[Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz digest, Vol 1 #399 - 15 msgs

Thu, 2 Jan 2003 10:15:09 EST

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In a message dated 1/2/2003 9:58:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes:

> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:49:09 -0600
> To: DJML <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> From: Dan Augustine <ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu>
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dancing and Dixieland
> 
>    I noticed a common element among the comments of a number of 
> successful OKOM/dixieland bands:
>    "Lu Watters had always felt that jazz and dance should go hand in 
> hand as they had in the early days." (_Emperor Norton's Hunch_, p. 
> 77)  He wanted to get as many people as possible out of their seats 
> and onto the dance floor.
>    Steve Barbone has recounted many times that people like to dance 
> along with the music his band plays, even folks over 70 when fast 
> tunes are being played.
> 

Dan Spink replies with a question:

Dan Augustine's comments on Lu Watters' comments about OKOM wants to get as 
many people as possible out on the dance floor rang a bell with me. It seems 
to describe the essential difference (to me) between OKOM and what is usually 
thought of as "modern jazz" including Miles Davis's and Dizzie Gillespie's 
bop music. You don't have to have a "dance band" to make music that makes you 
feel like dancing and that's what OKOM does so often. However, modern jazz 
(for me) does not. In other words, it's a totally different listening 
experience. I feel and want to move with OKOM. Modern jazz I think is music 
that makes you withdraw into yourself and contemplate and cool jazz makes 
great background music for this reason; especially if you're in a dark cellar 
where musicians wear dark glasses and say "cool" things while they play. Does 
anyone agree with me or am I out on a lonley limb (again)?

Dan (piano fingers) Spink

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<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#3dffff">In a message dated 1/2/2003 9:58:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, dixielandjazz-request@ml.islandnet.com writes: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Message: 8 
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:49:09 -0600 
To: DJML &lt;dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com&gt; 
From: Dan Augustine &lt;ds.augustine@mail.utexas.edu&gt; 
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dancing and Dixieland 
 
&nbsp;&nbsp; I noticed a common element among the comments of a number of 
successful OKOM/dixieland bands: 
&nbsp;&nbsp; "Lu Watters had always felt that jazz and dance should go hand in 
hand as they had in the early days." (_Emperor Norton's Hunch_, p. 
77)&nbsp; He wanted to get as many people as possible out of their seats 
and onto the dance floor. 
&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve Barbone has recounted many times that people like to dance 
along with the music his band plays, even folks over 70 when fast 
tunes are being played. 
</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
Dan Spink replies with a question: 
 
Dan Augustine's comments on Lu Watters' comments about OKOM wants to get as many people as possible out on the dance floor rang a bell with me. It seems to describe the essential difference (to me) between OKOM and what is usually thought of as "modern jazz" including Miles Davis's and Dizzie Gillespie's bop music. You don't have to have a "dance band" to make music that makes you feel like dancing and that's what OKOM does so often. However, modern jazz (for me) does not. In other words, it's a totally different listening experience. I feel and want to move with OKOM. Modern jazz I think is music that makes you withdraw into yourself and contemplate and cool jazz makes great background music for this reason; especially if you're in a dark cellar where musicians wear dark glasses and say "cool" things while they play. Does anyone agree with me or am I out on a lonley limb (again)? 
 
Dan (piano fingers) Spink</HTML>

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