There was a time long ago when I liked traditional Jazz, but I think this video does a better job of explaining my falling away than any high-falutin' Wall Street Journal article...
Rock, on Eric!
- YouTube: Clapton Shreds
- WSJ: Can Jazz Be Saved?
- NY Times: Jazz Not Singing The Blues
I don't think this is real. Its a pretty close emulation of some of the notes but that's not Clapton's tone. Its basically an audio photoshop.
Posted by: Richard Salit | January 05, 2010 at 11:44 AM
You know the audio on the Clapton video is fake right? (and not jazz!)
BTW Jazz is alive and well - I'm going to teach a jazz combo full of enthusiastic young people tonight!
Happy New Year Zack!
Posted by: John Horne | January 05, 2010 at 12:08 PM
This is the finnish guitarist Santeri Ojala
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/02/watch-the-parod/
making fun of guitar heroes.
-- Martin
Posted by: Martin Skold | January 08, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Yes, of course it's a joke. But it's still a darned funny one.
--Zack
Posted by: ZUrlocker | January 08, 2010 at 10:49 AM