It was never going to go well for Artie Shaw. He was an artist who was also, unfortunately, a purist and an absolutist. He was about the music and only the music. "I could never understand why people wanted to dance to my music. I made it good enough to listen to." Yes, he did. As for Benny Goodman, I will always be grateful I was privileged to hear him in concert toward the end of his life. He was a superb performer, as delighted to play for us as we were to hear him play. But he was no Artie Shaw.
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It was never going to go well for Artie Shaw. He was an artist who was also, unfortunately, a purist and an absolutist. He was about the music and only the music. "I could never understand why people wanted to dance to my music. I made it good enough to listen to." Yes, he did.
As for Benny Goodman, I will always be grateful I was privileged to hear him in concert toward the end of his life. He was a superb performer, as delighted to play for us as we were to hear him play.
But he was no Artie Shaw.
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