[Dixielandjazz] Perfect Tune To Learn Trad Soloing

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

I thought I would throw this in for those who might not know.  Chord lines 
alone cannot be copyrighted nor can titles of songs.  Only Melody lines, 
words and their associated chords can be copyrighted.  That's not to say the 
chords are copyrighted anymore than you can copyright a "C" scale. You can 
publish or sell chord sheets even with the title and without the melody all 
day long.  It's when you add words or melody to it you run into problems.

You might be playing a song out of copyright such as the Saints but the 
instant you quote another melody it becomes that melody for the length of 
time you are quoting.  For example I can play Yakety Sax during the Saints 
(same chord line).  While I am playing Yakety it becomes Yakety Sax and no 
longer is out of copyright.

They must have directly quoted the Teasing Rag on the RCA recording.

Reminds me of an engineer that worked where my dad worked.  The company 
manufactured large transformers.  The engineer instituted new ways of 
winding transformers.  Unfortunately the engineer had worked for 
Westinghouse and "borrowed" some of their technology that was patented.  It 
was several years before Westinghouse found out and they weren't happy 
campers.  The resulting lawsuit almost put the company out of business.  It 
took them years to pay off the suit and plus the added expense of licensing 
the Westinghouse technology.
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PHIL WILKING" <philwilking at bellsouth.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Perfect Tune To Learn Trad Soloing


> Incidentally, that 3rd strain is really the 3rd strain of a rag titled 
> "That Teasing Rag." I have read that using it cost the Original Dixieland 
> Jazz Band their RCA contract because they did not tell RCA they were using 
> someone else's copyrighted music and RCA was hit with an infringement 
> lawsuit.
>
> Phil Wilking
>
> Those who would exchange freedom for
> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kent Murdick" <kmurdick at jaguar1.usouthal.edu>
>
>
>> I'd never thought of it before but the 3rd section (the one you probably 
>> know) of  "The Original Dixieland One-
>> Step"  may be the perfect vehicle for learning trad soloing.   It's got 
>> the two main elements of the style: the circle of 5ths in dominants and 
>> the last 8 bars of "Bill Bailey"
>>
>
>
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