I enjoy reading the blog of The Bad Plus, which for the most part is authored by Ethan Iverson, the group's pianist. This week he posted a little quiz, with answers from leading members of the music/jazz community he hangs with...I'm posting the questions now, will fill in answers later...perhaps it's something you'd like to try yourself...
GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OR TWO OF AN ESPECIALLY GOOD OR INTERESTING:
1. Movie score.
2. TV theme.
3. Melody.
4. Harmonic language.
5. Rhythmic feel.
6. Hip-hop track.
7. Classical piece.
8. Smash hit.
9. Jazz album.
10. Non-American folkloric group.
11. Book on music.
BONUS QUESTIONS:
A) Name an surprising album (or albums) you loved when you were developing as a musician: something that really informs your sound but that we would never guess in a million years:
B) Name a practitioner (or a few) who play your instrument that you think is underrated:
C) Name a rock or pop album that you wish had been a smash commercial hit (but wasn’t, not really):
D) Name a favorite drummer, and an album to hear why you love that drummer:
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Posted by stratcat at December 15, 2006 11:39 AM