Mistrzowie Gitary (Gitara i Bas 1998): Difference between revisions
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GiB: Well, jazz critics don't consider you a jazzman, and for rock fans, you're "off-topic," too jazzy. Do you think this kind of labeling, assigning someone's music to genres, is necessary? | GiB: Well, jazz critics don't consider you a jazzman, and for rock fans, you're "off-topic," too jazzy. Do you think this kind of labeling, assigning someone's music to genres, is necessary? | ||
A.H.: No, but it seems that everyone wants some classification. The category of "jazz" isn't strict. My father usually said that the word "jazz" was a label assigned to improvisation over harmonic and rhythmic structures, regardless of what it was. After styles developed, they became a traditional form. Now we have the second generation of traditional jazz, modern jazz. Styles like Bebop have become classics, and that's great; many really great musicians keep that genre alive. However, it's not something that resonates with me. I like to listen to it from time to time, but... it's not for me. A chord sequence is a chord sequence. On "None Too Soon," we recorded such songs. I didn't know any of them, so I learned them like any other melodies. The chords were the same, but I recorded the solo parts as if I were playing them in my original compositions. So there was no difference; only the format was different. I'm not interested in it in the long run... | A.H.: No, but it seems that everyone wants some classification. The category of "jazz" isn't strict. My father usually said that the word "jazz" was a label assigned to improvisation over harmonic and rhythmic structures, regardless of what it was. After styles developed, they became a traditional form. Now we have the second generation of traditional jazz, modern jazz. Styles like Bebop have become classics, and that's great; many really great musicians keep that genre alive. However, it's not something that resonates with me. I like to listen to it from time to time, but... it's not for me. A chord sequence is a chord sequence. On "None Too Soon," we recorded such songs. I didn't know any of them, so I learned them like any other melodies. The chords were the same, but I recorded the solo parts as if I were playing them in my original compositions. So there was no difference; only the format was different. I'm not interested in it in the long run... | ||
I asked Holdsworth if he could say a few words about his approach to harmony. "It's too difficult, let's drop it," he cut it short. | |||
GiB: In the discussion club that exists in your online fan club, I read opinions that "NTS" is an album where you can't feel the swing, and the blame was placed on the drummer, Kirk Covington. What do you think about such criticism? As far as I know, Willis and Covington were recommended to you by Scott Henderson (Scott plays with them in his band TRIBAL TECH - ed.). | GiB: In the discussion club that exists in your online fan club, I read opinions that "NTS" is an album where you can't feel the swing, and the blame was placed on the drummer, Kirk Covington. What do you think about such criticism? As far as I know, Willis and Covington were recommended to you by Scott Henderson (Scott plays with them in his band TRIBAL TECH - ed.). | ||