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I've seen the name Carole King thrown out as a great pianists here.
Ummm........
Well, first the positives...... Ms. King has written some great, great
songs. In fact she's written LOTS and LOTS of great, great songs.
I have eight of her albums. 8. In fact I was into her stories of love and
loss before I discovered.... uh... the true way. :)
That said, I must interject:
What the heck are you guys talking about? Ms. King bangs chords on a
keyboard. She clangs out two finger solos. She has enough talent to flesh
out wonderful, humable tunes, but she's no 'great' as a player. In my book.
Now, I'm basing my judgement, ignorant as it may be, on the period from
"Writer" through "Thoroghbred", including "Tapestry", "Music", and "Really
Rosie". In other words, her career peak.
Mind you, I love Carole King! But she's no Ramsey Lewis. She' no Garth
Hudson or Rick Wakeman. Oscar Peterson. Hell, I'll take Dave Brubeck and
Keith Emerson although those guys tend to be 'bangers' too.
I'm growing old for this rock era, moon-june stuff. I'm buying jazz and
JMDL songwriters lately.
It's a wacky world when I can hear a superior pianist who can improvise on
the spot, embarassing any of my idols, on any night of the week for $8 at
"The Blue Wisp Jazz Club" in downtown Cincinnati....... and I don't go. But
if Carole King came to town, I'd gladly scheme a way to the fron of the line
& pay $60 to sit up close and listen to her bang-bang-bang all night long.
I have some bad musical habits and tastes but I'm growing out of them.
I love Carole King. But as a technician, well....
Regretfully turning in his Carole King Fan Club secret decoder ring,
Jim Lamadoo
np-- Charles Mingus'es "Mingus Ah Um"
npimh: Jokes from a hot movie I rented tonight- "Duck Soup" starring the
Marx Brothers. Hey, I told you I'm growing old. :)
