thus sprach the liliputian! anyone honestly believing this is DISQUALIFIED from voicing any opinion that even rises to the level of bullshit. he doesn't even have giant technique, tho' he's "fine" (doesn't mean i like him).
NOR do i understand the goddamn effort somne of ya'll (everyone) puts into finding Winston's moments...
why not give Dave Ballou the same chance, Rob Blakeslee, or Paul Smoker.
there are how many Jonah Jones sides to dig if black is the color...
in this history of jazz tenor, Branford is a solid light-middleweight at best; in the history of jazz as a whole, he doesn't even rank except below some general line of also rans. As far as pop music is concerned.... hah-hah.
if Branford is a "giant," what the hell is Ben Webster, or Ike Quebec, or Big Toe Turner, or Bo Diddley, or Wilson Pickett, or George Clinton, or Marley Marl, or RZA?
Branford = Brinsley Schwartz... MAYBE. An OK genre dude in a weak time. Wake the fuck up. He's certainly no Joe Tex or Al Green, Percy France or Bobby Bland.
they call me C-... L-E-MM-Y.
signed,
c
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