Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not.

Posted by opinionated (A) on April 30, 2007 at 12:06:36

This is an email I received from a friend. This email was sent to Down Beat I believe and appeared in February. Hey, I'm only your friendly coduit to the alternate opinions (which I do subscribe to). Not the magazine just the opinion. I don't know the author personally. Am I covered okay?

Caro Down Beat,

DB's Brad Melhdau feature in the new issue is full of narcissistic overload
and hyperbolic "JIVE". Per esempio: He says he didn't listen to Bill
Evans much. Mi dispiace, for if Brad heard the Eddie Costa "GUYS and
DOLLS" CD re-issue with Evans as a sideman(1958 recording), both he and
Matheny would forever hold their arrogant, haughty, supercilious tongues.
Evans' playing on this recording redefines what it means to "SWING" and
Melhdau would have stayed in the "shed" a few more years to fully absorb
this genius.

I don't think Melhdau and Matheny know their Jazz History very well, let alone understand and absorb its significance to their own development!!

Evans is America's Chopin. His music timeless will out last Mehldau's and Pat's.
Matheny revealed his lack of a discerning musical psyche when DB quoted him
as saying he didn't care for Evans' music!! It's tantamount to saying
Chopin is now a footnote in the evolution of Western Classical Music.

Everyone's entitled to an opinion. But the truth is true always. Evans'
music is the Truth.

Such ramblings of two ego maniacal lesser talents should have been dismissed by
DOWN BEAT.

Respectfully Yours,

GIOVANNI PETRANICH....TORINO, ITALIA

bgs

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Topic - Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not. - opinionated 12:06:36 04/30/07 (33)

Evolution, Taste, and Logic - jfz 09:15:22 05/03/07 (3)

I don't know the guy so I can't speak for him,... but for myself..... - opinionated 09:47:18 05/03/07 (2)

Re: I don't know the guy so I can't speak for him,... but for myself..... - jfz 11:17:18 05/03/07 (1)

Thank you for understanding. I really mean no harm.... - opinionated 12:08:44 05/03/07 (0)

Brad Mehldau at Pepperdine this Saturday - R Browne 06:22:01 05/03/07 (1)

Good. That's far enough away. I'm only kidding!! [xoxoxo] - opinionated 09:54:42 05/03/07 (0)

Jeez, what's the big deal? - Rick W 09:22:37 05/01/07 (10)

Artists and "Importance"....... - Todd Krieger 13:21:07 05/01/07 (0)

The deal is... - opinionated 10:48:48 05/01/07 (4)

"Matheny" - bjh 11:40:33 05/01/07 (1)

Re: "Matheny" Never trust a Gemini especially an old Gemini [xo] - opinionated 12:30:29 05/01/07 (0)

Mathenee - D Harvey 11:11:13 05/01/07 (1)

Re: Mathenee --- keep pushing those buttons!! [xo] - opinionated 11:29:49 05/01/07 (0)

I'm with you on this one. - D Harvey 10:36:59 05/01/07 (0)

I think the deal is... - M. Lucky 10:11:46 05/01/07 (2)

I agree that Mehldau is... - jfz 04:11:54 05/04/07 (0)

Re: I think the deal is... - Craig 10:33:39 05/02/07 (0)

Re: Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not. - erik 17:30:40 04/30/07 (7)

Huh? - EBerlin 20:04:29 04/30/07 (1)

Re: Huh? - erik 05:07:36 05/01/07 (0)

Re: Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not. - opinionated 17:56:26 04/30/07 (4)

Evans? What about Brahms? - rditmars 08:56:25 05/01/07 (3)

Re: Evans? What about Brahms? - opinionated 10:21:22 05/01/07 (2)

OT/BTW/FWIW.... - rditmars 10:42:58 05/01/07 (1)

Re: OT/BTW/FWIW.... - opinionated 11:28:24 05/01/07 (0)

I recently heard Matheny & Melhdau live here in Toronto. Their - bjh 14:32:37 04/30/07 (2)

Oh, I've heard some Melhdau work and if you ask me - bjh 14:41:44 04/30/07 (1)

(Love it/Hate it)^2 - rditmars 15:09:06 04/30/07 (0)

I know a composer of film scores and concert music... - EBerlin 14:09:07 04/30/07 (1)

Re: I know a composer of film scores and concert music... - Tom 14:39:06 04/30/07 (0)

Re: Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not. - Tom 13:06:52 04/30/07 (1)

Re: Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not. AMEN BROTHER! - opinionated 13:18:44 04/30/07 (0)

Should I? Maybe not. Ah, why not.

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