[78-L] 78-L can't stand Art Tatum WAS name that era

[Julian Vein]

On 29/04/14 16:17, Joe Scott wrote:
> "He and Bill Evans both seem to be musicians' musicians, admired for things other than creativity."
> The top younger jazz pianists, such as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and Michel Petrucciani, have widely admired Evans for his creativity.
> Joseph Scott
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Tyner is not a good example to mention. His prissy playing weakened many 
a John Coltrane performance, especially the long live recordings. I 
don't hear that much creativity in Evans's work, and I've listened to 
most "modern jazz" pianists over the 58 years, including Evans. It 
sounds more like "The Emperor's New Clothes".

I think it's a case of a musician who is OK, but is praised as something 
special. I feel the same about Barney Kessel--he was praised as the 
successor to Charlie Christian. There were many more creative guitarists 
about, including Remo Palmieri, Bill DeArango, Arv Garrison, Teddy 
Walters, Tiny Grimes, Everett Barksdale, Jimmy Shirley etc. I can't 
understand why Kessel was singled out for this adulation. I first heard 
him fumbling his way through his solo on Lionel Hampton's famous 
Pasadena concert recording of "Stardust".

      Julian Vein