tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.comments2024-02-20T07:06:18.516-05:00Brilliant CornersSteve Provizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comBlogger1302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-4375335287067574872024-02-19T21:56:17.845-05:002024-02-19T21:56:17.845-05:00That sound is emotional. Sometimes demented. Somet...That sound is emotional. Sometimes demented. Sometimes urgent. Sometimes sour. Sometimes erotic, umami, yearningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-50027305401843399812023-08-30T02:48:28.605-04:002023-08-30T02:48:28.605-04:00Very NiceVery NiceHasnainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117580161234080398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-56996380203690294672023-08-29T03:30:51.295-04:002023-08-29T03:30:51.295-04:00Very niceVery niceHasnainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117580161234080398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-2907555020097649362023-05-15T17:52:56.282-04:002023-05-15T17:52:56.282-04:00Wow-Good catch.Wow-Good catch.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-87902085559376840782023-05-15T15:38:19.808-04:002023-05-15T15:38:19.808-04:00There was a place called Wendy's (not the fast...There was a place called Wendy's (not the fast food joint) near Government Center in the early 70s. I remember playing there in a big band.John C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-68100513278886772122023-02-09T08:31:58.750-05:002023-02-09T08:31:58.750-05:00Joel-THanks for reading and for your comment.Joel-THanks for reading and for your comment.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-5792247721742488122023-02-08T20:02:18.267-05:002023-02-08T20:02:18.267-05:00Great post, really captures the time. I found afte...Great post, really captures the time. I found after searching for Harvey Simons, with whom I studied drums from 1977-1978. I used to drool when I walked into his drum shop opposite NEC and the YMCA. Harvey's regular gig was Saturday nights at the Top of the Hub. In the 80s I used get sticks and heads and such from Jack's - always loved their 'relaxed professional' style in there. I didn't know that history of Vater sticks, which I've now been using for some 20 years! <br />Joel Bassukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334255635017587570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-41293952531206727092023-01-10T11:38:11.572-05:002023-01-10T11:38:11.572-05:00"All creation is improvisation."
I goog..."All creation is improvisation."<br /><br />I googled this aphorism because I wanted to check whether someone had said it before me. I am an independent researcher investigating the philosophical relationship between improvisation and creativity.<br /><br />There were only three hits for my search ( https://tinyurl.com/2r3j7g77 ):<br />* One for a review of a book about improvisation in drama: "I agree there is a sense in which all creation is improvisation, but a rigorous philosophical enquiry should have been offered into the difference between..."<br />* One for a comment by Tom Hall in this blog post: "I believe the key to all creation is improvisation."<br />* And one for another jazz-related item, an essay by Roger Pryor Dodge ( https://archive.org/stream/recordchanger04unse/recordchanger04unse_djvu.txt ).<br /><br />The essay by Dodge is entitled: "Remarks on improvisation versus arranged jazz". It it he says,<br />'The use of "arranged music" is a right enough term when we think of the music we hear in this category. A categorical nomenclature in this case, as with commercial music, is perfectly usable and for that matter facilitates criticism and the talking about jazz music. When carried any further so as to include anything written, it is misleading. I have explained in length * the fallacy of establishing a great difference between improvisation and written music. <b><i>In brief I said that all creation is improvisation.</i></b> The improvisor plays the complete composition at one run-through in a performance. The composer on paper improvises sections at a time, writing them down as they appear in his mind. He can go over and shape up his composition cutting out the bad parts and improvising new sections to replace them. He can keep working on his composition until it satisfies him completely whereas the improvisor has no chance to go over his work, the improvised creation having to stand as it is, poor sections and all.<br />* Notes on the Future H. R. S. Society Rag, Jan.-Feb., 1941.'<br /><br />I pass this along as the connection with may be of some interest to you, Tom Hall, and your readers. I'm also hoping that someone can point me to an online copy of "Notes on the Future" HRS Society Rag Jan-Feb, 1941. I searched online but couldn't find anything. It would be very useful in my research to read his discussion of improvisation in writing music, since so many assume that improvisation entails live performance.Ironickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377345806640097300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-64504370138153504352022-11-05T11:26:02.848-04:002022-11-05T11:26:02.848-04:00Thanks. Of course, the PLayboy clubs weren't s...Thanks. Of course, the PLayboy clubs weren't strip joints. The bands played for the acts and for dancing. At that point in strip history, organ trios did a lot of the work.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-58463104452163071672022-11-05T08:57:37.739-04:002022-11-05T08:57:37.739-04:00Great Steve, thank you. A hip side of Heffner. I a...Great Steve, thank you. A hip side of Heffner. I am curious to listen to the jazz he ushered. It's funny how we have this cliché in mind regarding sexy strip-tease music. Big band, slow & fat, swinging tempo. I cant really hear rock n roll behind a good strip. Maybe Blues or RnBBertrand Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513676959433159481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-89844880457159834242022-08-05T07:29:11.890-04:002022-08-05T07:29:11.890-04:00Buried under the floorboards of Marie Laveau's...Buried under the floorboards of Marie Laveau's attic. Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-3007157949763707332022-08-04T13:41:08.408-04:002022-08-04T13:41:08.408-04:00Where did you find this killer list?Where did you find this killer list?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224219190223703937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-49369041209271587462022-05-31T12:14:29.916-04:002022-05-31T12:14:29.916-04:00Care to I.D. yourselves?Care to I.D. yourselves?Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-90093381521461646952022-05-31T11:39:32.991-04:002022-05-31T11:39:32.991-04:00Guess Harvey & I are getting old . We both rem...Guess Harvey & I are getting old . We both remember the people from JDS but none of the commenters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-53187965734921041012022-04-25T03:28:25.619-04:002022-04-25T03:28:25.619-04:00Good article,Keep posting like this article,it hel... Good article,Keep posting like this article,it helpful to us,thank you For best astrology services contact us <a href="https://famousastrologycentre.com/love-marriage-specialist-in-delhi/" rel="nofollow">Love Marriage Specialist in Delhi</a><br />Pandith Umeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531986747726298894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-25039852069901268132021-12-31T04:17:53.377-05:002021-12-31T04:17:53.377-05:00Good read!Good read!activities for kidshttps://allroundclub.com/blog/category/kid-activities/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-63804598219217371472021-05-27T07:17:18.687-04:002021-05-27T07:17:18.687-04:00You're welcome. Now that you mention it, it wo...You're welcome. Now that you mention it, it would have been a great choice. It's been a while since I did this show, so don't remember why I didn't include it,Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-26489842874043715282021-05-26T23:18:34.382-04:002021-05-26T23:18:34.382-04:00Thank you. Have you heard Duke’s Air Conditioned J...Thank you. Have you heard Duke’s Air Conditioned Jungle? I have it on 78. Jimmy’s feature masterpiece. Marty Krystallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-89241030749576383622021-01-03T11:38:48.474-05:002021-01-03T11:38:48.474-05:00Verrry, hip!Verrry, hip!Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456971998009889791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-4256089867873201722020-12-23T09:45:34.955-05:002020-12-23T09:45:34.955-05:00Thanks, Jim. That's going into the record book...Thanks, Jim. That's going into the record books as the longest intro in jazz history.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-6709044109373895992020-12-23T09:41:02.902-05:002020-12-23T09:41:02.902-05:00Thanks. When Paul's happy, I'm happy.Thanks. When Paul's happy, I'm happy.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-47581009969815681552020-12-23T09:40:23.263-05:002020-12-23T09:40:23.263-05:00Dick Vacca writes:
"Holly Jolly Christmas, h...Dick Vacca writes: <br />"Holly Jolly Christmas, hands down.<br />A dishonorable mention, not on your list, is Paul McCartney telling us<br />he's simply having a wonderful Christmastime."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-24649381034285422702020-12-23T06:54:27.609-05:002020-12-23T06:54:27.609-05:00You Be The Judge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j...You Be The Judge<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYtbkwsOKkJim Eigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004652405471292036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-11238213202809253452020-12-23T06:43:27.961-05:002020-12-23T06:43:27.961-05:00On a positive note here's a hidden Christmas j...On a positive note here's a hidden Christmas jazz gem buried in the Duke Person Mosaic box set:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-xTsAi5MXgJim Eigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004652405471292036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-19936529453203030392020-12-22T15:43:20.467-05:002020-12-22T15:43:20.467-05:00George-They're both too good to get on this li...George-They're both too good to get on this list.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.com