[Dixielandjazz] What a Wonderful World

[Steve Barbone]

on 8/14/06 4:31 PM, pat ladd at pj.ladd at btinternet.com wrote:

> I respectfully disagree. IMO, any song you can name, can be played as jazz
> by competent jazz musicians.>>
> 
> Yes Steve, I wouldn`t disagree with that. But Satchmo`s recording, however
> wide you cast your definition is not `traditional jazz` which was my point.

Maybe not "traditional" jazz (whatever that means) but certainly jazz as
were all the pop tunes that Traditional jazz bands did from 1920 to present
day.
 
> We do "Music of Louis Armstrong" programs constantly and the two most
> requested songs are WWW and Hello Dolly. Not Jazz???? Don't tell Pops that
> when you meet him in the next world.>>
 
> I am afraid that the fact that it is most requested almost guarantees that
> it isn`t jazz. If they were jazzmen requesting stuff it would probably be
> Struttin with some BBQ or Do you know what it means, or Georgia or Chimes
> Blues.

Are you an elitist? :-) VBG. (1) It certainly is jazz the way my band plays
it and we are always grateful when they audience requests a number. (2) What
is the difference musically  between WWW and DYKWIMTMNO? and (3) I as a
"jazzman requesting stuff" love to request WWW to see if the band I
requested it from is really a jazz band.
 
> "Jazz", Pop's definition: "Jazz is what I play for a living." That would
> include WWW.>>
> 
> You are arguing that everything Pops played in his life MUST be jazz because
> he was a superb jazzman. Plain just don`t agree.

Well, I never heard any Armstrong record that did not have some elements of
jazz in his version of it, whether vocal or instrumental. But then he said
it, his words speak for themselves, so who am I to argue?
> 
> Meeting  Louis in the next world?  I am backing him on the drums....after
> that we will talk.

I'll be right in front of you on clarinet. (I hope)
 
Cheers,
Steve