[Dixielandjazz] Razmataz

[Phil O'Rourke]

In my humble opinion ANY tune can be OKOM if it is played correctly.
I have hear Tiger Rag, Love Song of the Nile, Darktown Strutters etc played
in a manner that is NOT OKOM.
You can't classify tunes into categories of style.

Phil O'Rourke
Australia

----- Original Message -----
From: <Jtnt at aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: 10 October, 2005 9:12 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Razmataz


> Do tunes such as "Old Man Harlem", "Lotus Blossum", "Shoo Shoo Baby",
> "Christopher Columbus", and "Undecided" fall loosely under the umbrella of
OKOM even
> if they're not Dixieland?  Most of you would say yes, I think, and some of
> your bands have played these tunes so I'll consider this note is OK here.
>
> Anyway, those tunes were on vinyls by a group called Razmataz, popular in
New
> England in the 80's and led by Cindy and Rob Kelly. They were joined
> sometimes on their recordings by the likes of Lou Columbo and Dick
Johnson, picked by
> Artie Shaw to lead the Artie Shaw Band. The group made 3 records, the last
in
> '85, and I last saw them perform in Cambridge in the mid 90's. They were a
> great act with Cindy wearing 30's costumes and Rob in his zoot-suit.
>
> Any of you New Englanders know what became of them?  Google searches turn
up
> nothing and the same for their record label, Soap Records. Just curious
after
> a night of bingeing on their music.
>
> Jack Thomas
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