[Dixielandjazz] Leonard Feather

[Richard Broadie]

Just plugged your "Laughter from the Hip" a few minutes ago on email to the
djml.  It's still on my top 10 reading list along with the Bible, Moby Dick,
The Importance of Ducks in Jazz History and Superman Comic Book, Vol 1, #1.
:-).
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JackleeT at aol.com>
To: <jazzboard at hotmail.com>; <JimDBB at aol.com>;
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Leonard Feather


> In a message dated 7/17/2003 11:31:22 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> jazzboard at hotmail.com writes:
>
> >
> > I don't think Feather was despicable, but I do think he had an agenda to
> > which he adhered throughout his journalistic life and, as a result, it
led
> > to a certain mean-spiritedness, shoddy scholarship and reportage.
> >
> > Respectfully submitted,
> >
> > Bill Gunter
> > Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society
> >
>
> Bill: I respect your honesty, I thoroughly agree with your assessment of
> Feather's reportage of the Sac Jubilee, and if I were to substitute
"occasional"
> for "certain" in your description of him, I would concur whole-heartedly
with
> it.
>
> Jack Tracy
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