[Dixielandjazz] Jazz--Art--John Cage

[Fred Spencer]

Thanks for the enlightment - but surely books written in English should be
readily understood by ordinary people who understand the language without
having to be versed in German, archaeology, or any other trapping of
erudition.
Fred
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Smith" <s3856lpa at webtv.net>
To: "Fred Spencer" <drjz at bealenet.com>; <Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz--Art--John Cage


> Ach, du lieber Herr Spencer!
>
> Somelwhere along the way (an old pop ltune, you know), you
> misinterpreted the word "Ur".  It refers not to the ancient Babylonian
> city you mention.  Rather, if you grab an English-German dictionary,
> you'll find that the German word "Ur" means "original" or "the
> prototype".  Therefore, the Cambridge use of the term
> "Ur-Jazz" simply means the orginal form of Jazz in its development down
> in good, old New Orleans and its environs.
>
> Dare I say "Vielen Dank"? (Many thanks).
>
> Regards, Harold Smith
>
>


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