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editor’s corner
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Some of you may have seen the article “The End of
Jazz” in the November issue of The Atlantic. The article is
a review of Ted Gioia’s book The Jazz Standards: A Guide
to the Repertoire. The reviewer gives a very positive review,
then concludes that the end is near since so many of the
essential tunes are from the middle of the 20th century,
are no longer relevant, and no new essentials are being
written. It is kind of an odd, out-of-left-field conclusion.
So many of today’s great musicians play little of these
standards, and contribute original material. Brookmeyer
did, Pat Metheny has for decades, and add in the Bad Plus
and Fred Hersch and John Scofield and Tom Harrell and
you can keep this list going until the cows come home.
Oh, we should not forget that the earliest jazz predated
the “standards.”
roger atkinson
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And, by the way, these standards have not been relevant
for half a century as it is, and they have survived a
lot of bullets over this time. They survive because they
are great.
As we present this annual Jazz Education issue, let’s
not forget that there are more musicians gravitating and
learning this music now than ever. That’s here in the Kansas
City area, the US, and the world. They are attracted
by the standards and so much more. It seems to me that
jazz, including the standard repertoire, will continue to
thrive and evolve as long as creative musicians choose to
deal with it.
We are also are reaching the end of Volume 26 of
JAM. That’s 26 years! It’s quite a feat, really, and we thank
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