[Dixielandjazz] tastlessness...

James Kashishian kash at ran.es
Mon Jul 14 14:34:29 PDT 2003


Chris wrote:
>That's interesting, because for me the waltzes themselves are the dregs
of
>tastelessness. 

I thought we had all agreed long ago that Kenny G held the title for the
dregs?
Come on......3/4 is just another time signature!  

If you've ever tried to improvise on a fast jazz waltz after being tied
into our "squared" time signatures used in Dixieland, you would have
more respect for the waltz idiom.

Jim




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