Share 'Tempo Perspective.....Continued'

I enjoyed all the discussion about tempos. Thought I would freshen up the topic for another round. Regarding tempos, I was reflecting on jazz standards. They are called standards because everybody playes them. Think of the variety you get in each version. Does this in any way relate to our genre? I know the goal may be to recreate an old event...but that just leads us all to play the same...does…