[Dixielandjazz] Re: Lasssus Trombone

[jazz_trombone at axint.net]

Many older songs, reflect a racist attitude of the day. I don't know about
Lassus per say, but many of Steven Foster's songs would be considered
racist today as they were yesterday. Some people consider the tune "Shine"
to be a racist tune.






> Well this is a surprise to me!  I never for a moment thought Lassus
> Trombone
> had anything racist about it.  I played it on trombone in my high school
> band back in the early forties.  It was just another chart the band
> director
> handed out for the band to play.  If it had lyrics, I never heard them.  I
> had no idea who Lassus is/was and didn't give it much thought.  I know it
> was more fun to play than a lot of the other stuff we played.  I still
> like
> it.  I think I'll start playing it again, especially since I now know it's
> politically incorrect.
>       Pat Cooke