Talk:Comparative View of Jazz and Indian Classical Music

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"Is this even notable?"

Well kind of. Comparisons of Jazz with Indian classical music is sometimes mentioned with regard to Alice Coltrane, Joe Harriott, Yusef Lateef, John McLaughlin (musician), and a few others. I think the existing articles on Indo jazz and sitar in jazz, or an expansion of them, are probably enough on this topic. That said I'm far from an expert on it. I have developed an interest in what's sometimes called World Jazz, but I'm not competent to say much on it.--T. Anthony 22:40, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for that. The problem with this article is that it cannot be detagged unless it is basically rewritten from scratch. I can see why it may be notable but then a merge should be proposed or someone familiar with this should merge them into the two other articles which are also the only references given in the article. But even if that happens it needs to be cleaned of weasel words and properly sourced. Otherwise we just end up with two tagged articles because the problems from this one will migrate to those two other articles. That is why I suggest that it be deleted. MartinDK 22:57, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't necessarily have any objections to deletions. The topic, or one like it, might be better dealt with in a different way in a different article. I have some uncertainty on that, but no strong feelings.--T. Anthony 23:17, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

This article is not encyclopedic. It is an essay. Additionally, it does not present a balanced view. It only discusses similarities and not differences. Ravi Shankar did once say "our music should NOT be thought of as akin to jazz." Calaf 01:53, 28 February 2007 (UTC)