[Dixielandjazz] The Best Damn Band

[David Palmquist]

Yes, I have read about this, and it totally slipped my mind.  I htink the 
Ken Burns Jazz television documentary series may also have talked about 
these contests.  Thanks for the reminder, Phil.

David (in Delta)





At 23:39 04-01-03, Phil O'Rourke wrote:
>David Palmquist said
>
>Sounds like it's time for a modern version of "battle of the bands"  but
>  that's from the  swing era, I think.  Were they common in Dixieland music?
>
>  Of course there were "cutting contests" in earlier days, but I think that's
>  generally from early jazz pianists.
>
>David,
>
>In New Orleans it was reputed that bands travelled about town in horse/mule
>drawn wagons to advertise coming events.
>When one band came across another one they were said to tie the wagon wheels
>together and play until one band gave up. The other band got the bulk of the
>work.
>
>There are many stories about these meetings and how one person outblew the
>best of the other band.
>
>This was in the days when OKOM hadn't even been called Jass yet.
>
>
>Phil O'Rourke
>Australia