Hey Magne,

Very good. In music, it's really all about the "whole." Only other bass players will listen only to the bass player.

I would expound on your rule. Yes, keep it as simple as possible...within the genre. If you are writing bebop or fusion jazz, you don't want to write all half notes. If you are writing dixieland jazz it won't be a solo instrumental. The trick is, to keep it in a range. "Less is more" is gone with the Bauhaus school of architecture. The truth is: less is less, more is more, too much is too much, and not enough is not enough.

Mike

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
-niteshift

Mike Dunbar Music