I'm seriously into Jazz now... and this documentary is a good start point. While being a rock and roll fan for some time, now I understand why Jazz will always be an important inspiration. Good jazz is about good musicianship. A good jazz musician is often a real artist, who has proficiency/creativity with their instruments and ability to compose rhythm and harmony that conveys a certain feeling or emotion, whether it's for dancing (swing), or late night drinking (mellow jazz) or tripping (free jazz). The story of Jazz itself is quite amazing. Within its golden era, between 1920s to 1950s, it has evolved itself so much, and produced so many good artists and good music. Whereas rock and roll... it's much too complicated to compare. Well, there's no need to compare anyway, good music is good music.
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