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我那篇無論怎樣看一是針對他言論的文章，
難得他不和我正面硬撼。
再加上包以正的回覆，的確大體得很，
那人總算有下台階，對他回應『謝謝你的回應，
你寫得有條理，很有風度。可惜無時間繼續。』

以下是包以正的回覆：


I respect everyone's opinion about Jazz including people being interviewed in Ken Burn's Jazz documentary, especially since they are from jazz musicians who has been out there playing and practicing their art all their lives. I even respect your opinion Mr. Wong. I do agree that we play music because we want to touch the listener. And the music has to be musical at the foremost. But different people have different tastes and different music touches different people.

The program we did on jazz vocals we wanted to introduce the different kinds of jazz vocal performance style like scat and vocalese to our listener so if you find those styles too technical and not your cup of tea, thats totally fine. If you don't agree with my view on this subject thats also ok.

This IS in fact a discussion forum and we welcome different points of views. However I am sure that all the great jazz musicians on that Ken Burns documentary has transcribed solos from past masters when they were first learning before they developed their own unique style and I am sure that they also get the point that vocalese is really just a way of paying respect and homage to those classic solos played by some of the greatest soloists in jazz history like Coltrane, Miles, Bill Evans. And its from perhaps THE greatest jazz album in history, "Kind Of Blue" (you will find many people agree on this). As another example, even if I have to play "Hotel California" its fun for me to copy that solo because it is such a classic. I can also choose to improvise on my own if I want to, and you have the choice of liking it or not either way of course so I think it is still you that is missing the point.


隨著主持李安琪說這個議題完結，一切回歸平淡。
平淡，就是音樂應有的態度？
帶點爭議，總能夠帶點刺激及新話題，也較容易受人認識及接受。
當年金庸在明報和其他報章激烈筆戰，為明報寫出名堂，不過如此。
要想音樂在香港再為人所重視，應該要怎樣呢……？

不怕老實說，我估計包以正和李安琪兩人，
暗中其實也為看見這樣的爭議而高興，我也一樣。
理由嗎？就是無論怎樣看，這位王明，跟大家一樣，
都有自己喜歡的音樂，更懂得尊重自己喜歡的音樂。
我說他不曉得尊重音樂，乃純針對而已……呵。
看見同道中人，那有不高興之理呢。

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