[Dixielandjazz] Sounding like somebody else.

[Marek Boym]

Was Sol Yaged making that much money?  He never became a great star,
even if he had a fair following (soe of it - a bit distant).
Don't forget that out of thousands of musicians, only a few developed
a really personal, easily identifiable sound.
Cheers

On 20/09/2007, Steve Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Jim Kashishian jim at kashprod.com wrote (polite snip)
>
> >To add a detour in this thread:  how about all these followers of Turk,
> >Bechet, Wild Bill, etc., that purposely take on the sound of their heroes?
> >It's already been done, so why try to do it again?  I prefer taking the
> >slight hint of a hero & developing it along with your own style.
>
> Amen. The last thing any jazz musician should be know as is the world's
> foremost clone of Bix, Louis, or whomever.
>
> Isn't speaking with your own voice what "jazz" is all about?
>
> Unless, of course, you are finding that a money making niche can be had by
> sounding exactly like Benny Goodman, or Glen Miller, or other ghosts which
> will help you draw the remaining old folks to the venue in hopes of
> regaining their lost youth. <grin>
>
> But like a copy of the original, is it art? Or even "jazz"? <grin>
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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