[Dixielandjazz] listening to the old records-OKOM

[Don Ingle]

Monday Date to be sure. Guess the long month of sub-freezing cold weather
has gotten me a day behind. Yes Riverboat Shuffle -- or Free Wheeling as
Hoagy orginally named it -- is another gem.
So are the all too short but quirky Humpy Dumpty and Three Blind Mice solos.
Debussy Lives!
Hope all is well on Ontario lakeside.
Don Ingle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Towers" <towers at allstream.net>
To: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] listening to the old records-OKOM


> Don,
> If you mean "Monday Date" I am with you.   I kinda like Louis on Savoy
Blues
> as a favourite but there are at least another twenty of his that I would
> rate at the same level - probably all in the 1920's - surely his ultra
> creative period.   Bix on "Riverboat Shuffle" has to be my personal top
> choice for Bix.
> Nothing dead about this music - it inspires me everytime I hear it.  These
> guys will live for ever through their art, in the same way as Shakespeare,
> Van Gough (sp?), Beethoven, Chaucer, Christopher Wren, Verdi, Caruso  etc
>
> Cheers,
> Brian T
> _________________________________
> From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
>
>
> > My two Louis favorites, of many, are Sunday Date, and Two Dueces, the
> later
> > one of Lilian's best.
> > I would also toss in Weatherbird with Hines -- a duet to end all duets
for
> > me. But I best stop now since I am beginning to have other nominees, and
> > don't want to water down my first two selections.
> > For Bix -- ah, that is a hard one -- so many for such a short life. I
> would
> > have to say his chorus with Goldkette on Clementine for pure flowing
> improv,
> > and the felt hat muted solo on Sweet Sue with Whiteman as gentle
tastiness
> > that transends putting into a category. For hot, I would say that Bix's
> > soaring take off on Ostrich Walk would be my all time favorite Bix
ripper!
> > One man's opinion -- others may have theirs, so no debate's need
breakout.
> > Gee, when it comes to it, you can still learn from dead guys, can't you.
I
> > hear something new each time, and that's the magic of what they did.
> > Don Ingle
>
>