[Dixielandjazz] "The Reluctant Art" and "The Kingdom of Swing"

[Robert S. Ringwald]

 >> He also says of Goodman: "The trios and quartets were the product of a 
natural jazz talent allied to fanatical technical ambition. Gradually the 
jazz talent shrank as Goodman grew older, while the technical aspirations 
remained undimmed. Slowly the perfect imbalance between the two was 
destroyed, and the official date of the abandonment of the perfect four-man 
formula Goodman had evolved for himself was October 2nd, 1939. On this day 
he made a recording which in two very different but equally vital ways 
heralded the end of Goodman's Golden Age." This is the first sextet, and 
it's Charlie Christian "whose playing began to make Goodman's appear flabby 
in contrast."

I agree, S**t.  I might even say,"Bulls**t."

--Bob Ringwald




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] "The Reluctant Art" and "The Kingdom of Swing"


> One comment - s***t!
> Cheers
>
> On 02/07/07, Robert Smith <robert.smith at tele2.no> wrote:
>> Dear Bill Haesler
>>
>>
>>
>> I've now re-read the chapter on Benny Goodman in Benny Green's book "The 
>> Reluctant Art". Here are my comments:
>>
>>
>>
>> Benny Green in the book "The Reluctant Art" really slates "The Kingdom of 
>> Swing" by Benny Goodman and Irving Kolodin. There's one sentence that 
>> really sums it up, viz.:
>>
>> "And then, in Chapter Five, entitled 'Musician's Musician', occurs a 
>> passage that passes a final verdict on the book as no book at all, but 
>> only a package of advertising copy of the crudest kind."
>>
>> The passage he is referring to is the one in which Bix Beiderbecke 
>> collapses during his solo and Goodman takes his cornet and finishes the 
>> solo for him.
>>
>>
>>
>> He also says of Goodman: "The trios and quartets were the product of a 
>> natural jazz talent allied to fanatical technical ambition. Gradually the 
>> jazz talent shrank as Goodman grew older, while the technical aspirations 
>> remained undimmed. Slowly the perfect imbalance between the two was 
>> destroyed, and the official date of the abandonment of the perfect 
>> four-man formula Goodman had evolved for himself was October 2nd, 1939. 
>> On this day he made a recording which in two very different but equally 
>> vital ways heralded the end of Goodman's Golden Age." This is the first 
>> sextet, and it's Charlie Christian "whose playing began to make Goodman's 
>> appear flabby in contrast."
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Smith
>>
>>
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