[Dixielandjazz] 10 Representative Dixieland Recordings

[Ron L'Herault]

I've been giving this some thought.  I first heard early Louis Armstrong
material around the time I was 15 I think.  I had bought an FM radio for
myself and accidentally found Ed Beach.  When I heard the Armstrong stuff it
was as if I'd heard God.  Prior to this I had only heard the Dukes and
FH5+2, Ralph Sutton and some big band.  I loved what I heard.  However, by
this time I had also been collecting phonographs and records for 3 years.  I
was quite used to the background hiss and could easily tune it out.  The
hiss just does not register.  Listen to 78s for an hour or two.  Pretty
soon, the hiss will disappear.  I have not heard a modern day player or band
yet that can get to me the same way that Armstrong's Hot 5 and Hot 7s can,
although there are times when the Black Eagles come very, very close.  It
doesn't matter to me at what stage of existence a jazz musician is.  What
counts is how the music affects me.  

Ron L


-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Mike Millward
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:57 PM
To: 'Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon'
Cc: Dixieland Jazz
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] 10 Representative Dixieland Recordings

Are you saying that sound quality is not important? It is hard to appreciate
a hissing sound track of yesteryear.

Mike Millward (a dyed in the wool, traditional jazz fan)

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Fr M J (Mike)
Logsdon
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:09 PM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] 10 Representative Dixieland Recordings

Dead players vs living bands....

Funny how this false dichotomy keeps coming up.  It's the MUSIC that's
living, my friends.  Whether it's being played by someone long gone or by an
exciting (sic) current-day band, it's the music they're after.  Are you
saying that these younger audiences would enjoy Armstrong less because he's
dead and has to be listened to on a CD?  Ultimately, I think, it's their
desire to dance that makes them flock to Barbone Street rather than to the
CD shop...,

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Etc,

Fr M J (Mike) Logsdon, Vicar-general
North American Old Roman Catholic Church (Utrecht Succession)
Archdiocese of California
www.naorc.org

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