Jazz or Classical

50/50

  While I agree with all who have said that both are essential in prog.,as my leaning is towards jazz I decided not to fence sit on this one.

Probably jazz moreso, but I do like them both.

That being said, if you listen to Pat Metheny's Secret Story, you will realize that a fusion of both classical and jazz (and other influences as well) work very well in the same context.

In order:

1)Classical influence

2) Baroque and Medieval (Polyphonic Music) influence

3)Jazz influence

 

all the best prog was jazz style rock.

RycheMan wrote: When you listen to prog, do you prefer jazz or classical influences?

I think prog is what it is because it more or less reduced improvisation in favour of thought out classical structure.
That's why it's different from extended psych jams. Jazz perfected the art of improvisation and virtuosity.
I like both but I slightly prefer classical because too much emphasis on virtuosity and spontaneousness noodling says not much to me. But some jazz music has that same sense of timeless as classical.
I like all epochs of classical music and I think also Mozart, Beethoven and Bach, "ice cream" or not, are all timeless masters. Why not listenable and beautiful at the same time?? What modern music will become classical? Time will tell...


Edited by terramystic - May 11 2006 at 08:07

cannot compare it depends on the mood

I like both, but lean more towards jazz.

Abstrakt wrote: Classic! like mozart, chopin, beethoven...

I lean both ways too. At first I preferred classical influences, but with time I've learnt to appreciate jazz influences. Nowadays I tend to listen to quite a bit of jazz-rock and I'm getting more and more into it. Besides those two, I also like medieval, Renaissance and all kinds of ethnic influences.

Edited by Ghost Rider - May 14 2006 at 06:10