[Dixielandjazz] Preservation Hall Jazz BAnd

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

I have been squelching my response thoughts on the posts about the PHJB  
"changing".  Here's the end of my being able to keep quiet.  One thing  that 
prompted their change may have been that they were losing talent trying to  be as 
they were.  I am not positive if Don Vappie said this to me or it is  hearsay 
from others who, like me, keep up with Don's music a bit.  At any  rate the 
idea was that Don, who was with PHJB for some period of time became  frustrated 
with not being able to grow and progress musically within the  confines of how 
PHJB wanted to define themselves at that time.  Don is  doing well with the 
group he started.
 
One interesting aside.  About 1 1/2 years ago I took a ? 87 year  old 
African-American friend (born in rural area around New Orleans, stood  outside the 
joints listening as a teen-ager), to hear Don Vappie and Victor  Goines in an 
informal concert at Joplin House.  My friend, Walter, was  beside himself with 
joy, saying, "This is the first time I've heard THIS  music since I was a 
teenager".  (Walter has heard lots of music in the  intervening 70 years.)  If 
Walter's reaction intrigues you, you might want  to explore Vappie's "sound". 
further.
>_http://www.vappielle.com/index.html_ (http://www.vappielle.com/index.html) <
 
Ginny



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