[Dixielandjazz] A slow start to the Million Dollar Question

[Paul Edgerton]

Bill Sargent said :
> Anybody who's been performing for any length of time should already know
> that first impressions are lasting ones, and the first minute of a
> performance is porbably the one of the most important determining
> factors of how that performance will be perceived.

I'd have to disagree with this as it is stated. The first minute may grab
the listener's attention, but all he is likely to remember is the last
chorus.