[Dixielandjazz] Satchmo and H.L. Clarke

[Bob Romans]

I put the message about Armstrong and Clarke on the TPIN, and got this reply about West End Blues...
Interesting to say the least!
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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:25:18 +0000
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Subject: Re: [TPIN] Armstrong and H.L.Clarke
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It has been my understanding that Joe "King" Oliver recorded (and composed) that cadenza before Louis made his own recording of it.    Have I been misinformed?

~Steve Hyde
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> > 
> > The article then talks about the cadenza from West End Blues. In the 
> > writer's opinion, by itself, the cadenza is more a display of classical 
> > virtuosity than jazz. It is only when the rest of the jazz tune is added 
> > that the cadenza could then be classified as jazz. 


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