Frazz by Jef Mallett for October 13, 2024

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    diazch408  about 2 months ago

    Instant oxymoron, Caufield!

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    Concretionist  about 2 months ago

    The great thing about great jazz, imo, is that when something goes in a different direction, everybody just wraps the music around what happened. And Caulfield is entirely correct: the result isn’t “close” it’s “spot on!”

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    eromlig  about 2 months ago

    I actually made some money playing jazz for awhile. The phrase we most often used was “Close enough for government work.”

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    Kidon Ha-Shomer  about 2 months ago

    Close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades; my fav

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    Slowly, he turned...  about 2 months ago

    Take it to the house, Caulfield!

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    grocks  about 2 months ago

    Spontaneous+Careful is a great description of jazz.

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    emspier  about 2 months ago

    RC, an all-time great!!

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    sandpiper  about 2 months ago

    Carter is the name of one great among so many super jazz men and women. He was part of an era that still shines brightly among all the music genres of the last century.

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    Darwinskeeper  about 2 months ago

    I remember the saying being

    “Close enough for rock and roll.”

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    Cozmik Cowboy  about 2 months ago

    “If you make a mistake, do it again and call it jazz.”

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    edbeat  about 2 months ago

    The phrase is originally attributed to Fred Astaire, who used it in his autobiography.

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    Skeptical Meg  about 2 months ago

    “Close enough for government work” is correct.

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    The Wolf In Your Midst  about 2 months ago

    I’ve never been a huge fan of jazz, but I’ve also never heard jazz that I couldn’t at least listen to. There’s no other genre of music I can say that about.

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    Bruce388  about 2 months ago

    Might have to watch that today.

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    tsumicat Premium Member about 2 months ago

    I love when I learn about something new in cartoons. Going to watch that PBS documentary tonight.

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    Bruce1253  about 2 months ago

    I have found over some 70 yrs of observation that when you are observing a Master at her/his craft, it appears to be utterly simple and joyful. It is only when one tries to duplicate that feat that you discover how much is involved in that simplicity.

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    forestkat2015  about 2 months ago

    and skunks

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    Stephen Gilberg  about 2 months ago

    Never heard of that Van Morrison piece before.

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    Smeagol  about 2 months ago

    There is a story about one of the musicians Miles Davis was playing with that played the wrong note and Miles picked the same note, kept going and the rest of the band went with him.

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    Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Bleeding Gums Murphy

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    swenbu Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Speaking of art….. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist is out there…..Adrian Tomine…… an hoping Jef knows that guys work.

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    Cactus-Pete  about 2 months ago

    There are quotes from famous jazz musicians (e.g. Miles Davis and Victor Wooten) about what to do when you play a wrong note. Classical musicians are not allowed to ever play wrong notes.

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    Teto85 Premium Member about 2 months ago

    “It’s better than music, it’s Jazz.” Wm T Riker.

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    Teto85 Premium Member about 2 months ago

    Bird Lives.

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