[78-L] Jazz--was: Introduction (a bit long)

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "Bart" <garioch at texas.net>
<snip> Somewhere along jazz's long history it
> seems to have become a music that's more fun to play than to listen to.
> But to each their own.
> 
Basically, the original point of jazz was to disregard written-out scores,
instead playing whatever seemed to fit the chords of the tunes! As it
continued to evolve, it continued to try discarding more and more
"givens" of music...eventually becoming a completely "structure-
free" form of music (assuming such is even possible?!)

IMHO, this is no longer noticeably different from "noise" made
using musical instruments...?! That is, they not only "threw the
baby out with the bath water"...they also threw out the tub
and tore down the bathroom...?!

...stevenc