[Dixielandjazz] New Musical DVD coming - One With Louis Armstrong

[Steve Barbone]

Hear hear, Bill. So far all we have heard are general questions, and a few
lists of various musicians. Let me get as specific as I can.

Who in Europe has a better OKOM jazz CD out, than the one on Arbors, ARCD
19313. "As Long As I Live" Randy Reinhart, Kenny Davern, Dan Barrett, John
Sheridan, James Chirillo, Frank Tate, Tony DiNicola?

In terms of relevant OKOM, improvisation and all? Like the liner notes say
in part; "Randy and his all stars are not afraid of their roots, but they're
also not afraid to go wherever their love of the music takes them. . . this
album happens to be great music."

Cheers,
Steve Barbone



on 8/18/06 8:27 PM, Bill Gunter at jazzboard at hotmail.com wrote:

> Hello listmates,
> 
> When asked if he really thought European jazz bands were superior to bands
> in the U.S.A., Cees van den Heuvel replied:
> 
>> No, my goal was to stirr up things and inform
>> U.S.A-audiences what is going on in the rest
>> of the world, jazz wise
> 
> Well -- in that case allow me to help stir things up a bit.
> 
> First of all, jazz was invented here in the U.S.A. because of the confluence
> of elements necessary to engender a new art form - "jazz."  Those elements
> still prevail in the U.S.A. more than in any other country on the face of
> the earth.
> 
> Therefore, jazz is a constantly improving and evolving art form which only
> American musicians are capable of producing.  Those in other countries can
> only emulate the great music being nurtured in the U.S.A.
> 
> Everyone knows, for example, that German beer is always far superior to beer
> brewed elsewhere on the planet. They invented it and are constantly
> husbanding the art form. Others, such as brewmasters in the U.S.A. can only
> learn and reproduce what German brewmeisters have evolved. A good example is
> that American beer really sucks!
> 
> It's the same with rum in Puerto Rico, whisky in Scotland, and Chinese
> cuisine in Beijing. Better there than wherever it is that you and I live.
> We have to import it.
> 
> In the same way, Europeans must "import" their jazz from the U.S.A.
> 
> Sorry, that's just the way it is.
> 
> Respectfully submitted,