tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post1490110656414480853..comments2023-10-14T04:06:12.866-04:00Comments on Letters From A Tapehead: Village Vanguard: February 23, 1935...Sean Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515711172848590436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post-92165574126408561932010-02-25T12:33:38.701-05:002010-02-25T12:33:38.701-05:00To Miles Of Trane,
New jazz is still being writte...To Miles Of Trane,<br /><br />New jazz is still being written and performed, but when I hear it it's in extreme forms like abstract metal music, or some other experimental variation. These versions have mostly maintained the abrasiveness and insanity of free jazz and hard bop, so I believe it to still be a relevant genre. But, you don't find performers like Coleman Hawkins, or Sonny Rollins, or Mingus, or Lester, or Ornette, or Trane... these guys just don't exist these days. I could be wrong, though. If they're out there, and they're not just regurgitating the greats, I hope they can enliven the genre as it was in its prime.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments and thanks for reading,<br /><br />Letters From A TapeheadSean Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515711172848590436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27785582.post-4666608846894891502010-02-25T00:39:35.100-05:002010-02-25T00:39:35.100-05:00Happy Birthday, indeed. I have some optimism for t...Happy Birthday, indeed. I have some optimism for the future of jazz. Supposedly it's dying, but there are fresh voices. I'm an old bop fan but, as with rock and pop the evolutions must continue to bring new approaches -- and we must learn to accept the new pages that get turned.MilesOfTranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019974312747546286noreply@blogger.com