[Dixielandjazz] Condon Style

[Peter Sr. De Bruyn]

Is there a need for duplicating ?
I'd rather feel the need to "interpretate" his music. My way, and thus
honoring him and his music a lot more...

Just my humble few thoughts,

AMIcaliter


Peter De Bruyn


2006/9/27, Russ Guarino <russg at redshift.com>:
>
> The first step in duplicating the Condon style is to set up the band with
> the
> same instrumentation.
>
> Russ Guarino
>
> Steve Barbone wrote:
>
> > RoddyTpt at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hiya!
> >
> > > have been asked into a band of the above style....could someone point
> me to
> > > an album that quintissentially displays the above style
> accurately...the
> > > description is not mine....
> >
> >
> > One of the best recordings of this style is the Mosaic re-issue. 5  CDs
> of
> > superb Eddie Condon with a variety of musicians in addition to him.
> > Including Cutshall, McGarity, Hall, Wilber, Hucko, Butterfield, Wild
> Bill
> > Davison, Hackett, Wettling, Schroeder and on and on.
> >
> > Condon left a HUGE recorded legacy all of which is "Condon Style". Much
> of
> > it is still available.
> >
> > But one note, from my listening experiences to various Condon groups
> live.
> > None of the recorded stuff, good as it is, comes close to the power of
> that
> > music LIVE. You had to be there to really see/hear the magic. For those
> in
> > New Orleans, ask Jack Maheu. He was there too.
> >
> > Roddy, send me your snail mail address and I will send you a Barbone
> Street
> > CD (of a lesser band) playing (albeit loosely) in Condon style.
> >
> > Basically one or two chorus' in, then everybody solos, then one or two
> > chorus' out. The key is the improvisational skill of the players. His
> bands
> > could play the same songs night after night, yet the solos were always
> fresh
> > and different. So guys like me, never got tired of hearing "Indiana"
> etc.,
> > because they made a new tune out of it each time.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
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