dtaylor

All of these ascriptions to Wooley's motives are pretty interesting, if mostly off-base. He clearly and concisely covers his reasons for the project in the liners to the album. I don't have it at hand or I would transcribe them here, but basically he grew up on Wynton's music as an adolescent in Oregon and eventually parted ways with it for many of the reasons hashed over in this thread and the previous ones. I think Joe's comment above comes closest to any deeper rationale behind the disc. Wooley also acknowledges the potential political ramifications of his choice of subject and takes pains to distance himself from any sort of irony or polemic. As to why he didn't choose Bradford, or Carter, or Mitchell, or any of the other "far more deserving composers" out there, it's as simple as the desire to revisit a body of work that meant a lot to him in his youth with different adult sensibilities & a crew of trusted colleagues to see what would come of it. So much of this head-scratching and motive-ascribing could be avoided by asking the artist in question what their intentions actually are/were (Wooley's easy to find & contact on the web & a really friendly & genuine guy to boot). It's an easy trap to fall into though, I'll admit.

I’m new here, but figured this thread would be as good a place as any to chime in… Clem, count me as one of the ANYONES who likes CIMP- ‘dodgy’ sound or no. So maybe there’s a “debate” after all? I think we can at least agree on Khyber Pass- a very tasty joint when it comes to Afghani cuisine. Following the directive & carryin’ on, derek