[Dixielandjazz] Relevant Dixieland

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

And by the way, just went to Tower Records to listen to some sound samples  
of what you are saying from your CD, Live at the WestChester University Jazz  
Festival.  Even just hearing samples makes it clear why you pack them  in at 
every age.  Loved it all, including Skylark, but who is your vocalist  on 
Skylark please and thanks?
Ginny
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/10/2006 4:21:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

These  kids are my target audience and so we play, 4/4 swinging Dixieland of
the  style Condon espoused. And we add some tunes like "At Last", linking it
to  the Etta James version in a funky blues style. And naturally we play  the
old War Horse Tunes like "Once in a While", "Panama", "Wolverine  Blues",
"That's A Plenty" etc., etc., ad infinitum. But without trying to  sound like
a 1920s, or 1930s band. We try and sound like ourselves playing  Dixieland,
for young people, in the 21st Century. We even go so far as to  (heresy)
modify the chords by extending them should the mood strike.  Skylark is a
perfect example of a tune that sounds much better (to me) with  a few chordal
changes from the original. (Ducking as I'm sure that's a no,  no to the
purists on the list) The version my band plays is far superior to  the
version I play as a sideman in a revival style band. (in my  ears)