8 Dec
2002
8 Dec
'02
3:01 p.m.
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On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Guy Daniel CLOTILDE wrote:
Hi
On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 21:28:25 -0500 (EST)
Larry Troxler <lt(a)westnet.com> wrote / a écrit:
I used to play out a lot but that was years ago. So you are right that
this is just an opinion of my own, and an apparently wrong one!
I don't know what set me off to go on that rant last night, but it was
a bit misdirected I admit.
I honestly think that if you want to learn jazz,
you need
to get with a group of like-minded people and go through some exercises
that are found in jazz improvisation books. The things that you want your
(etc)
Really sorry, but I _strongly_ disagree with you. I play jazz in bands,
but don't call myself a jazzman anyway. Lots of my friends are. But,
everybody who has touched bbox has greatly improved his style and we all
agree it's a great tool.
Please, don't take it bad, but I'd like to know, but _are you a jazzman_ ,
actually playing in bands, giving live gigs or is it just an opinion of
your own?
Bbox gives you a drummer, a bassist always there,
knowing the chords change.
Bbox let you train yourself on hards songs, by slowing down the tempo,
the whole RealBooks are avalaible, you can train yourself with pop, rock
salsa too. But you should know it, because you seems to have use bbox.
I, for one, really miss bbox since I'm on Linux years from now.
There is one program around there which goal is the same, but I never
succeed to make it works.
Apparently bbox had come a long way since the last time I tried it. Again,
I apologize for apparently talking from the wrong end of my body.
Once again, sorry if I seemed rude, but it put me on
the wall.
Hey, I deserved it!
And thanks, I learned something. I had no idea that band in the box is
actually a usefull tool. But then again, I shouldn't be surprised, because
when I was learning jazz, the music minus one records were the equivalent
I suppose, and we *did* use those.
Larry
Guy CLO~
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