I'm always up for a critic slugfest. I’ll just say I read Allen Lowe and listen to his music. I even subscribe! But I’ve come across some great music thanks to Phil Freeman’s BA. I dig both writers’ passion. I guess that makes me hopelessly confused.
PLEASE NOTE: due to a senior moment, in this article I associated tenor saxophonist Dick Wilson with the Lunceford band. He was actually with Andy Kirk's band out of Kansas City. Apologies and thanks to Fernando Ortiz de Urbina for pointing this out.
We are still waiting for that run of articles on black country or more articles regarding the actual origins of jazz. This is unnecessary chest beating and score settling. A distraction.
I've done two long articles on the origins of Jazz, the last one only last week. Not to mention the 50 or so articles I've written since I started on Substack in December. So I'm doing my best it just takes some time. And the black country thing will be coming. And truthfully I don't believe it helps to remain passive and silent when someone comes at you like that.
I'm always up for a critic slugfest. I’ll just say I read Allen Lowe and listen to his music. I even subscribe! But I’ve come across some great music thanks to Phil Freeman’s BA. I dig both writers’ passion. I guess that makes me hopelessly confused.
Maybe it just means you know what you like.
PLEASE NOTE: due to a senior moment, in this article I associated tenor saxophonist Dick Wilson with the Lunceford band. He was actually with Andy Kirk's band out of Kansas City. Apologies and thanks to Fernando Ortiz de Urbina for pointing this out.
1) masterclass in staying humble
2) planet elegance as ron carter always put it
Such a wonderful comment.
Thanks for doing this.
I like Phil’s monthly column of new jazz releases. Our tastes overlap only about 15% but I’ve found some great records through him.
That said I find his dislike of Bird, Ella, and The Beatles to be bizarre and almost disqualifying…
Thanks for this. I unsubscribed after his Charlie Parker comments and his review of a Bill Charlap cd.
Bravo
We are still waiting for that run of articles on black country or more articles regarding the actual origins of jazz. This is unnecessary chest beating and score settling. A distraction.
I've done two long articles on the origins of Jazz, the last one only last week. Not to mention the 50 or so articles I've written since I started on Substack in December. So I'm doing my best it just takes some time. And the black country thing will be coming. And truthfully I don't believe it helps to remain passive and silent when someone comes at you like that.