Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Military bands and OKOM

[John Farrell]

This from Larry :

"It doesn't take much listening to Dixieland to see the similarities between
Military bands of the 1800's and Dixieland."

I know almost nothing about this subject, but remember listening to a
recording on one of Dave Reffkin's SF ragtime radio shows of a huge military
band (containing millions of banjos!) under the direction of James Reese
Europe. By golly, that outfit could really kick ass. One intriguing point
arises from Larry's post - how is it possible to compare an 1800's band to
Dixieland when no recordings of the former exist?

John Farrell
http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm