Message: 25
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:31:29 -0500
From: Toby Rider <high-tech-hillbilly@...>
Subject: Re: Re: ears vs theory
Rick_Poll wrote:
I don't listen to guitar players that much except as part of combos
(usually Brazilian music with vocals), but players I've listened to a
good deal over the years include Wes, Jim Hall, Carlos Santana, Mark
Knopfler, Albert Collins, Pat Metheny and early Joe Pass. On the
whole, I think I like guys who aren't that big on theory, but with
some exceptions. I heard Lorne Lofsky on one CD. His stuff sounded
heavy on theory (my guess, maybe somebody knows for sure), and I
thought he was awesome.
Just out of curiosity, how much of an understanding of theory did
Charlie Christian, Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker have?
Those guys are why I play this stuff.
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It seems obvious (to me, anyway) that Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins had
an immense understanding of music theory. I have no idea on Charlie
Christian, but suspect that he was well versed, too.
Mike C.
Teaching:
"As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I
sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking
and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way."
- Jack Handey
