I attended Berklee College of Music at the same time as both Sadao San and Harvey Mason. They are both great jazz innovators each in their own right. Some 50 years later I find it interesting ... the melody and chord changes are approached in a linear way. Today, jazz education has become structured in a more vertical way with respect to improvisation. The melody and soul are lost. These guys are great!
Couldn't agree more. There are amazing musicians today but very few artists you want to actually listen to. Melody and soul trumps shredding for me any day.
interesting I was thinking how thin and small his sound is LOVE his midrnge playing but he is a bit shy up top...... I tried to get a Yamaha to sound great but I really think it can't be done....
ナベサダさんのパーカー物は本当に大好き♪「All the things you are」は哀愁の籠ったメロディとコードで、若い人には表現できないナベサダさんの枯れたフレーズが本当によくマッチしていると思います。ところでR・フォスターのバリバリなフュージョン時代を知っている人がどれくらいいるのだろうか?(^^)