[Dixielandjazz] set lists

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I prepare a set list only for a festival or a special concert...otherwise I  
decide while playing one song what the next song will be. Since we play so  
often for dancing...I have to read the audience to see what mood they are in. We 
 aren't reading charts so I leave very little time between songs. I keep the  
banter to a minimum unless we are playing a show (jazz history with  
demonstrations of the Charleston, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and the Lindy  Hop).
 
We played a 9 hour gig a few years ago and never repeated a tune.....so I  
guess we have no problem picking songs to play. Occasionally one of my sidemen  
will suggest a tune, but most of the time they leave it up to me. We do get  
requests from time to time....but these are usually from friends who hear  us 
often and have favorites they like to hear.
 
By the way, Frankie Manning is a wonderful guy and still a great dancer. We  
see him here in Phoenix once a year where the Lindy Hoppers bring him out to  
participate in dance clinics. I have photos of Frankie with my band...he is 
very  gracious.
 
 
"We are  confronted with insurmountable opportunities"....Pogo

Joe Hopkins
AZ  Classic Jazz Society Vice-President
Jazz Clarinet...52nd Street Jazz Band  602-810-5888 or 480-396-6798
_www.azclassicjazz.org_ (http://www.azaclassicjazz.org/)