`07*** Quoting Phil Emery from a message to Tim Brown ***`07
PE> creative you can be, as there are set guidelines.  But with jazz, you 
PE> are free to be as creative as you want.  If you happen to mess up, it 
PE> just makes the music all that much more tasteful.  I feel it adds 
PE> character to the music of jazz when a trumpeter plays one note a 
PE> semi-tone out of tune.  I feel that same way about the drums.  Jazz 
PE> is basically a "ho holds barred" style of music.  Please remember I 
PE> am not trying to argue with you over this.  Everyone has their own 
PE> different tastes.  So get back to me.
PE> Seeya
PE> Phil
 Hi Phil,
 I'm not sure why I don't like Jazz. I played Jazz when I was in school, but 
for some unknown reason, it just doesn't do anything for me. It just seems to 
be a form of music that i can't relate to. I think that it's because it isn't 
as well defined as rock music for instance. 
 I like alot of Rock bands that play in Odd timings, but for some reason, i 
just am not into Jazz in general.
 My younger brother is a Bass guitarist, and He's signed to Virgin Records. 
He's what i would really call a "prodigy" or Virtuoso; i mean He is EXTREMELY 
Talented. He bought an Upright, and taught Himself to Play that as well. If 
it has Strings, He can play it.
 He's into stuff like Miles Davis, and Ornette Coleman; and a Ton of 50's 
Jazz stuff.
 I do listen to some stuff like Mahavishnu Orchestra ( Cobham is an AWESOME 
drummer), but to me I like VOCAL music-I think that's one reason that i am 
not into Jazz. Jazz just seems"too free" for my taste.
 One of my Favorite drummers, is Steve Smith, but i don't like The Jazz stuff 
that He plays; I love the Rock Stuff that He has done, especially when He was 
playing with Tony McAlpine-Awe inspiring Double bass work, I can even deal 
with the Jean Luc Ponty stuff, But that's not "traditional" Jazz, either.
 I can't really put my finger on WHY I am not into Jazz, but I have a few 
ideas, The best that i can say is that I just can't relate to Jazz- it 
doesn't move me Emotionally, or Spiritually; which is 2 of things that i 
expect from Music.
 It's just like Classical music- I like Wagner, but i don't like ALL 
Classical Music. I can listen to Beethoven, but i am not really fond of His 
writing, I would rather hear Bach.
Tim
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