I think a lot of to days music Classical and Jazz has lost its way,
I was through with the clip after 10 seconds. It was inevitable that jazz would eventually go that direction, just as classical music did. Don't think I'll ever be able to accept that fact.
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For me I insist on a good rhythmic beat and a structured form I.e. chord sequence, and a recognisable melody is for me essential.
Very well described and the same could be said about some avant garde classicalI think it was clarinettist Kenny Davern who once quipped, after hearing some extreme 'free jazz'--"sounds like a fire in a pet shop!"
Even the USA can't export everything, best left there IMO sorry Mat I am in a Sh!ty this morninghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIuenLSZnr8
(from the States for a change)
I am too long in the tooth to change Mat, firmly locked into the 40's - 50'sToo bloody electric for ya, eh?