[Dixielandjazz] Closing the lid a little

[Cees van den Heuvel]

Another view to take into consideration.
We're getting somewhere!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edgerton, Paul A" <paul.edgerton at eds.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 11:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Closing the lid a little


Cees wrote:
> We, Europeans and the rest of the world :), embraced the American
> heritage and took it to another level.

Embrace and extend... Do you work for Microsoft?

Given that the party-line history of jazz holds that jazz is the product
of crossing European melody and harmony with African rhythm and
vocalization, would it be unreasonable to assert that Europeans are
simply returning the compliment?

Consider this my entry into the jazz definition contest.

-- Paul Edgerton


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