I saw Hendrix and I saw the Mothers. Did you?

Zappa was an inovative composer and studio arranger. I got Zappa. He was a hundred times the musician Jimi was in my book. Just look at his scores. I don't think Jimi could even read music. Zappa was no Gil Evans, George Russell or Duke Ellington, however.

The thing for me is that he didn't write music that I found beautiful. I find beauty in some of Hendrix work. If I was banished to a desert island and could take ten artists recordings, Zappa wouldn't be one of them. I'd consider Axis Bold as Love, but it might not make it either.

It's all apples and oranges. This is a pretty pointless argument. Are we still in Jr. High School here? I bet I could beat you up and my big brother could beat your big brother!