On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 02:47:16PM -0400, Joe Hartley wrote: > I inadvertantly started this thread so I may as well chime in... > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:47:29 +0100 > tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Seeing as how one of my greatest influences always quotes Monk as one of his, > > I should study too. My interest in Jazz currently starts somewhere round > > Miles Davis. Clearly I never listened to Frank Zappa's lyrics properly > > (favourite Zappa is 'Hot Rats' and SUAPYG, which may explain ;-) > > I actually hear certain similarities between Monk and FZ in terms of > angular melodies (that would bug most people), the use of discordant sounds > to wake you up or change a mood in a piece, and a sense of time that > isn't kept by counting to 4 over and over again. Weasels Ripped my Flesh is Zappa at his most genius. All from me on this topic :)) -- Jack Bowling mailto: jbinpg@xxxxxxx
