[Dixielandjazz] Horn parts on rags

[Robert S. Ringwald]

 mike at railroadstjazzwest.com wrote:

 > When you play a tune like Maple Leaf Rag or something like that, is it
> mostly done with or without horns? By college music director thinks it's 
> not good to use horns on rags. What do you guys think?



Mike, To put it in simple terms, your college professor is all wet.

Get the LP, I hope it has been reissued on CD, "Many Faces of Ragtime" by 
Turk Murphy.

Also, "The Red Back Book" by Gunther Schuler and the New England 
Conservatory Ragtime Orchestra.

Both recordings are terrific!
--Bob Ringwald
--
Leader, The Fulton Street Jazz Band
The Boondockers