[Dixielandjazz] Re: Who(m) to leave my recordings to?

[John Farrell]

In common with most (I suspect) OKOM devotees I have quite a large
collection of recorded media of one kind or another. My piano roll
collection is by far the largest - I haven't counted them but there must be
at least 3,000 or so dotted around the house. Storing the damned things in
some kind of findable order is a huge problem for me because they are so
bulky.

My wife, who believes that the serious collection of anything must some sort
of sickness, often asks what she should do with them after I am dead (which,
worryingly, presupposes that I shall pop my clogs before she does). Having
thought about it at length I would prefer that they were given to somebody
who would derive as much enjoyment from them as they have given me during my
lifetime.  Selling stuff such as this restricts the gladsome music to those
who can afford it - I think that is wrong.

John Farrell
stridepiano@tesco.net
http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm



----- Original Message -----
From: "David Palmquist" <davidpalmquist@dccnet.com>
To: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Who(m) to leave my recordings to?


> Well, the only problem with having a centralized repository is that nobody
> gets to listen to the music unless they can get to that location.  I'm
sure
> many of us have similar material - who in the CD world doesn't have the
Hot
> Fives or Hot Sevens or The Okeh Ellington?  How many copies would this
> central body want to have?  If we all donate to our local libraries (or,
> yes, universities), the music gets spread across the countries we live in.
>
> Another thing to consider - donate to a high school music program - I
> remember many years ago a music appreciation class where the we'd spend
the
> whole period 2 or 3 times a week listening to recordings that the teacher
> introduced to us.  There's no reason that type of class has to focus on
> music of the 19th and 18th centuries.  Out of a class of 30, you'll
> probably end up with 5 or10 who will acquire a taste for the OKOM, thus
> perpetuating the art.
>
> David in Delta