Re: [Harp-L] 'Summertime' - playing with 'feel' rather

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

nope - I said that "Personally, I believe that Howard plays to  keep himself 
interested and has evolved so dramatically that he is almost  no longer of 
this earth. "   
 
It is not a deadly serious criticism, but a lighthearted way to mention  
Howard's evolvement. I try not to put smiley faces at the end of sentences to  
hammer that point home.
 
Curiously, when Howard played w/trio globo or a scaled down group that was  
more relaxed, he sounded great to my ears. When he gets stratospheric with some 
 of his own creations, they overwhelm me. Believe me, I understand what he is 
 playing. I get it. I've seen him numerous times. He does lose a lot of the  
audience at times, from my experience, when he goes over the top. Not 
EVERYONE,  mind you.
 
Similar to Richard's Opera comparison. I get Opera, but fall asleep during  
the performances. A lot of others in the audience nod off, too. I've seen  it.
 
I don't fall asleep during a high energy Howard show, just get a bit  
overwhelmed and my ears shut down from the sheer barrage and techno firework  
displays after about 20 minutes. Same happens to me during a Jason Ricci  
performance. Testosterone driven as they may be, when I was a young dude full of  that 
stuff, I liked it. Older mature Iceman has evolved past testosterone driven  and 
into what I feel to be more depth - less notes with more spaces telling a  
deeper story for me. Love Miles' solos, take Coltrane solos with a grain of  
salt. I wanna play like Miles. Not interested in going the Coltrane route.
 
 
In a message dated 10/21/2008 1:16:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

But  saying that someone's music is "no longer of this earth" because you 
don't get  it

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