Silent Etudes

This blog is a mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. It's a place they turn the lights down low, the jigsaw jazz and the jet fresh flow. A place for the humble, the nimble, the inward and the handmade. A jam session where Django Reinhardt meets Ludwig Wittgenstein while listening to Baden Powell quoting Charlie Parker. A pithy palace of puns and subversions. A place for broken chords and backyard tropes.

Thursday, November 05, 2009

The Jacques Dialogues: Ear Relevance

Is guitar playing lethal? Or is it genius that is lethal? Jacque's current list of the all time greatest guitarists includes:
  • Baden Powell
  • Django Reinhardt
  • Ida Presti
Of course, he found it hard to omit Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Garoto, and Agustin Barrios.

He thought it strange that, with the exception of Barrios and Powell, none of them lived past 50. Is this just coincidence or just a question of selective perception? After all, Segovia lived to a ripe old age.

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posted by njbuzz | Thursday, November 05, 2009

1 Comments:

Blogger terre firma said...

I see you been busy J.

1:29 PM  

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