimes we search for answers but in the end it's the questions, the coincidences, and the anecdotal parentheses that are the most meaningful.Jeremy Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415225291892742819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-30144601121299272932011-11-09T09:26:54.999-08:002011-11-09T09:26:54.999-08:00Hey George, I had to share this story, I hope you ...Hey George, I had to share this story, I hope you at least get a chuckle out of it... I read the above post last Friday, and the next night I had a Saturday night solo piano gig at a restaurant. During one of my sets the woman bartender comes up to me and says the other bartender, a guy, wants to know if I can play "Adele". I kind of looked at her blankly, and she said, "You don't even know who that is, right?". Well, had I not read your blog the day before I would never have heard of Adele at all, I mean not even in passing. The funniest part to me was later when I was talking with the guy bartender, he was incredulous that I could haven't heard her or heard the song. He said something to the effect that "they play it everywhere!". He could not imagine that I avoided enough mainstream outlets to let a hit pop song slip by me like that. Anyway, it's probably to your point that such a thing could happen to a Jazz musician so easily... But the timing of the whole thing was really amusing to me. I told the bartender that he'd be surprised how easy it is for me to avoid that sort of music...<br />I did enjoy the main points of this post as well, I know what I touched on was just a portion of it. Thanks, and as always, the blog is a great read.Lucas Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904448445407437544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-39272955537465357012011-11-08T15:58:47.877-08:002011-11-08T15:58:47.877-08:00BTW---here's a thought that casts an even wide...BTW---here's a thought that casts an even wider net: Even within the confines of an existing genre (jazz, for example), how do we collectively and individually determine what's relevant/significant? That one has always baffled me.Kerry McCoyhttp://www.kerrymccoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-83831783765703604092011-11-08T15:48:22.134-08:002011-11-08T15:48:22.134-08:00The kids are always going to have access to popula...The kids are always going to have access to popular culture. Without an academic environment, however, it's becoming less and less likely for a youngster to ever hear Miles, Coltrane, Monk, Evans, et al. What you're doing is critical. Let the pop music inform the kids' music in a natural, osmotic way.Kerry McCoyhttp://www.kerrymccoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-34326858642058860812011-11-04T12:34:41.404-07:002011-11-04T12:34:41.404-07:00Dear Anonymous,
Post-jazz is a general term for t...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />Post-jazz is a general term for the rock-influenced jazz we are hearing in the 21st century. It sounds more palatable than saying "jazz-rock-fusion"; that term brings back bad memories of 70s and 80s fusion with too much 'devil's dandruff'.<br /><br />In regards to the drummer Seb Rochford, check out the band Polar Bear for his take on post-jazz.<br /><br />Sincerely, <br />HeathHeath Jarretthttp://heathjarrettpiano.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-50757082129026649022011-11-04T12:28:13.064-07:002011-11-04T12:28:13.064-07:00I think one way to bridge the gap between the stud...I think one way to bridge the gap between the study of music and the "real" world (if corporate marketing of pop icons is "real") is to do what previous generations did with pop music and turn pop tunes into standards of sorts. Herbie Hancock has been trying to do that for a while with various albums starting with The New Standard and continuing today (as has Brad Meldau and others). I also think the guys in Dirty Loops have a cool thing going on. I never thought I'd like modern day pop tunes till I heard what they do with them. For example, check out the keyboard solo at around 2:10 in this Britney Spears cover.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko0kdCf0zTEMike Prigodichhttp://www.mikeprigodich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-90048214832590958362011-11-04T05:43:32.963-07:002011-11-04T05:43:32.963-07:00WTF is 'post-jazz'?WTF is 'post-jazz'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713397068832099475.post-54431432685036448072011-11-03T11:37:26.419-07:002011-11-03T11:37:26.419-07:00Adele has also been working with this guy - http:/...Adele has also been working with this guy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seb_Rochford -- great post-jazz drummer in england...Heath Jarretthttp://heathjarrettpiano.comnoreply@blogger.com