White Knight

I have noticed that since I began to really listen to and appreciate classical music over the course of the past 2 months or so, I also seem to have developed a more "discerning ear"--for want of a better description--when I return and listen to jazz, which is really my original love. What I mean by this statement is that I now seem to be more skillful in picking out themes in jazz pieces and how they develop--whether improvised or not--than I was before I started "getting into" ...