[Dixielandjazz] YOBS

[John Farrell]

Bill Gunter said :

"Perhaps this is relavant . . . perhaps not, but there was (I guess "is") a
jazz band in the UK which uses a sort of "rallying cry" when they get
excited. They have been known to call out the cryptic syllables of "UYOB,
UYOB!" at high points during their perfornances."

In fact that was a famous gimmick of the late, great British OKOM drummer
Lennie Hastings who on a four-bar drum break at the end of a tune would play
the first two bars then for the last two would rip off his wig, throw it in
the air and pretend to shoot it with a rimshot, at the same time yelling
"Ooyah, ooyah, ooyah!".

Dear old Lennie, he was a talented, fun guy sadly missed by everybody who
played with him.

John Farrell
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