Igor Stravinsky liked to present himself as an arty, classical dude, but he was totally funky — as out there as Smokey Robinson or Bob Dylan. He was always looking for the groove.
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Igor Stravinsky liked to present himself as an arty, classical dude, but he was totally funky — as out there as Smokey Robinson or Bob Dylan. He was always looking for the groove.
they were playing his very catchy “jazz” compositions on BBC radio this morning !
I’ve got a set of recordings on vinyl of all the pieces of his which he conducted, which I’ve been playing recently, and most of them are pretty jazzy.