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Not only does it cycle through a ton of keys, but wind instruments like the sax require unique fingerings and embouchure changes in each key. It’s not nearly as hard on a guitar.
“Quantity has a quality of its own.” — Karl Marx, or maybe Coltrane.
“More is Different”
https://www.tkm.kit.edu/downloads/TKM1_2011_more_is_differen...
Nothing upper-middle class people love more than worshiping dead black Americans, while treating their descendants like dangerous parasites. They were so cool, such genius! I can't wait to be the authority on them, and make more on redefining them than they ever saw in their lives, or to buy the new product that no black American makes a dime from. One day, every black American will be gone, and all that will be left…
Nothing upper-middle class people love more than worshiping dead black Americans, while treating their descendants like dangerous parasites. They were so cool, such genius! I can't wait to be the authority on them, and make more on redefining them than they ever saw in their lives, or to buy the new product that no black American makes a dime from. One day, every black American will be gone, and all that will be left…
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Also if you appreciate "honest racket" you may enjoy Peter Brötzmann.
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Ah yes the best welcome for people joining a jam session: "OK, let's do Giant Steps. One, one two three..."
Hehe, that had me laughing out loud and I haven't touched a sax in two decades :)
Fascinating, well-written piece. Thanks for sharing! I plan to revisit it more closely when I free up (probably while listening to A Love Supreme -- arguably the greatest jazz album of all time).
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/...
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