[Dixielandjazz] Condon Style Ensemble

[Steve Barbone]

Ha, ha, no disagreement here. I wrote that snip below tongue in cheek.
Still, the references to "cartoon music jazz" in the song are, at least to
me, readily apparent. Especially the final guitar slur. There were some
attempts by non-jazz musicians to play the kind of thing that backed the
cartoons. 

Billy May is, of course, one of my favorite players/arrangers and was an
outstanding musician.

Cheers,
Steve

on 9/28/06 2:42 PM, Stan Brager at sbrager at socal.rr.com wrote:

> Steve;
> 
> Billy May's "The Wrong Idea" was a parody of the Kay Kyser and other "Mickey
> Mouse" bands and, in no way, a reference to other forms of jazz. Listen to
> some of the Chicago Style blowing of Billy May on the Capitol Jazzmen
> recording of November 16, 1943 of "Clambake In B-Flat" and others.

>> Steve wrote (snip)
>> I think Charlie Barnet and Bill May, (perhaps after hearing Condon Groups)
> 
>> wrote a parody song "The Wrong Idea" somewhat descriptive of that. Late
>> 1930s or so.