[Dixielandjazz] No room for "political correctness" in jazz!

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Not even then Rick:

A Savvy Entertainer would certainly preface the song with and tasty 
explanation of it if they know it, and
  give credit to where it is due and then render the best possible 
version of the song they can.   If they can't do the song real justice 
and sell the song then they have no business doing it anyway.   Not all 
singers can sing all songs and do them justice but that unfortunately 
does not stop many of them from singing them anyway. :))

Of course the same thing applies instrumentally as well,   just playing 
the notes ain't enough, if it does not project the emotion and feeling 
of the song or it ain't got that swing then it don't mean a thing and 
quite possibly is politically or at least musically incorrect.

At least in my politically correct viewpoint.  :))

Tom "Alderperson" Wiggins



-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Knittel <knittelsportland at juno.com>
To: Vaxtrpts at aol.com
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:11:07 -0400
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] No room for "political correctness" in 
jazz!

   Mike;

I am pretty much in agreement with your opinion with the possible
exception of someone who is white singing Black & Blue because some of
the words (the bridge) are specific to a black person's lament.

Kind Regards,

Rick Knittel
The Maine Street Paraders and The Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Band
37 Ship Channel Road; South Portland, Maine 04106-5136
Bus phone; (207)-741-2407; fax 2409; Cell: (207)-233-3480; Home;
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E-mail; Knittelsportland at juno.com; Winter Office; 7657 Bergamo Ave;
Sarasota, FL 34238-4765; Phone/Fax; (941)-924-5186

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