[Dixielandjazz] New Tunes
Burt Wilson
futurecon at earthlink.net
Tue Jul 15 13:01:13 PDT 2003
> Lots of good music adaptable to Dixieland has been written after 1960.
> Even a song like "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" will work as
> Dixieland if you have the courage to try it.
Reminds me...back in 1966 Dick Cary was playing trumpet in my band and we
were talking between sets one night when he commented, "Burt Bacharach's
music sounds like a third alto part."
Priceless!
Burt Wilson
Silver Dollar Jazz Band
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