[Dixielandjazz] Why American Don't like Jazz

[Steve Barbone]

True, Marek, one need not agree with Ellington. He said a lot during his
lifetime and much was tongue in cheek.

The Polish situation you describe is like the "Jazz Age" here in the USA
during the 1920s. Virtually all dance music was called jazz. Most jazz heads
today would say it was not jazz, but rather a peppy instrumental pop.

Else we'd all be playing Paul Whiteman arrangements today and saying that he
was the most influential jazzman of the first half of the 20th Century.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

on 4/4/07 5:25 PM, Marek Boym at marekboym at gmail.com wrote:

> Duke's opinion reminds me of the situation in Poland in the mid-50's
> (before I left) and here in Israel in the late 50's-early 60's.
> Everything with rhythm was jazz.  And every jazz band (in Poland,
> there was hardly any jazz here) just had to play Rock Around the Clock
> at dances!
> Still, after a while I was disenchanted with rock and roll (though I
> could probably still enjoy some Bill Haley), and swtched to jazz.  And
> it is not one's duty to agree with EVERYTHING the Duke said.
> Cheers
> 
> On 18/03/07, Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> This paper, by a Japanese was updated in 2006. The earlier version was on
>> the DJML several years ago.
>> 
>> What Mr. Suematsu ignores (among other things) is the current popularity of
>> Rock & Roll and Duke Ellington's view circa 1962 that: " Rock n Roll is the
>> most raucous form of jazz, beyond a doubt; it maintains a link with the folk
>> origins, and I believe that no other form of jazz has ever been accepted so
>> enthusiastically by so many."
>> 
>> Duke who? What did he know about American music? :-) VBG.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Barbone