[Dixielandjazz] 10 Representative Dixieland Recordings

[John Petters]

Cees van den Heuvel wrote:
> In the Netherlands the influence of the Dutch Swing College Band was so 
> prominent
> that I thought that was the way trad should be played. I heard the 
> "originals", but then
> thought the were "sloppy". It took me a lot of years to realize that the 
> Dutch "originals"
> were based on the real originals. E.g.: Dick Kaart (trb) was a Teagarden 
> clone, Dim
> Kesber an Omer Simeon clone etc. After that I started exploring the real 
> originals. After recording
> a duet with Wild Bill, I found out what this jazz form was all about.
> Conclusion: listnen to the originals and base your own style on them, 
> not on the watered
> down copies. Therefore I don't like British trad: a copy of a copy of a 
> copy. Ducking......

No need to duck Cees. You recognised something of great quality and 
could tell the difference. Wild Bill taught me a great deal. Sadly there 
are no gods of that stature around today, i.e. great original sounds, 
(with the possible exception of Davern, who is always 
recognisable)although there are mnany, many fine players, some of whom 
are on this list.
John Petters