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Originally Posted by clutnuckle
Free Jazz/Improv. > Avant-Garde Jazz > Anything modal, bop, etc.
Essentially, no structure > structure for jazz.
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i'm totally with you on this, but what i've noticed is that as you talk to older fans the divide starts to show a lot more.
the challenge with improvised music is that the listener normally has to dedicate at least 2 playings to start 'really' getting it.
then again it also depends on how you define the improvisation / lack of structure. for me, playing a proper head to a piece then taking turns improvising solos is NOT full-on free jazz / improv. only when the whole thing is made up on the fly, the rhythms, melodies, harmonies, and magic is when i call it truly free or improvised.