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Tyler Cowen’s the man to turn to when you want a great little ethnic restaurant in Rockville or Annandale, but panning Kind of Blue as overrated is peak Mercatu
by jonstewart 5y ago
Tyler Cowen’s the man to turn to when you want a great little ethnic restaurant in Rockville or Annandale, but panning Kind of Blue as overrated is peak Mercatus Center performative bloviating.
Here, go read Nat Hentoff’s interview with Miles from 1958 instead: https://www.jazzstudiesonline.org/files/jso/resources/pdf/JREVOne2.pdf https://www.jazzstudiesonline.org/files/jso/resources/pdf/JR... [pdf]
- paulpauper 5y ago> Tyler Cowen described the album as the ‘Mona Lisa’ of jazz: undeniably a great work of art, but overplayed and overrated. Nonetheless, I think it’s essential to listen to all of it. yes, the great music critic Tyler Cowen. No offense, but why is his opinion even relevant here? How is he qualified, compared to someone who either composes jazz or is a professional music critic?
- brewdad 5y agoTyler Cowen always has an opinion and the author is an econ undergrad, so it just makes sense.