[Dixielandjazz] "cartoon" music

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

And folks:  Old Tommy did not mean it in a derogatory manner either,
  It is a matter of choice for many of those outside the fast lane of 
the USA to
hold onto the traditional USA cultural contributions for a much longer 
period of
 enjoyment time than we do here at home.

That slower pace also leads them to often believe that they are also 
Better Lovers :)) ha ha

Musical content:  comically "I want a Lover with a SLOW hand "

Cheers,

Old "Slow Hand" Tommy   damn is the tempo draggin' agin'?



-----Original Message-----
From: bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
To: paul.edgerton at eds.com; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] "cartoon" music

   > I don't see anything pejorative about the term "cartoon" music<

Dear Paul,
I do.
Perhaps that is the problem.
But then me ole mate Tommy Wiggins has said publicly (but later 
clarified)
that we foreigners are culturally about 30 years behind the US.
8>)
I agree with you that the Raymond Scott sextet that would probably 
qualify
as OKOM. I have some of his late 30s recordings to prove it.
However, so far as proper cartoon music was concerned:
"Though commonly believed to be a cartoon music composer, in fact Scott
never wrote a note for a cartoon in his life. According to his wife, not
only did he not compose for cartoons, he didn't even watch them. His
historical and inadvertent renown as "the man who made cartoons swing" 
began
in 1943 when Scott sold his music publishing to Warner Brothers. Carl
Stalling, music director for Warner's Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, 
was
allowed to adapt anything in the Warner music catalog, and immediately 
began
peppering his scores with Scott quotes. Besides being used in Looney 
Tunes
and Merrie Melodies, Scott's tunes have been licensed to propel the 
hijinks
of The Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy, Animaniacs, The Oblongs, Batfink, and
Duckman cartoons. "Powerhouse" was quoted ten times in the 2003 
full-length
WB feature Looney Tunes: Back in Action."
[From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
Kind regards,
Bill.





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