[NewMusic] raphe malik tribute CD

[Damon Smith]

I also agree with you (and Polly), I was just trying to add some 
perspective, You already handled the other side.

Damon

On Jan 2, 2007, at 4:47 PM, Ava Mendoza wrote:

> On 1/2/07, Damon Smith <damon at balancepointacoustics.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ok, first of all we are talking about a Raphe Malik tribute organized
>> by Marco Eneidi. Two great musicians that came up in the NYC free jazz
>> scene of the 70s and 80s, that scene had some great qualities but
>> political correctness was not one of them. That scene was raw, filled
>> with drugs, crime, sex and violence.
>> Also, the quote in question is by Lester Young who's circle was also
>> very different from ours, I am sure we could dig up some offensive
>> quotes about  men from BIllie Holiday or Bessie Smith if we tried. I
>> would also guess that Mr. Young meant it affectionately.
>
>
> i agree.. although i imagine that lots of sexist things have been said 
> by
> lots of men who had lots of genuine affection (of one kind of another) 
> for
> women.
>
> for me marco eneidi's character as a human being isn't in question, and
> neither is lester young's. i respect both of their musics, their
> backgrounds, the NYC free jazz scene, the early jazz scene that Young 
> was
> in, and their right to speak their minds etc..
>
> my only point was that i, speaking my mind, don't want to feel like i 
> am
> walking into a frathouse when i open an e-mail from banewmus. 
> especially
> when it's an e-mail with otherwise interesting info about what seems 
> like
> a really cool record. i suspect that there are a bunch of other people 
> on
> this list--women and men--who feel the same way, just as they wouldn't 
> want
> to read racial slurs on here.. ok....
>
>
> -- 
> www.avamendoza.com
> www.myspace.com/avamendoza
> _______________________________________________
> Bay Area New Music Discussion Group
> NewMusic at music.mills.edu
> http://music.mills.edu/mailman/listinfo/newmusic
>
>