I Find That Here In The States,

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.

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

Music And Culture Are Intrinsically Improvisational, Existential.

In America, For A Brief Time, People Who Followed John Coltrane Were Studied And Considered Important, But It Didn't Last Long. The Result Is That The Kind Of Music I Played In The '60's Is Completely Dismissed In This Country As A Wrong Turn, A Suicidal Effort.

A Whole Generation Of Young Whites Have Involved Themselves With Traditional Negro Music.