When Lennie Tristano was first teaching Jazz Improvising in Chicago, people
really thought that it couldn't be taught! Teachers at that time were
mostly teaching embrochure or chops or theory. He was able to give a few
things but he, in the beginning, did not feel that he was really
transmitting jazz improvising.
It was when he came up with the idea of singing with records etc.
[something that children do naturally until we're told to study
'seriously'] that he felt that he was really transmitting or communicating
the idea or gestalt of jazz improvising to people, rather than just
notes...
for those that really experience it, it is profound
Anyone wishing further info may contact me...
Best wishes for a happy life in a peaceful world.
Sincerely,
Richard Tabnik, Jazz Alto Saxophonist
e-mail: <rctabnik@inch.com>
WWW Page: <http://www.inch.com/~rctabnik>
"The jazz musician's function is to feel." -Lennie Tristano