[TPIN] Acquiring Maynard taste

[Byron Jones]

I'm a friend of Jack's (or at least I was until I started bashing MF), and I 
did listen to the two tracks he sent me, one from 1958 (And We Listened), 
and another from 1998 (Just Friends), and I was pleasantly surprised. I 
don't consider myself to be an expert on anything, but I do know what I 
like, and those two tracks were very nice. Maynard at his best, I would 
suppose...
I'm lucky enough to be getting a bunch of MF to listen to over the next 
couple of weeks thanks to Bill Dentler, Jack, and others, so I expect to be 
an expert soon (ha!).
I still like Arturo better, though. I know it's like apples and oranges. 
Arturo has not only chops but virtuosity and musicality. He can actually 
tongue attack notes in staccato from double high C's and up, and still do it 
with style. Maynard had the chops, no doubt, and from what I've been hearing 
from the recent stuff I've listened to, I'll have to say that he does sound 
good on his solo work. Maybe a bit on the cheesy side with all the lip 
slurs, etc. But he still sounds great, even as late as the '98 stuff. Not 
bad for an old man.

There, Jack...are you happy?
I'd like to hear you point of view on MF in forum, and your defense of his 
Columbia years. Who was pressuring him, and why???
I'll go back to lurk mode....
Byron


> I've avoided this discussion so far, but since Byron apologized to me 
> before
> beginning his Maynard "diatribe"...
>
> I sent him 2 tracks, one from 1998, one from 1958.
>
> I await his comments on these tracks.  Then I will contribute further to
> this discussion.
>
> Jack Taylor