I wonder if pre-WWII jazz musicians are closer in spirit to this, in terms of both “writing the most interesting/advanced/sophisticated music [they] could” and “advancing the field of music”?
Quite possibly. I don’t even see any need to restrict to pre-WWII. My impression is that, among the various styles of popular music, jazz has tended to come closest to manifesting this ideal in general.
Quite possibly. I don’t even see any need to restrict to pre-WWII. My impression is that, among the various styles of popular music, jazz has tended to come closest to manifesting this ideal in general.