[Dixielandjazz] "Fugues" in Dixieland, was RE: What Instruments should be used for Trad Jazz? (orFugues)

[Steve Barbone]

tduncan at bellatlantic.net wrote: (Dr. Dubious & The Agnostics)

> Speaking of fugues. I have been led to understand that a chorus or two of
> all the front line horns improvising without the rhythm (or, maybe, just
> with drums) is known in OKOM as a "fugue." Of course, my Doctor of Music
> cornetist maintained this is in no way a fugue and suggested facetiously
> that chaconne was a better comparison. So, now I call this as, "let's play a
> chaconne, fugue, call it what you will" and it works for us.
> 
> But seriously folks. What do others call it?

We call it a horny chorus.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone