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I agree, but how far do you take this mentality? Bird was the precedent for Coltrane...Hawkins the precedent for Bird...Armstrong the precedent for Hawkins...ragtime...African music...Straus waltzes...Schubert...Beethoven...Mozart...Bach... Monteverdi, Palestrina....you can go on forever. How far back do you have to go to enjoy listening to music?
I know people who deeply enjoy music without studying its history. Personally, I get great fulfillment out of trying to discover an artist's influences and precedents, just by listening, but I don't consider myself at an advantage, necessarily. It might be expected knowledge for professionals and distinguish a professional, but the majority of listeners aren't players (though I fear that's not the case).
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