Re: promiscuous fusionizers

[TROMBAEDU <TROMBAEDU...>]

In a message dated 12/9/99 9:47:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, ari (at) 
IVRITYPE(dot)COM 
writes:

<< And, too, to associate fusion with promiscuity, as though a bad thing, 
 when talking about a music originally fused from many older styles, 
 does raise exactly those issues we tend to go back and forth discussing 
 here ;-). >>

I hesitated bringing this up, as I respect Henry a great deal, but I did find 
it ironic that a Banjo player decried promiscuous fusionizers in Klezmer 
music. We all have our idea of what traditional klezmer music sounded like, 
with less than full regard for the facts, and so does Henry.
This is a sensitive point for me, because as a Trumpet/Cornet player, I am 
aware that the use of Brass instruments on a widespread basis may not be 
older than about 140 years, the theory being that the military band 
instruments of the Crimean and Prussian-Austrian conflicts found their way 
into the hands of Klezmer musicians.  Any thoughts on this?

Jordan 

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