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Your definition of "harmolodic magic" as the thing that makes a jazz artist best able to express him/ herself "lyrically" and "intensely",to the exclusion of "nearly everybody who hits them spot on", is so shallow and wrong on so many levels that I despair ("830 characters left") being able to address it here. It does however paint a clear picture of your reviewing bias, and anyone who reads your record or show reviews should never forget it: I can't think of one jazz musician over the history of the music, from Louis Armstrong on up, who ever hit the changes or the rhythm "spot on". That was never the point. But you have always seemed to undervalue music you consider to be too swinging or straight- ahead. Love and celebrate the music you wish to love and celebrate, but the idea that only Coleman- era musicians, and musicians who reject the rhythmic feeling many listeners think is the thing that makes jazz special in the first place, are nearl