You forgot to mention the extremely confusing waily moany stuff! And the breakneck speed noodly-noodly guitar fusion!
I'm assuming you're talking about later Coltrane and Thelonius Monk stuff? Yeah that can be a little much at times (even for me who digs some of the more out there stuff). Guitar fusion is the equivalent to comparison grading certain body parts (pardon the lack of a better expression): it serves no purpose other than to show off someone's chops and how many notes one can blow in a meaure. When music becomes a competitive sport then it's time to reassess why one got into music in the first place.
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I'm assuming you're talking about later Coltrane and Thelonius Monk stuff? Yeah that can be a little much at times (even for me who digs some of the more out there stuff). Guitar fusion is the equivalent to comparison grading certain body parts (pardon the lack of a better expression): it serves no purpose other than to show off someone's chops and how many notes one can blow in a meaure. When music becomes a competitive sport then it's time to reassess why one got into music in the first place.