Re: [Harp-L] VIDEO--Gregoire Maret with Herbie Hancock KKL Luzern3.11.2008 - YouTube

["Rob Paparozzi" <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Randy,-)

You are not getting old and I NEVER get tired of hearing YOU play,,,,you 
always inspire us!

OK, The youtube you posted is a more "outside" example of him creating 
something off the cuff...

I've been friends with Gregoire since he came to NYC in the 90's...I invited 
him to our NY Top Brass Reedsters Club and he jumped right in...he was and 
IS still growing as a player as we all are...I introduced him to an old 
master of 'melody' Charles Leighton and Greg was invited up to our Tuesday 
hangs...they both hit it off well...I think Greg learned alot from those 
hangs too...

let me respond to your Video with this one of a Gershwin Piece, here the 
Melody is handled very nicely and then he takes off to create a beautiful 
interplay with these great players and returns to the melody and then 
improves away from it for the ending whicjh I think is so tasteful and 
unique...this is 2yrs later than the Herbie Video btw.....I really like this 
approach and performance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmHTql0kMIU&feature=related

Toots and Charles and Adler have inspired many of us Chromeisters and it's 
delightful to see so many new generation players take it all in then add 
their 'own' ness to it...including YOU,-)


PS...I also commend Gregoire for his efforts to work with Suzuki for making 
a better Chrome for us to play.....

Just my 2cents
Rob Paparozzi


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From: "Randy Singer" <randy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [Harp-L] VIDEO--Gregoire Maret with Herbie Hancock KKL 
Luzern3.11.2008 - YouTube


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.

I love coltrane, monk, and other far outside players. But this player 
confounds me.

Are there any objective standards I can apply here? Do you love it? Does it 
speak to you and fill your soul?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az_WSkKM5CU&sns=em