[NewMusic] Peacock: A baboon's ass?

[Jacob Lindsay]

Part of the reason many of us have taken the musical
path we have, is because we don't want to play music
that we don't want to play, or more positively put: we
only want to play the music we want to play.  

The author of that article makes an incorrect analogie
with some symphony players refusing to play something.
 Symphony players are paid to play what they are told
to play. That's part of the gig, and they know that
when they sign up.

There is plenty of music that a) I hate and would
never play, and b) music that I either like and/or
respect, but don't want to play all the same, because
it is not something I feel comfortable playing in an
honest fashion.  So I can definitely respect someone's
decision to "sit out" on a suprise musical switch-up. 
Now, it could be that Peacock was still an asshole
irrespective of this, but oh well.  There you go.

--- Damon Smith <Damon at balancepointacoustics.com>
wrote:

> Just based on my own experience, he probably said
> yes to playing high  
> level jazz with a Lee Konitz band and decided at
> over 70, it was  
> worth lugging his bass to the gig and the Costello
> thing got sprung  
> on him.
> I have been in that situation several times and made
> a similar decision.
> 
> He is beyond needing a payday and backing a rock
> singer, even a  
> decent one is not something he should have to do.
> 
> On Aug 1, 2007, at 11:58 AM, grobair at emusician.com
> wrote:
> 
> > Damon sniffed:
> >
>
<<http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18112
> > Man, I love Gary Peacock. Finally someone with
> some integrity...>>
> >
> > I like Dworkin's quote in that article:
> > <<Our respect of an artist's ability (Peacock is
> unquestionably a  
> > great
> > bassist) shouldn't mute our criticisms of their
> actions when they're
> > hurtful, inciteful and plainly vain.>>
> >
> > That's exactly my point regarding people like
> Cecil Taylor, when  
> > they act
> > disrespectfully towards others (musicians,
> promoters, fans, whatever).
> > Unlike Damon, I don't feel that jazz innovators
> should be allowed  
> > to be
> > assholes to people and not get called on it, just
> as I don't think  
> > that
> > being president allows you to gut the constitution
> of your country  
> > based on
> > your "faith" and not get called on it.
> >
> > It's nice when a pair of assholes are in the same
> band (Jarrett/ 
> > Peacock),
> > because it makes boycotting their music that much
> easier.
> >
> > Speaking of Taylor, an angel sent me a copy of the
> London 4tet  
> > concert from
> > July with Oxley, Braxton, and Parker, culled from
> a radio  
> > broadcast. What a
> > fine performance by all! And too damn short --
> only one set (under  
> > an hour).
> >
> > FWIW.
> > g
> >
> >
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> >
> 
> Damon Smith
> 
> http://www.balancepointacoustics.com
> http://myspace.com/smithdamon
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Jacob Lindsay
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