On Jul 24, 2005, at 1:36 AM, Ken Durling wrote:
Um, did I rank any of Chuck's achievements? Did I say "cooler than"?
If I misread your post, I apologise, but when you say "now that is a
cool thing" it sort of implies that maybe some previous things WEREN'T
as cool as "that". I was reacting to that implication, in the case of
Chuck. Though now that I have waded through some more of last week's
posts, he didn't seem to take it amiss at all, and didn't need me to
jump to his defense.
Do I need a lecture on who the jazz greats are?
I honestly have no idea. I come across such a lack of knowledge and
appreciation at times that I find it best to err on the side of
assuming the worst. Once again, if I was in error, I apologise.
Is Lenny Bruce "a comedian?"
Umm, yes? I gather you were expecting a "no" answer to each of these
questions?
Christopher
At 08:57 PM 7/23/2005, you wrote:
On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now that is a cool thing to have on your "resume," Chuck. That's
great.
Ken
Cooler than playing WITH Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock,
and directing the National Jazz Ensemble? I dunno, but I would have
ranked those achievements above playing opposite a comedian. Not to
put you down, Ken, but the first three names are generally among most
people's top ten when listing the most masterful players in jazz.
Being associated, even briefly, on the same artistic level with any
ONE of them would be a career highlight for the vast majority of jazz
players. And I'm sure Chuck's list is even longer than the one I
gave, which are only the items that came to me off the top of my
head.
Christopher
Remember Lenny Bruce's schtick on "What I don't understand is why
saying 'F%$# You' is a BAD thing??"
Ken
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Chuck Israels wrote:
I certainly do. I spent 6 weeks working opposite him at the Village
Vanguard some (how many!?) years ago.
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