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as usual, i'll dissent..... I saw Stanley Jordan twice, once opening for Miles in like 83???? which was cool, can't really remember taht much, since i wasn't that into his stuff. But it was a fun show - and i guess at the time he was still the 'boy wonder' and his technique seemed otherworldly. I also wish he didn't solely go down that tapping road. but the second time - about 2 or 3 years back- his band was fantastic - TM Stevens on bass, Kenwood Dennard (brand x, jaco, maceo parker) on drums, and Oscar Brown Jr on keys... great show - and stanley played a lot of 'straight' guitar - they mixed some straight jazz stuff, with more fusion-y numbers plus some (too lite) lite jazz stuff, and the much reviled stairway and Bolero - which was great to see live. he's also a really, really cool, down to earth guy - i useta be in a food co-op that he was a member of, while he lived in Princeton, NJ, and he would come down with his daughter and bag veggies, price stuff for sale, etc. Just a regular dude. Just my .02 It's funny - on a pindrop , this anti Stanley shitstorm started up (which i don't have a problem with, being a first amendment absolutist) - but i can only chuckle, thinking about that other famous guitarist, who is reflexively defended here, from any possible criticisms, while i have yet to see any quotes from Stanley dissing dozens of other guitarist and their techniques & styles.....as That Guy has......sigh...nice guys finish last..... andre' east ---------- > From: Rik Elswit <rik@well.com> > To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com > Subject: Re: Stick stuff > Date: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 8:14 PM > > Y'all have no idea how glad I am to find that I'm not out there all alone > with regards to Jordan. >