[Dixielandjazz] 7 & 13

[w.p.mossel@wanadoo.nl]

At 02/10/15 21:49,Bill Gunter wrote:
Listmates,
It has been writ:
 >Kash is absolutely right about this. In most European music the
 >emphasis is on the 1 & 3rd beat . . .
Unless you're in Athens and the accent there is on 7 and 13.
Cheers,
Bill "The Greek" Gunter
jazzboard@hotmail.com

I guess Bill Gunter makes a mistake, it is not in Athens but in Bagdad as 
the following story makes clear:
In New York City, an out of work jazz drummer named Ed was thinking of 
throwing himself off a bridge. But then he ran into a former booking agent 
who told him about the fantastic opportunities for drummers in Iraq. The 
agent said "If you can find your way over there, just take my card and look 
up the bandleader named Faisal--he's the large guy with the beard wearing 
gold pajamas and shoes that curl up at the toes." Ed hit up everyone he 
knew and borrowed enough to buy transport to Iraq.
It took several days to arrange for passport, visas, transportation into 
Iraq and the shipping of his equipment, but he was finally on his way.
Ed arrived in Baghdad and immediately started searching for Faisal. He 
found guys in pajamas of every color but gold. Finally, in a small 
coffeehouse, he saw a huge man with a beard--wearing gold pajamas and shoes 
that curled up at the toes! Ed approached him and asked if he was Faisal. 
He was. Ed gave him the agent's card and Faisal's face brightened into a 
huge smile.
"You're just in time--I need you for a gig tonight. Meet me at the market 
near the mosque at 7:30 with your equipment."
"But," gasped Ed, "what about a rehearsal?"
"No time--don't worry." And with that, Faisal disappeared.
Ed arrived in the market at 7:00 to set up his gear. He introduced himself 
to the other musicians, who were all playing instruments he had never seen 
in his life. At 7:30 sharp, Faisal appeared and hopped on the bandstand, 
his gold pajamas glittering in the twilight. Without a word to the 
musicians, he lifted his arm for the downbeat.
"Wait." shouted Ed. "What are we playing?"
Faisal shot him a look of frustration and shouted back, "Fake it! Just give 
me heavy afterbeats on 7 and 13."


Kind regards, Vriendelijke groet, Grusze
Wim Mossel

a.k.a. w.p.mossel@wanadoo.nl