Herbie Hancock 'New Standards'

[Gerry]

In article <33da12c9...@news.total.net>, t...@mail.accent.net wrote:

>1997 07 26
>
>Attneded the concert, billed as Herbie Hancock New Standards, at the
>Montreal JazzFest. Was disappointed. I now understnad that 'New
>Standards' is a *code*; it means: Don't expect jazz, fella... it's
>fusion, funk, but not jazz.

What is "fusion" and "funk" code for?

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[Julius Kusuma]

t...@mail.accent.net wrote:
>
> 1997 07 26
>
> Attneded the concert, billed as Herbie Hancock New Standards, at the
> Montreal JazzFest. Was disappointed. I now understnad that 'New
> Standards' is a *code*; it means: Don't expect jazz, fella... it's
> fusion, funk, but not jazz.
>

> Any comments?
>
> Ted (t...@accent.net)

i picked this album up out of respect to herbie, scofield, holland,
and brecker, but i feel like this all-star lineup just don't play
together very well.
their take on playing contemporary tunes is interesting, and while
sometimes they fall on their face like in _all apologies_,
there are some definite shining, happenning moments in this album.
i'm especially bothered by the seemingly conflicting playing styles
between scofield and brecker.

julius

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research: DSP timing recovery
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