Re: [Harp-L] VIDEO--Gregoire Maret with Herbie Hancock KKL Luzern 3.11.2008 - YouTube

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am reminded of a time I stood in the Reichsmuseum in Aamsterdm and then an hour later in the Van Gough museum next door. There were paintings by  Jan VerMeer and duplicate paintings by Van Gough. The VerMeer paintings were exquisite and the ones by Van Gough were trype. Then in The Prada in Madrid I witnessed people musing the paintings by Picasso and Dali and making comments about what genius' they both were. Not sure if they were trying to show their sophistication, while having different feelings inside, but the paintings left me with one feeling. And that feeling was: "Whaaaaaaaaat?" 

Have tried to listen to this cat. Key word is tried. My only regret is that he got credit for a hit on his view counter. And will probably continue to do so. Luckily nothing I feel will even remotely affect his career. :)

smo-joe 

On Sep 18, 2012, at 12:39 AM, Randy Singer wrote:

> i don't know.....it must be me....i must be getting old.....I just do not understand this sonic "dissonance" and apparent disregard for melody.  There is technique that could be considered a "new sound" yet is it musical? Certainly herbie and pat metheny could not be wrong in utitlizing him......or is it a case of the emperor's new clothing?  Then again many great masters were not quite understood when they first came out...and history has proved the nay sayers wrong.
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> I love coltrane, monk, and other far outside players. But this player confounds me.
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> Are there any objective standards I can apply here? Do you love it? Does it speak to you and fill your soul? 
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az_WSkKM5CU&sns=em
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