I still totally disagree. The first two run through are perfect; but by the time he gets into the 'Bonham triplets,' (yes, I know Morello and Elvin did them first.) somewhere in the third time through, the music is lost for me. And Tyner is lost too because he comes in early. But this is what I mean. You need to look at something as a musicians and say "hey, this doesn't work for me." 'Irregardless' or 'regardless' of public opinion, and this is why . . . for me, is that by the third time through, it is more about banging away at the drums, and less about music for me.
No, it isn't someone else's 'opinion' and you ARE wrong, Ken. Opinion in this case would be 'I don't like how Elvin solos'. How can I proclaim this? Because Elvin has never played a free solo in his life (his words, he knows the tune and plays it) AND has HIMSELF explained on many occasions his approach to soloing, apparently none of which you have read (or watched).
You just cannot follow Elvin, but don't be dismayed, many others can't either, including McCoy on occasion who has
himself said in many an interview, that
he had to count when trading/playing with Elvin, as did many others including Sonny Rollins and Tommy Flanagan. The list of people Elvin has lost is long, Ken, don't worry. Every Elvin fan has at some point furiously counted an Elvin solo, gotten lost tapping their foot and so on. But what you hear as Elvin trying to fit in the notes, is just Elvin playing Elvin, playing what he hears and feels, so much so that sometimes he IS 'late' coming out of 4's and 8's. But that's ok because when someone (Trane maybe? I forget who) was asked what it was like trading with Elvin, he said 'sometimes he just takes longer to play 8 bars'. Maybe for you that is 'hands' or trying to fit in more notes, but for those that Elvin has moved, it's
art. The difference between you and McCoy is that you say Elvin is playing too much 'hands', McCoy just admits he's lost and can't follow Elvin sometimes.
As for you losing the music, did you sing the head all the way through? You might be able to keep it better because I assure you, Elvin was singing it during his solo. Maybe try listening to Sonny Rollins' 'Live at the Villiage Vanguard' for a younger, not fully formed Elvin that might be easier for you to follow. But sorry to say, he still doesn't hold your hand and crash a cymbal at the top of every chorus.
You know, after typing all that, I think you are not serious. You must not be. You can't be. I mean, you couldn't BE more wrong, really. I'm not even trying to act like a jerk, I have just never seen such a declaration since 'Iraq has WMD's' that was
that wrong.
Lastly, as I presume you actually know, there is no word called 'Irregardless' and no Jazz person calls them 'Bonham triplets'. Maybe you should go post on an Indyke thread.
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