80. "omit twentieth century generations from the accounting" In response to In response to 78
yes I'm right. hard pill to swallow but I am.
you are right that there's no real way to prove it, but i'd bet if you took a survey of music writing from 2000 forward you'd see those names mentioned a hell of a lot more than the jazz folk.
when people listen to jazz today they hear something that is no longer accomplishable, making it harder to appreciate its value *for them*. it's similar to classical, people listen to Stravinsky and think it's no longer accomplishable and as such can't relate it to their won modern music experiences.