[Dixielandjazz] Marsalis at the Proms

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:47:25 EDT

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In a message dated 8/6/02 6:23:15 AM Central Daylight Time, 
jpettjazz@btinternet.com writes:

> Call me a mouldy fygge if you like - but I would sooner listen to the
> classic recordings of Basie, Ellington, Lunceford, Goodman etc than rep
> bands of young modernists trying to play in older styles without any real
> affection for the music.
> 
I concur with this completely.

> This goes for the current crop of Brass bands in New Orleans. Louis Lince
> played me a recording of one of these bands playing at playing Jelly Roll
> Morton. It bore little relation to Morton's music. All that glitters is not
> gold and all that comes from New Orleans ain't good jazz.
> As I write this I'm listening to the Wild Bill Davison Commodore recordings
> with Ed Hall. No doubt what direction they are facing in their music. It 
> has
> guts, drive and conviction. The same could be said of the George Lewis
> Climax sessions and the Ellington small groups from circa 1940. A music of
> its time maybe - in that case them times was better!!!
> 
Right again.

 Jim Beebe

> John Petters
> Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
> WWW.Traditional-jazz.com

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/6/02 6:23:15 AM Central Daylight Time, jpettjazz@btinternet.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Call me a mouldy fygge if you like - but I would sooner listen to the<BR>
classic recordings of Basie, Ellington, Lunceford, Goodman etc than rep<BR>
bands of young modernists trying to play in older styles without any real<BR>
affection for the music.<BR>
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I concur with this completely.<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">This goes for the current crop of Brass bands in New Orleans. Louis Lince<BR>
played me a recording of one of these bands playing at playing Jelly Roll<BR>
Morton. It bore little relation to Morton's music. All that glitters is not<BR>
gold and all that comes from New Orleans ain't good jazz.<BR>
As I write this I'm listening to the Wild Bill Davison Commodore recordings<BR>
with Ed Hall. No doubt what direction they are facing in their music. It has<BR>
guts, drive and conviction. The same could be said of the George Lewis<BR>
Climax sessions and the Ellington small groups from circa 1940. A music of<BR>
its time maybe - in that case them times was better!!!<BR>
</FONT><FONT  COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
Right again.<BR>
<BR>
 Jim Beebe<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">John Petters<BR>
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ<BR>
WWW.Traditional-jazz.com</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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