[Dixielandjazz] Changing the subject to tempo

[David Richoux]

Farewell Blues and Weary Blues work at both fast and slow. The Wooden 
Nickel band did a super slow Farewell on "Yeah - We Got Your Dixieland" 
that I like.  Ja Da is also good both ways.

One year at Sacramento the Churchill Street Band had an early Monday 
set (after way too many sets on the previous days ) -  we were really 
beat. We did Milneburg Joys as a dirge and it really worked!

Dave Richoux

On Jun 24, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Ken Gates wrote:

> There are tunes that are usually played at a fast tempo.  But 
> occasionally I will hear
> a band play one of those at a slow tempo (or medium slow)---and it 
> turns out rather
> nicely.  A few examples come to mind---
> ..."After You've Gone" ----- "Limehouse Blues" ----"World is Waiting 
> for the Sunrise"--
> ---and some others that escape my memory right now.
> -----
> And one example of a slow tune (at least it is by the current popular 
> version) that
> works quite nicely at a medium fast tempo---"At Last"
>
> Some other examples come to mind?
>
> Ken Gates