Bela Fleck Weighs in on Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Offers a Fond 'Remembrance' of Chick Corea
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Pianist-composer and writer Ethan Iverson kicked off a contentious bit of back-and-forth between scribes following the publication of his Jan. 28th New York Times piece, “The Worst Masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100,” in which he derided the Gershwin classic as being “naive,” “Caucasian” and “corny.” He further surmised that the piece, which was also the theme music for a United Airlines commercial, has functioned over time as propaganda: “At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, during the height of the Cold War, the American contingent brought out 84 pianists to perform excerpts from the
Bela Fleck Weighs in on Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Offers a Fond 'Remembrance' of Chick Corea
Bela Fleck Weighs in on Gershwin's 'Rhapsody…
Bela Fleck Weighs in on Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Offers a Fond 'Remembrance' of Chick Corea
Pianist-composer and writer Ethan Iverson kicked off a contentious bit of back-and-forth between scribes following the publication of his Jan. 28th New York Times piece, “The Worst Masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100,” in which he derided the Gershwin classic as being “naive,” “Caucasian” and “corny.” He further surmised that the piece, which was also the theme music for a United Airlines commercial, has functioned over time as propaganda: “At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, during the height of the Cold War, the American contingent brought out 84 pianists to perform excerpts from the