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Post subject: Re: Fender Daughter Blues
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 10:44 am
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arth1 wrote:
lomitus wrote:
I'm sure someone out there will probably disagree with this, but having grown up from a blues back ground, if you can't jam over a simple I-IV-V...then damn...what's the point?

By that measure, Bach and Vivaldi were useless.

I venture to guess that those two gentlemen had the creativity and ability to improvise, especially over a simple rhythmic/chordal pattern.

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I think there are room for both those who plan what to play and those who adapt while playing. Neither is more "right" than the other.
Even for modern music, many of the best studio albums were not done in one take, but the players repeated stuff until they got it right.

Personally, I think the best all-round musicians are those who both (a) can read music and understand theory, but also can deviate from the score when appropriate, and (b) can improvise and adapt, but also play exactly what is called for in the score when that's appropriate.
Inflexibility when faced with changing circumstances and going off on tangents with total disregard for the rest of the ensemble are equally bad, in my opinion.

I agree with this--especially the (a) part of your statement--to be able to deviate where appropriate is one of the best ways to show a person is more than a "reciter" of other people's work.

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