[kj] KJ falls apart in the 80s (for the second time)

Tim Bucknall tim.bucknall at btinternet.com
Thu Nov 3 15:22:19 EST 2005


yeah That was just an excuse from Jaz, and none of the Time signatures on
OTG were that interesting

good jaz interview on the dvd, was  hoping he'd mention what happened with
atkins, maybe they cut it?
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From: "Mikael Byström" <mikael.bystrom at punkass.com>
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Subject: Re: [kj] KJ falls apart in the 80s (for the second time)


> Jim Harper said:
>
> >Allegedly Jaz fired Big Paul because he couldn't play in 13/8 time (or
> >whichever crazy time signature wanted for a certain track).
>
> It might be that I was overly impressed during a soundcheck in 83, but
> when I heard Paul play on his own and after that (and the concert) I have
> a hard time imagining any time signature he couldn't play. During the
> soundcheck he was playing like 3 distinct rhythms at once and I remember
> I found that I was dancing and wondered when I started.
> The whole experience, meeting with KJ, the soundcheck and the concert was
> pure magic. Unfortunately it's the only live encounter I've had, so I was
> looking forward to this tour, even as I don't have any expectations for
> what they can do now.
>
>
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