[Dixielandjazz] PBS Concert and New Orleans music

[Len Nielsen]

Mike

The mechanics of this post may not have been exactly what you wanted but 
I am sure most of us understood the message that you intended.

In my opinion, the important thing here is that you didn't try to take 
away Rebecca Thompson's right to her opinion and that you stated your 
difference of opinion in a kindly forthright manner. This is what makes 
this list tolerable to many of us.

Len Nielsen

Vaxtrpts at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/20/2005 8:06:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> rebecca.e.thompson at verizon.net writes:
> 
> I didn't  say Marsallis couldn't swing... I said his ensemble didn't swing  on
> "Dippermouth Blues".  But that is MY opinion.
> 
> And you are entitled to it!  We can't all like the same things, or  have the 
> same opinion about what "Swings"
> 
> 
> When  I mentioned Titan Hot 7, I wasn't thinking of their stage performances
> as  much as the music they produce.  It is so full of energy and not done  in
> the original, note for note presentation. 
> 
> Do you mean on recordings?  As a musician, I like to judge a band  mainly on 
> live performances, when I can hear them, because you can redo and fix  things 
> in a studio.  I also like live recordings.
> 
> 
> My  objection was that Steve said all festival bands play  poorly.
> 
> As I stated in my previous post, there are bands on that circuit that I  LOVE 
> to hear, but many of the bands on the trad jazz circuit do mainly just  
> recreate old records.  The other thing that I can't stand, to be honest,  are 
> musicians who play the same solo every time they perform certain  tunes.  Jazz to 
> me, is all about creativity and improvisation.  That  is what really separates 
> it from other musical forms.
> 
> 
> I am  sorry I overlooked Irving Mayfield in my earlier post, because I
> thoroughly  enjoyed his playing and song selection and my heart broke for him
> when he  said his dad is still missing.  I got to hear him lecture at  the
> SatchmoSummerFest in August.  He was very articulate and likeable  and was
> able to convey from his standpoint of a trumpet player, what is so  difficult
> about the notes Louis played with little effort.  Since I  DON'T play, I
> appreciated this information.
> 
> It is actually Irvin, and yes he is a true monster player.  One of the  best 
> young players in New Orleans today.  Also a very articulate spokesman  for 
> jazz music.
> 
> 
> I  sincerely hope that the monies raised from this PBS concert goes to the
> New  Orleans musicians who  have lost their means of  support.
> If they give the funds to the Red Cross and Salvation Army, the money will  
> not get to the musicians.  I was hoping they would start a different  fund.  I 
> have stated on this list TWICE now, about the fund that my  nonprofit "Friends 
> of Big Band Jazz" has set up to go STRAIGHT to musicians, and  have had 
> almost no response.
> 
> 
> 
> I DO listen to various styles of music at festivals with OPEN  ears.
> I am glad!  Music and Jazz in particular are such a varied art  forms, that 
> it would be a shame to limit oneself to only a couple of  kinds.
> 
> 
> 
> Rebecca Thompson
> Flower Mound, TX
> 
> 
> 
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