Pathways- Part 2- Hancock Shorter Holland Blade

Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, and Brian Blade.

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Music

Tags:

• Jazz
• Hancock
• Holland
• Shorter
• Blade

[jetzine00]

This is music for other musicians. It isn't fair to require an audience to "comprehend" what you are doing. If they don't get it, you aren't communicating effectively.

And even as an improvising musician, I find this to be intolerable. It has no energy and no heirarchy of ideas. It has no structure, but is too structured to make a point of being structureless. It goes nowhere over the course of 8 minutes. I love all of these guys, but this is why people hate jazz. Music for musicians.

[Zachmozach]

Learn the tune pathways. It's structured and they're playing a tune. Who says they're asking you to comprehend it or understand it?

Who cares if people hate jazz, or this music? People have hated all kinds of things over time and this is obviously a stretch for you but what is now considered to be straight ahead bop used to be the same way. If you want to be a critic know what you're talking about though, especially in regards to hierarchy of ideas and structure.

[darazn1]

This is a deep musical meditation, to be enjoyed with patience and forbearance.

[Westcoasttony]

I have never understood why anyone wants to waste their energy trying to convince me I shouldn't be liking something. I guess some people just have some unresolved anger, and I wish them well in finding out its real cause. Meanwhile, like it or don't like it and depart, it's your choice. Wayne Shorter has provided me countless hours of inspiration and delight. I'm sad for those who haven't gotten it.

[partidoalto1]

@jetzine00 Ignorance and the refusal to open your ears and mind to something new and revolutionary is obvious in your comment. This is a modal piece of extraordinary sense and sound. If your sense of structure is the 12 bar blues or the 32 bar form along with the rhythmic concept of swing and backbeat then you obviously have ear and mind limitations. Modern classical and jazz music has culminated to this great sound and concept. Obviously you can't 'hear' and absorb it. That is so unfortunate.

[maidoodesu]

so nice ! です.

[Sandali6]

Hello friend, I like very much the Jazz, Congratulations for the work, Hugs

[myhandhurts2]

Aye get a life. You'd most probably dig Kenny G and the sort. Call yourself a jazz musician. no..call yourself a musician! Yes i agree, jazz music does require you to do your homework before you can start appreciating it. but THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. It's just like any other art form. If art is as shallow as you seem to want it to be, then it is not art anymore, for art transcends the conscious into your subconsious. If you wana be a lazyass, go listen to you ella ella under my umbrella then.

[uprightbassmatt]

Holland is on the highest level as always :) He is just impossible with groove. B E A U T I F U L jazz

[hormigabega]

i cant hear a tune either. but im strangely quite happy about that. isnt it a relief to have something that is obviously music but not have a tune shoved down your throat. It's like when someone tells you that poetry doesnt have to rhyme to be poetry..

[unclejunglebass]

this is no more abstract than 90 percent of shorter's holland's and hancock's respective catalogs. what did you expect when you clicked on this video?

[unclejunglebass]

it's all music and if you don't like just skip it

[jlevinson6]

I'll admit, sometimes Wayne's latest stuff is too abstract for me and doesn't swing, but this is beautiful!