Christian Scott: The most OVERRATED jazz musician |
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Plainsofaraba
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Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 9:16am |
I''m sorry.....on a technical level he's fantastic, but his compositions leave much to be desired
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snobb
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I would say it's a question of taste. I saw him playing live and what I noticed for sure he's a strong band's leader (possibly even a bit dictator what isn't a;ways a wrong thing), he's a good showman too. Musically for me his music is too simple, too accessible and I'm not sure I really like his straight and aggressive social element in music/show - he sounds as we're in 50's America and he's kind of Afro-centrist "angry man". Than again, I'm living in Europe so I far from feeling in details all modern American life nuances. But - on other side I don't think he's technically fantastic, I think his popularity is based on very different reasons than technical excellence.
Edited by snobb - 18 Sep 2018 at 10:46am |
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js
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Overrated is a rather vague term, its hard to say how someone is rated in the first place.
Generally his music impresses me, he's a good soloist and a good composer, but he is not someone I listen to regularly.
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js
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^ To that I would add that the compositions on his latest album were not his best, 2015's "Stretch Music" was better.
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