[Dixielandjazz] Traditional Instruments

[John Mumford]

Back in the late 1970s A 5-string player (Fred Geiger) released an album
with all bluegrass instruments (5-string banjo, guitar, mandolin,
fiddle, bass) that played nothing but jazz. Some of the songs were:

Liza
I've Found a New Baby
Nice Work if You Can Get It
Muskrat Ramble
Etc.

It is one of my favorite albums.

This raises the question - "Should traditional jazz only be played on
traditional instruments"?

John Mumford
www.jazzbanjo.com



-----Original Message-----
>From Russ Guarino
 
My banjo guy uses a five string and plays blue grass style.  It swings
and fits well in our band.  In my neghborhood, there was no
other choice at the time we formed the band.  Russ Guarino, Monterey,
California