[Dixielandjazz] Factionalism

[Stephen Barbone]

Plectrum Joe <plecjo@netscape.net>  wrote: (polite snip, do not take out
of context)

"With a mere four strings to form chords,  substitute chords take a bit
of work  to be convincing."

There are those who say you can use "shorthand" chords to convince
them.  Like a 2nd is a 9th, and a 4th is an 11th, and a 6th is a 13th,
etc. I've also heard some excellent banjo renditions of both Charlie
Parker's "Confirmation" and "Koko" by a tenor banjoist in Philadelphia,
Steve Debonaventura, a virtuoso, who plays excellent OKOM trad jazz,
mostly.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone