[Dixielandjazz] Songs I hate

[Stan Brager]

Craig;

For me, it's not the songs which I dislike (hate's too strong a word), it's
the rendition. "Tiger Rag" was mentioned by several. In the hand of a
plodder, it can be dull as molasses. But listen to the Benny Goodman Sextet
or Django Reinhardt and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France - they make
it come alive.

So it is with many tunes and many bands.

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig I. Johnson" <civanj at adelphia.net>
To: <lherault at bu.edu>; "'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'"
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Songs I hate


> Interesting how one guy's "I Hate it" song is one of  the preferred
> ones for someone else. I too like "Struttin'" and Indiana never seems
> to grate on me like some of the others I mentioned that are played
> way often. It's a good warm up tune for me as are Bourbon Street
> and Washington & Lee. Those never seem to get to me like "The Saints"
> and a couple of the others I mentioned, but I'll bet some of you hate
> all 3.
>
> Craig
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu>
> To: "'Dixieland Jazz Mailing List'" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 12:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Songs I hate
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> > I like Struttin' but then again I am hearing an early Louis Armstrong
band
> > in my head when I hear the tune or try to play it.  I keep striving for
> the
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