[Dixielandjazz] Whistling

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Just an aside - does anyone hear anyone whistling anymore?  When I was a kid 
in the 40's a lot of people whistled.  I know I did and when I think about 
it I can't remember the last time I heard anyone.

I remember too how much it annoyed me when the person was whistling out of 
tune or aimlessly.   So maybe it's a good thing after all.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pat ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
To: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
Cc: "jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] What happened to Jazz?


> No more difficult then humming or playing Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" t>>
>
> Theres a thought Steve, when was the last time you heard someone whistling
> in the street?  I always whistle, anything, from DYKWIM to Misty to Miss
> Jenny`s Ball but I must admit I get some strange looks.
> This of course maybe because I have a full band playing in my head and I 
> am
> only whistling a part, or maybe because I don`t whistle very well.
>
> What would the modern youngster whistle? There are no tunes which I can
> discern in the stuff I hear on the radio.
>
> Not sure about the timing of the demise of jazz. Perhaps it was different 
> in
> the States. I can never remember OKOM as being a main stream radio genre.
> Here, by the early  Forties when I was 11 or 12 years old,  the main music
> on the radio was `dance music` Henry Hall, Geraldo, Cyril Stapleton etc 
> and
> then the `real` swing bands began to take over,under the influence of the
> American Big Bands,  The Squadronaires, Joe Loss, and so on. Again this 
> was
> music for dancing. Dance Halls were full every night of the week. There 
> were
> plenty of small groups still working and I was attending Sunday afternoon
> concerts listening to, Vic Lewis, Harry Gould, Nat Gonella, Ray Ellington
> Quartet.
> Bop emerged and split the ranks and a good slice of the music became to
> clever to whistle or dance to. There was a lot of experimentation, Kenny
> Baker and his AfroCubists and so forth but never really big.
> The big jazz revival came along with Acker, Lightfoot, Ball, and then it 
> all
> went to hell.  There was still work playing the `old` dance music but it 
> was
> no longer the main stuff on the radio.
> There are still dozens of jazz (OKOM) bands  playing in the UK , more per
> square mile than in the States I suspect, but it is mainly club gigs and
> festivals.  Festivals are well attended but few youngsters appear.
>
> Thats my take on it . Probably way off beam.  Exit stage left. 
> Whistling.../
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
> Pat
>
>
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