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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:18:19 CST
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- From: Leonard Watkins <ISTS024@UABDPO.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Sharrock
- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu,
- 31 Dec 1992 00:32:09 GMT from <ujwb@UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU>
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- On Thu, 31 Dec 1992 00:32:09 GMT Jeff Beer said:
- >Free improvisation means that you play with nothing planned in advance.
- >Often improvisation is based on a form, in terms of number of measures,
- >keys, and chord progession. You know the 12 bar blues.
- >
- >In free improvisation, nothing is given in advance. It is not so much
- >that there is no form, but that the form comes freely. i.e. You might
- >go into G minor, but nobody planned to, and the bass player is free to
- >be in another key if desired. You are free to solo, or play background,
- >or shift roles whenever you want.
-
- That's a problem i have with it , i was listening to "Ask The Ages" and
- on some tunes they seem to be in different keys, there was no structure
- I'm sure i didn't give it enuff of a chance, but i really couldn't take
- it long. I'm into improvisation, but i'm not sure about that type of
- "free-form" because there seemed to be no structure, no rules....etc.
- I'm by no means knocking Sharrock, I've heard too many good things about
- him, I guess i'm so accustomed to structure that something like that is
- not appealing to me. BTW the CD I put in after I tried to listen to Sharrock
- was Hound Dog Taylor, I'm sure most of you feel that was a helluva change,
- but we do what we have to do. I got some Michelle Shocked y'day and the
- muscians she has one it are impressive, Albert Lee and Bernie Leadon to
- name a couple.........L. W.
-
- OSC: Alabama will be national champs, come Friday night.......L.W.
-