Hi
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Thanks again for the links. You're here for like a week and you already helped me so much. Is there anything I can do for you?
Stay confident in yourself in your continued success. In peace with every soul around you -
"Smile" - Charlie Chaplin. Be proud, though never arrogant. "Don´t worry, be happy", quote by Bobby McFerrin. Always keep your mind and heart open, and you´ll reach your goals musically and towards life itself (we only have the one).
The following quote, which I hope you can implement and use for yourself, is signed by Keith Jarrett - Gary Peacock - Jack DeJohnette 1993, post Miles Davis´ departure:
"Miles was a medium, a transformer, a touchstone, a magnetic field; the authentic minimalist (where, although there were so few notes, there was so much
in those few notes). No matter how much "noise" there was around him, Miles always came from
silence, the notes existing in a purity all their own (the opposite of a vacuum, which is most of minimalism). Miles proved the impotency of the "technicians", the potency of pure desire.
We are now left with a large hole in which every improviser should (must) question his/her purity of desire, for without a touchstone there is no reflective surface. This is why touchstones are so important, and also shows that in every age we need touchstones to keep the path illuminated enough that we don´t forget it is there (because we are so enamored of "our" "ability"). Miles never forgot the music; we will never forget Miles".
Best regards for you Mat,
intet-at-tabe