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I really love Dragon's Head, a great album. Since you like Peter Evans, do you know Mostly Other People Do the Killing, a hell of a fun…
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(Quote) I'm not much into making lists these days (nor do I make a big effort to investigate the bulk of noted annual releases), but these 2009 releases stick out to me - totally depends on your tastes what you prefer, so sample them. I personal…
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I don't think my point has anything to do with formal/informal training, nor do I at all discourage learning to read written music. I just think (for reasons already stated) that it's a bad idea to be taught to read early on, in a crucial pe…
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(Quote) Katrina, would you like pointers to musical counterexamples? Here are a couple:
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No, that's perfect pitch. I mean more relative pitch, how you can hear music and realize the harmonic and melodic patterns occuring, knowing by sound how to work your way around your instrument, how to translate your ideas in your head to your inst…
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To my mind, reading music acts as a crutch which allows your "ear" to do no work. I never developed a proper ear, even after 14 years of fun saxophone playing, and I gave it up precisely because I was making too little progress with my musical goal…
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They acknowledged the problem and credited me a track, fwiw. Getting the track fixed, well, I guess we'll see.
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(Quote) Reading this thread late, but just want to say that after going through the typical school-based instruction and playing alto sax for 14 years during school, I really disagree with this. I think learning to read music (scores**) is a dam…
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I understand how irksome tokenism can be, but what about the utility of the appearance of that Coleman album (which is partially explained by its Pulitzer win too, I think)? Would either Ornette or "jazz" be served more without its appearance? Is …
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while I still find it difficult to stomach any album put out by CTI
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Jonah, my download of track 2 "Hidden Beneath" drops out after 30-odd seconds in iTunes, and VLC also tanks on this track, but later. I've tried redling it with no change. Does your version work fine?
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Speaking of Unsounds (by which I mean the label), John Butcher's experimental solo saxophone outing 13 Friendly Numbers is very fine, and <$2.50 atm (it's …
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Bah, the new Bobby Previte is 12 instead of 8 credits because of 19 seconds of music. I freaking hate that.
Anyone track how long it takes Palmetto new releases to get on Amiestreet? It's not there now, wondering when it might appear. -
I don't really work that hard on it. I have a largish SFL, which I go to and pop off a bunch of stuff that appeals to me at the moment (within the first week or so). My dominant running goal is to download an eclectic (genre-wise) bunch per month.…
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Yeah, seems to be a lot of overlap (without checking). Do you mean WTF omissions instead?
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> Since married life and parenthood destroyed my social life
I knew I wasn't the only one, of course, but it's always good to see a reminder. -
> I always it thought it meant a person was rather boring, but it seems they are mostly ostentatious.
I'm going to be pedantic here and note its meaning intended for mommio in the classroom was probably akin to "overly c… -
I have about 90 or so of the 200, so I'm no contrarian regarding the genres covered in the list, though the ranking of those I know is quite different from how I'd do it. But the list itself (not the music within, but the list) has a distinct air o…
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> Kanye is a jackass. He's also a brilliant pop artist. Among a handful who could be the best of the decade.
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> reminds me of Wayne Horvitz' "The President" and Bobby Previte's Empty Suits ensembles from their early days
I meant to reply to Jonah's earlier emusic board thread about this, after he asked if this should be considered a le…