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Is Jazz Becoming too Eclectic
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Moderated by Andrew (Andy) Weyl; 03:54 Weyl introduces the topic and panelists; 08:42 Dave Grusin begins his discussion. He defines the term “eclectic†and relates it to the topic of jazz. He thinks jazz is not becoming too eclectic; 09:22 The rest of the panel joins the conversation. Unidentified panelist also agrees that jazz is not becoming too eclectic; 10:55 Another unidentified panelist thought the topic of the panel was “is jazz becoming too electric?†He also talks about the many influences that make up jazz music; 12:30 Another unidentified panelist agrees with the panel but states he believes jazz is becoming too intellectual; 15:11 Panelist talks about R&B music and the idea of jazz being eclectic. He also talks about the Black audience of jazz music; 17:02 Unidentified panelist does believe jazz is becoming too eclectic. He states no one knows what jazz is anymore; 20:20 Panelist asks whether the definition of jazz doesn’t hold anymore, and states one cannot deal with something critically if there is no hold on it. He also looks at the word “jazz†from a business point of view and states how people do not want to deal with it anymore. He concludes by saying that if everything fits into jazz, as the previous panelists have mentioned, then in a way nothing does and it denies the marketability of the product; 22:00 Panelist talks about the jazz chart in Billboard; 23:31 Panelists express their surprise about jazz playing at the White House; 24:00 Panelists mention that jazz became “a dirty word†around the 1960s because kids and teenagers thought jazz was their parents’ music and it was old. Therefore, record companies started carrying more rock’n’roll at the time; 27:00 Panelist talks about the merchandisers becoming to eclectic; 29:00 Panelists talk about gaining a musical education on the old radio and the new technology with radio; 33:00 Panelist mentions that radio stations such as NPR are moving more towards commercial broadcasting which is why radio stations do not list album titles or musicians anymore; 44:35 Panelist talks about the premise of the right of return of unsold product which can break a record company. Panelists continue to talk about the rate of returning records; 47:54 Panelist talks about gross rating point (GRP) and selling his records; 49:02 Audience member states he has a problem with contemporary big band music and asks if some composers are auditioning on these albums; 56:23 Audience member states jazz needs a larger audience to spread it and talks about how most jazz students won’t go on to be famous musicians; 57:39 Audience member tells a story from 1963 about driving in their car and discovering new music on the radio; 59:12 Audience member asks if new-age music is a passing fad; 01:03:33 Audience member asks about the Windham Hill Records label. She continues to ask how listeners should react to songs played on stations like NPR; 01:06:50 Audience member asks about the creation of mood music; 01:07:50 Audience member makes a comment about differing opinions amongst jazz musicians and eclecticism; 01:11:10 Audience member asks the panel to compare different bands and whether they are eclectic; 01:20:48 Audience member states that they think the center of jazz is improvisation and asks how we define each stylistic period around the center of improvisational jazz; 01:30:32 Audience member makes a comment about the knowledge of being a jazz player and what makes them successful; 1:32:00 Audience member talks about improvisation; 01:37:50 Panel ends.
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Moderated by Andrew (Andy) Weyl; 03:54 Weyl introduces the topic and panelists; 08:42 Dave Grusin begins his discussion. He defines the term “eclectic†and relates it to the topic of jazz. He thinks jazz is not becoming too eclectic; 09:22 The rest of the panel joins the conversation. Unidentified panelist also agrees that jazz is not becoming too eclectic; 10:55 Another unidentified panelist thought the topic of the panel was “is jazz becoming too electric?†He also talks about the many influences that make up jazz music; 12:30 Another unidentified panelist agrees with the panel but states he believes jazz is becoming too intellectual; 15:11 Panelist talks about R&B music and the idea of jazz being eclectic. He also talks about the Black audience of jazz music; 17:02 Unidentified panelist does believe jazz is becoming too eclectic. He states no one knows what jazz is anymore; 20:20 Panelist asks whether the definition of jazz doesn’t hold anymore, and states one cannot deal with something critically if there is no hold on it. He also looks at the word “jazz†from a business point of view and states how people do not want to deal with it anymore. He concludes by saying that if everything fits into jazz, as the previous panelists have mentioned, then in a way nothing does and it denies the marketability of the product; 22:00 Panelist talks about the jazz chart in Billboard; 23:31 Panelists express their surprise about jazz playing at the White House; 24:00 Panelists mention that jazz became “a dirty word†around the 1960s because kids and teenagers thought jazz was their parents’ music and it was old. Therefore, record companies started carrying more rock’n’roll at the time; 27:00 Panelist talks about the merchandisers becoming to eclectic; 29:00 Panelists talk about gaining a musical education on the old radio and the new technology with radio; 33:00 Panelist mentions that radio stations such as NPR are moving more towards commercial broadcasting which is why radio stations do not list album titles or musicians anymore; 44:35 Panelist talks about the premise of the right of return of unsold product which can break a record company. Panelists continue to talk about the rate of returning records; 47:54 Panelist talks about gross rating point (GRP) and selling his records; 49:02 Audience member states he has a problem with contemporary big band music and asks if some composers are auditioning on these albums; 56:23 Audience member states jazz needs a larger audience to spread it and talks about how most jazz students won’t go on to be famous musicians; 57:39 Audience member tells a story from 1963 about driving in their car and discovering new music on the radio; 59:12 Audience member asks if new-age music is a passing fad; 01:03:33 Audience member asks about the Windham Hill Records label. She continues to ask how listeners should react to songs played on stations like NPR; 01:06:50 Audience member asks about the creation of mood music; 01:07:50 Audience member makes a comment about differing opinions amongst jazz musicians and eclecticism; 01:11:10 Audience member asks the panel to compare different bands and whether they are eclectic; 01:20:48 Audience member states that they think the center of jazz is improvisation and asks how we define each stylistic period around the center of improvisational jazz; 01:30:32 Audience member makes a comment about the knowledge of being a jazz player and what makes them successful; 1:32:00 Audience member talks about improvisation; 01:37:50 Panel ends.
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Memorial 235
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Mandel, Johnny
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Lees, Gene
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Sidran, Ben
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Grusin, Don
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