Re: Electricity In Jazz

Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:16:31 +0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote,rec.music.makers.percussion,rec.music.makers.bass
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"Jerry" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> Next thing you know, you'll be dissing vibes because they have to be
> plugged in.
Funny you should mention vibes, because that's another instrument that's
inherently unsuitable for the making of jazz music -- not because it's
"plugged in", but because it produces a sound that is fundamentally of
an effete nature. Which is not to say that it's impossible, but
consider the fact that in the entire history of the music, only 4 or 5
people -- if you can think of more, I'd be interested to know of them --
have actually managed to make real jazz music on vibes. In other words,
it borders on the dog-walking-on-hind-legs category -- hardly an
overwhelming vote for its merits, I'm sure you'll agree.
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