Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Like A Good Guy Does

10 comments:

VG said...

Hey db,

finally got around to watching the YouTube. Great find.

It's the "emotion" stuff! :)

Jeebus, the music and the words are so apparently "simple", as in "cut down to the bone" Whamo!

darkblack said...

The Hook always has a story to tell, VG.

;>)

VG said...

db, yanno, this is probably the essence of music, in some fundamental way. Telling a story. Thus speaks me, the "music expert" (not).

darkblack said...

Sure, storytelling's an essential part of the form, VG...From opera, to blues, to folk, and so on. The best jazz musicians tell a story without saying a word.

;>)

VG said...

db- without saying a word- oh, such a great response.

Hard to know where to start, me being the "music expert" and all ;) but do you mean something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEC8nqT6Rrk

VG said...

sorry, maybe not, but with my limited musical knowledge, "Miles" is always a safe fall-back choice. ;)

VG said...

and, this is actually much purer and energetic performance of "So What" imho. Me being the "music expert" an all... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1337EJxwwDY

VG said...

or, possibly this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TbrgIdm0E

darkblack said...

Ah, but that might open up the long-standing muso's dispute of 'hot' vs. 'cool' jazz, VG...Many a tumbler of cheap spirits has been spilled and high-strung feelings plucked roughly over that.

;>)

Indeed, Miles' Kind Of Blue period, with its emphasis on modality, rich harmonic development, and the sophisticated group interaction of a stellar lineup would be an excellent example of dialog without words.

VG said...

"hot" vs. "cool" jazz eh? so, I've blindly stumbled onto/ into a controversy. Interesting.