I dunno, drad. Q studied composition with some heavy hitters and has some understanding. He’s not coming from ignorance.
And if you play a lot of standards, Dick Hyman has a great book on chords you might consider …
(Better than a lot of fake books, it’s the correct changes.)
Returning to Jones’ GQ interview, it seems his daughters have, err, had a word with him. There’s a statement on his twitter.
Dick Hyman looks like Larry David with a bald(er) wig. I’ll pick that one up. Thanks.
I don’t know Qs education. I just thought he probably understands what 12 tone is but did not ever make it himself, and might use it for an idea rather than a technical definition. 12 tone was a big intimidating deal for the music students of the first half of the 20th century, like miles etc. Maybe it was ripe for use as an epithet.
Ha! I see Q is now trying to mend some fences.
BTW, Dick Hyman is still amongst us and still playing … here’s a clip from 2014, when he was only 87 years old.
Like Sonny Rollins hanging out on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours at a time, constantly practicing. Like Jack Sheldon, still working in his elder years “trying to get good.” (This includes teaching himself how to play trumpet with his left hand after he had a stroke.) Like Clark Terry, who worked every day to be a better trumpet player and then when he couldn’t play trumpet any more due to his physical limitations, being the best teacher he could be … the commitment to make this music manifest by these great artists is awe inspiring.
Truly. There is a book, I think (:search: found it) called Practicing by Glenn Kurtz: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LOEG36/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 it is a memoir of his experience trying to make it as a classical guitarist. His description of a warmup and practice session is a wonderful meditation on commitment to craft.
I do wish they would rename the Williamsburg Bridge after Sonny Rollins. Perfect for the Saxophone Colossus!
I have a friend who is a delusional guitar owner, who won’t “study”. He said to me “But Jerry Garcia just plays what he wants!” I said that had to be the worst example ever. Jerry used to play scales for 7 hours a day.
I’m down with that! Sign the petition:
I’ve seen a similar attitude attitude expressed here in the past. It seems to be buying in to the "you either have it or you don’t " myth.