[Dixielandjazz] Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 57, Issue 26

[Bob Romans]

Thanks Don...Gunther Schuller says that the first 4 notes of  Armstrong's 
cadenza says all that one needs to know about jazz...
Warm regards,
Bob Romans,
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Lodi, Calif. 95242
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www.cellblockseven2002.net
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> Bob Romans writes:
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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?
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> Mopsick states...
> No Bob, you are correct. And Oliver's version is amazing given that he
> didn't have nearly the chops Louis did.
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>> > The article then talks about the cadenza from West End Blues. In the
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>> > writer's opinion, by itself, the cadenza is more a display of classical
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>> > virtuosity than jazz. It is only when the rest of the jazz tune is 
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>> > that the cadenza could then be classified as jazz.
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> The person who wrote this has trouble hearing the quality of swing rhythm,
> which is what distinguishes jazz from classical. Most jazz fans agree that
> both Louis and Oliver swing the crap out of this intro, even though it is
> out of tempo.
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> mopo