tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post5142789303247456155..comments2024-03-28T05:59:44.664-04:00Comments on Coventry Music: BG's Coventry Jazz Mix - A Few Of My Favorite ThingsPaulyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020689398161655082noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-86295978379594438852008-05-12T17:52:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:52:00.000-04:00You're right, Zafar. I simplified it down to an i...You're right, Zafar. I simplified it down to an insulting point. <BR/><BR/>One of the hallmarks of Wes' "sellout" period was that the quality of his playing and improvising was never really in question. It was simply that he let his producer Creed Taylor overproduce his commercial stuff beyond the point of so-called "pure" jazz. <BR/><BR/>Wes certainly made a nice living, and was probably one of the top selling jazz artists of his day as a result of Taylor's machinations. Still, the reputation as a sellout did leave a lot of jazz purists wondering what might have been.BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667629698619903054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-11903677451665453142008-05-12T15:32:00.000-04:002008-05-12T15:32:00.000-04:00I know you are not looking for agreement but Wes' ...I know you are not looking for agreement but Wes' latter day music was hardly "elevator" music with the deft arrangements by Don Sebesky, Oliver Nelson and others. There is still a lot of fine guitar to be studied there--the Jobim tunes and all the rest. Yes, elevator if you intend to be elevated... and we musicians have bills to pay.<BR/>Zafar SaoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-21207876677169782672008-05-11T19:30:00.000-04:002008-05-11T19:30:00.000-04:00Wow.. Cant wait.Wow.. Cant wait.BTreotchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309321440276306878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-44165393447750935572008-05-11T09:13:00.000-04:002008-05-11T09:13:00.000-04:00Awesome post! Thanks and welcome. Your post burrrr...Awesome post! Thanks and welcome. Your post burrrrnnnnssss!the jokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470086475945241880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988004.post-62726272412913542312008-05-11T07:59:00.000-04:002008-05-11T07:59:00.000-04:00I'm just leaving a comment so I can get emailed if...I'm just leaving a comment so I can get emailed if/when there's another left here.<BR/><BR/>Hope you guys enjoy the music.BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667629698619903054noreply@blogger.com