[Dixielandjazz] melody vs chords & the importance ofwords

[John Farrell]

Pat Ladd said :

"Most of the tunes were `swing` rather than OKOM but they ran the gamut
 of emotion from The Hut Sut Song to Room 504 and Berkeley Square and the
 tunes treatment depended often on the lyrics. It makes a difference to me
and
 I will switch not only from sticks to brushes but from a wire brush to a
 plastic brush if the sentiment of the song calls for it."

Pat - do you play press rolls around the rillera in the Hut Sut Song?

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