[TPIN] Keith Jarret on Wynton Marsalis (was Kenny G/Louis/Metheny)

[Michael Anderson]

Unfortunately, this is a commonly held opinion in the "jazz community."

I don't get it either.. The guy's playing and writing truly moves me and it
has nothing to do with trumpet acrobatics or anything like that. It reaches
me on another level as much as Clifford or Lee Morgan or Pops or Parker.

I have heard and read this sort of criticism for years and years and no
matter how hard I try I just don't get that point of view.

MA

> 
> Indeed.  It sounds like he has an "ax to grind" with Marsalis for some
> reason.   Maybe Wynton turned him down on some dates or something. (!)
> 
> In particular, I think some of Wynton's earier recordings with Art Blakey
> rank close to being jazz classics.  While it's true that Wynton imitates
> other players and styles extraordinarily well - he can shift from sounding
> like Lee Morgan to Miles to Louis Armstrong in a heartbeat - this is hardly
> reason to malign his jazz playing in other regards.
> 
> Not only that, he puts most "purely" legit players to shame on the piccolo
> trumpet and baroque literature.
> 
> The guy is a bloody genius.
> 
> - da 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:39:59 -0400, James Calore wrote
>> Some people will say anything to get attention...
>> 
>> "I've never heard anything Wynton played sound like it meant
>> anything at all."  - Keith Jarret
>> 
>> That's just plain ridiculous (imho).
>> 
>> James