[Dixielandjazz] Re Hoagy's'New Orleans'

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

It's a 16 bar tune, and bars 13-16 are a real bridge. Unlike Jim K., I've
never had a feeling that it ought to be 32 bars. We play it 4/4 at a nice
dance tempo, with no bounce. Curiously the vintage Jimmy Dale stock chart
doubles the tempo for a few bars toward the end.

Speaking of Jimmy Dale, he did the original stock chart of "Star Dust".
Any of you who play the tune regularly and are looking for a new way of
playing it, might want to check out the chart--you can get it from from
Jim Jones. Used in part on Louis Armstrong's 1931 record, it has a very
long introduction, then chorus, verse, chorus, etc., played somewhat
swingy, but not bouncy.

--Sheik

> Re Kash's last email ....In my ignorance I was not aware of a bridge for
> New Orleans, we must play a truncated version, just a 16 bar in Gm. We are
> lucky enough to have excellent clarinet and piano players, both of whom
> play beautiful improvs, if however, we are missing something I know
> somebody out there will give us advice and the chords for a bridge.
>
> Since writing the above, I dug out a recording of said tune by Kenny Balls
> Jazzband who uses exactly the same chord sequence as we do. No bridge !.
> Nevertheless
> some guidance would be welcome,
>
> Ivor Jones in sunny Portugal
>
>
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