the word I'd use — respectable and dignified on my appreciation of jazz. The
musicians played with great skill and speed. And when they improvised they played a
completely new variation of the basic tune every time.
Michael: Absolutely. That's one of the greatest thrills of a jazz session. Tunes are not
the most important feature of jazz. It's not the composer but the performer who makes a
good piece of jazz. In fact it's almost impossible to write down much of a jazz in musical
notes!
Liz: In that case jazz is rather elicit and separate from other kinds of misic, if only the
performer knows what's being played. I say, get rid of these thugs who call themselves
professional musicians — get rid of them.
Michael: Professional or not, you leave the musician out' of it for a while/As for jazz,
it has influenced many kinds of music, particularly pop which still borrows from jazz its
beat, its singing style and its improvisation.
Liz: You shouldn't be asking me what I think of jazz... But what I think of rock
music... this music is a mess.
Michael: But how do you explain the fact that hurfdreds and thousands of young
people simply go mad over rock music? For example, I listened to Shubert's messes. I'm
not saying that I didn't understand them. As a matter of fact I enjoyed listening to
them. But music like that isn't able to give me anything new, whereas rock music feels a
thousand times nearer, more immediate.
Liz: No, Michael, I'm unable to understand it. And that's probably my main fault,
I should say. Then... Professional musicians are always neatly dressed... But heavy
metal rock players! Well... you'd have to see them to believe it. There is
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