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From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON)
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Subject: Re: Dewars Festival: Jazz in the Park
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 08:38:56 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 08:38:56 1985
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>             I saw the same quartet with Getz in Cambridge mass. just
> three nights ago....I like Getz , he's a great player..and the
> rythm  section was great but why doesn't he play anything except
> bossa novas and light latin ballads???????? Even though these guys are
> all great players the concert overall was BORING!!!!!!
> DON'T get me wrong I don't hate ballads or latin beats but every tune had
> the same kind of feel...that's always been my problem with Getz' albums.
> Was the Washington Sq. concert any different Marcel??????

The Park concert had no latin tunes, except for a short encore that rehashed
Getz' big hits (You know, "Desafinado", "One Note Samba", etc) He played it
because the people backstage signaled him that there was time for another
tune after he had already stopped playing. He clearly was not interested
in going over his Latin chestnuts yet another time.

The rest of the concert was standards,  Walt Dickerson and Bud Powell tunes,
taken at medium tempo (except for a fiery "Parisian Thoroughfare"),
with a couple of ballads added. Opinion, but I think there is nothing more
satisfying in jazz than a well executed ballad (except maybe a good big
band roaring as one, but that depends on what mood I am in) because when
playing a ballad, the player is naked. Everything revolves around the
interpretation by THAT person, THAT day.  One cannot be saved by a hot
drummer or pianist. Just a matter of personal preference.

Marcel Simon