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Big Band is the Hair Metal of Yesteryear
Big, brash, flashy sounds. Overly formulaic, with a cheesy dependence on impact, as opposed to nuance.
Attention to programmers of Sirius music channels: Big Band, Small Band, and Vocal Jazz should be minimum requirements for seperate
categories of jazz. Having one "Classic Jazz" (whatever that means) channel and stuffing all three into it really defeats the purpose.
(And btw: "Smooth Jazz" is not jazz...)
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There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio
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