Re: [Harp-L] re: jazz on a diatonic

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

The "it's not a fully realised artistic concept" comment bothers me.
 
Who is to judge what the original artist had as a fully realised artistic concept?
 
This sounds like the critic criticizing the artist without the benefit of the artist's input. 
 
Don't you find it amusing to read comments pertaining to knowing what was in the heart/mind of an artist, or what they were thinking when they composed/performed a piece without their participation?
 
Having had the benefit of speaking with many world reknowned performers over the years and asking them about this very thing, they all agree that most of what the critics claim to know about the inner workings is way off the mark (Nat Hentoff excluded).
 
The Iceman
 
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From: fjm <mktspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


 
There are problems with Work Song as done by Butterfield, specifically that glaringly wrong note at the end of the intro. That and intonation, there are intonation issues with a lot of the songs on East West. Sure it's great stuff and I like it for what it is but it's not a fully realised artistic concept in that there are technical issues that needed to be resolved.