I finally listened to Bitches Brew a couple months ago and was so totally blown away. Somehow I am both stunned that everybody doesn't love it and yet able to recognize that its appeal can be rather limited.
The biggest complaint with Burns' documentary is that he practically ignored jazz's evolution post 1960. One thing I've learned during my jazz exploration of the past few years is that the dividing lines between fans of different eras and forms are very strong. Unfortunately Burns took a side and it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. But I just noticed half of it is on Netflix watch instantly. Might just queue it up.
Do you listen to Mingus? He seems to me to be the natural progression from the dixieland era, so I wonder what someone with your tastes thinks. Also, if you're still on eMusic you should probably check out Archive of American Popular Music (http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Archive-Of-American-Popular-Music-1895-1927-MP3-Download/11463371.html) - it's also on Amazon for a decent price.
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The biggest complaint with Burns' documentary is that he practically ignored jazz's evolution post 1960. One thing I've learned during my jazz exploration of the past few years is that the dividing lines between fans of different eras and forms are very strong. Unfortunately Burns took a side and it rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. But I just noticed half of it is on Netflix watch instantly. Might just queue it up.
Do you listen to Mingus? He seems to me to be the natural progression from the dixieland era, so I wonder what someone with your tastes thinks. Also, if you're still on eMusic you should probably check out Archive of American Popular Music (http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Archive-Of-American-Popular-Music-1895-1927-MP3-Download/11463371.html) - it's also on Amazon for a decent price.