On 11/13/05, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What makes the image so interesting for me is > > '...' what isn't in the picture. > > This is a kind of obvious, but very interesting statement Mat. It reminds me > about a statement about the music of Miles Davis before he went jazz rock. > Somebody (don't remember who) explained the magic of this music with saying > something like; it is about space and understatement. The important notes > isn't the one he plays, but the notes he _doesn't_ play. This approach to > music was very radical. What Miles did was to leave place for the listener, > make the listener improvise him/herself. >
Yeah! Davis' mid-60's "free-bop" group, with Hancock, Shorter, Williams and Carter was one of the great ensembles of all time, and you're right Tim, it was what they ~left out~ that made them different (and important). I love listening to Ron Carter on bass, waiting for him to hit that note right on time - but he doesn't! It's late, it's early, or it's not there at all - but it works! Anyway, between you and Mat, you've put into words why Shel's photo works for me. Those words weren't there when I posted my rather simple intitial post on the is thread. thanks, frnak -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
