[Dixielandjazz] Duke Ellington tag

[Mike]

I've always considered Ellington OKOM. No, he didn't fit neatly into the 
early jazz style like some of the others, but he definitely is OKOM.

Mike



Craig I. Johnson wrote:
> On 3/14/2006 9:19:58 PM, Laurence Swain (l.swain at comcast.net) wrote:
>> Ellington's recordings are nice to listen to, even if not strictly
>> OKOM. 
> 
> Larry,
> Why in heaven's name is Ellington's music not OKOM ? 
> Maybe it's not YourKOM, but it's MYKOM.
> Certainly "Early Ellington" fits the genre even if you're restrictive.
> The very earliest Ellington could even fit the more specific
> description of "Dixieland".and was far closer to New Orleans
> trad than the harmonies of the Bix/Mole/Nichols branch.(My categorization)
> 
> Just how the heck restricted IS this so-called definition?
> Mine goes from King Oliver to Miles Davis (until "Bitches Brew" when I gave up.)
> And that's just the jazz part of MyKOM.
> 
> I guess I get a bit up tight about this. The term OKOM always sets me "off."
> It reminds me of the country club set referring to "OUR king of people."
> 
> Craig Johnson
> Persnickety curmudgeon.
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