[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland Re-Creations

[Edgerton, Paul A]

Steve Barbone opined:
> Jazz for me contains creative, on the spot, improvisation by the
musos.
> Music composed in here and now real time.

Well, is the Count Basie orchestra playing jazz?  What about Duke
Ellington?  Or is the actual jazz confined to improvised solos?  What
about the Red Hot Peppers, where the solos were all pre-determined?

And if it isn't jazz, what *is* it? (vbg &c)

-- Paul Edgerton