And When I Met Cecil Taylor It

You Get A Show Where People Are Jumping Up And Dancing, But It's Not A Critical Event In The Sense Of Profound Catharsis. Essentially It's Celebratory.

In Rap Music, Even Though The Element Of Poetry Is Very Strong, So Is The Element Of The Drum, The Implication Of The Dance. Without The Beat, Its Commercial Value Would Certainly Be More Tenuous.

And When I Met Cecil Taylor It Was A Complete Transformation Of Musical Identities. All The Tenets That I Had Grown Up With Were Thrown Out The Window.

Negro Music And Culture Are Intrinsically Improvisational, Existential. Nothing Is Sacred. After A Decade, A Musical Idea, No Matter How Innovative, Is Threatened.

Yes, The Audience Is So Important To Negro Music, Especially The Element Of Call And Response.