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Originally Posted by wiseone2  Someone made tons of money on the Village People, I don't think the performers got rich.
I am not embarrassed to say I was on those dates. The level of playing, if you listen to the band, is outstanding. The music is for partying. It was never the intention to create great art.
All the years I played with the Brooklyn Philharmonic never once was I asked to play "YMCA," if I were playing at the Vanguard the same would hold true.
We can not, and should not compare the Village People with Woody Shaw.
Wilmer |
I know the previous post was not intended as a comparison, that was my fault.
There has always for some reason been a link between pop music and jazz.
Billy Joel with Phil Woods and Freddie Hubbard. The Isley Brothers used Lammar Wright and Dud Bascombe on "Twist and Shout." Johnny Coles is one of the players on that dance classic......."The Horse"
Anyway.......
Happy New Year,
Wilmer