MU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Milt Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett
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Wilson pickett: soul ain"t nothing but a feelin" . Aretha franklin: soul to me is a feeling, a lot of depth and being able to bring to the surface that which is happening inside its just the emotion, the way it affects other people . Milt jackson: soul is the part of playing you can"t get out of books and studies it comes from the church. The music was open, relaxed, impromtu soul music . Soul is authentic, you live soul, cannot be studied. Soul is music that is spontaneous, not rehearsed. Music that comes out of the black church. Ex this little light of mine being turned into this little girl of mine . Had finishing school so artists could be schooled in ettiquette. And yet there was idea that stax was more black than motown. This had to do with critic"s idea of what black is.
