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Thank you Clair for an excellent reprimand on my comment. No, i'm not being facetious, your arguement and logic is by far the best i've read in a long time. I have reconsidered my original statement and do recant any derision that may have been implied. (None was meant BTW) Norm Clair Tomalin wrote: > > Andy Wooler said: > > > > - the Redbridge CD "close enough for jazz" > > is closer than most > ---------------------------------- > >> Norm Harris said: > > > >Don't you just love condescending remarks like 'close enough for jazz'. > Maybe > > >that band should have called it 'as close as we'll ever get' instead of > the > > >dismissive derisive put down on jazz as an art form. (Tautology, yeah, i > know) > > ------------------------------------- > > I may be reacting too seriously to your comments, but these are my initial > thoughts when I read them: > > Hopefully you'll have heard the CD before making such sweeping comments > about an alternative title! Through the appeal of the pieces included on > this CD, Redbridge has managed to obtain a wide spectrum of interest from > people both involved and uninvolved in the brass band scene - surely any > positive move to promote a wider acceptance of the brass band movement > should not be met with derogatory comments from 'one of its own' (an > assumption based on the fact that you are on the BB mailing list)? > > Admittedly, if directly compared to original jazz configurations of the > CD's content there could be room for criticism by some regarding band > configurations/arrangements - but what Redbridge have achieved is to put > the all too familiar image of the 'local brass band at the village fete' > into retirement, and replace it with a more exciting insight into the > flexibility of the brass band, where even people who would not normally > contemplate purchasing a brass band CD are drawn towards it because of the > appeal of its content, and maybe even curiosity derived from the title. > > The standard of playing should also not be ignored. As Andy Wooler > pointed out this CD "is closer than most" - in fact, IMHO I believe it to > be one of the best collections of this type of music in one CD by a brass > band that is available today. > > This list has been dealing with many topics including the evolution and > future development of the brass band movement - surely approaching > different musical forms is part of that development? It surprises me that > attempts to further the versatility and public acceptability of the brass > band is being dismissed as some sort of poor attempt to recreate another > musical form. > > Not wishing to state the obvious, but feeling it's necessary on this > occasion :) ....... the title "Close Enough For Jazz" is a humorous play on > words - it's an obviously well known phrase (and I don't believe the jazz > fraternity would > really look at it as a 'put down') which helps to establish the jazz > content, but then, combined with the fact that a brass > band, rather than a jazz band is performing it results in a rather clever > title which I believe offers a very snappy marketing tool - I bet more > people took a look at it because > of its title than if it had been called, for example, "Jazz played by a > Brass Band"! > > I appreciate that specialists of musical forms are very protective of their > favoured environment, just in the same way as some bandsmen on this list > have been fighting off suggestions of including french horns in the brass > band configuration over the last couple of weeks - but IMHO, I cannot see > what is wrong with offering a different angle on an accepted style of > music. No-one has tried to say that "Close Enough For Jazz" is as > good/better as the real thing, it simply offers quality playing of brass > band arrangements of popular jazz pieces - a different perspective on an > accepted theme. > > If we're not careful, you'll soon be saying we shouldn't be playing > anything other than original brass band music as it is impossible to > recreate, for example, the original sounds of orchestral classics. Surely > music should not be limited by such restrictive boundaries? A good example > of this is illustrated in the BB arrangement of "Riverdance" - it doesn't > sound like the original because of the instrumentation, but it's still > exciting, it's still effective, it's still entertaining and it still > provokes great audience appreciation when it's performed - it's not wrong, > it's just different. > > Just so you know, I'm not the founder of the Redbridge Fan Club or > anything, I just felt disappointed with your attitude. > > CLAIR TOMALIN > Flugel, KM Gillingham Band > > -- > unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to > listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Norm. Music is my first love, after Jan and the billies. -- unsubscribe or receive the list in digest form, mail a message of 'help' to listserver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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