[Dixielandjazz] Creole Xmas at Preservation Hall - Creole notDixieland

[Marek Boym]

Not quite, Brian; I believe Honore Dutrey was.  At least - might have
been (Charters did not describe him as Catholic).
Cheers

On 07/01/2008, Brian Harvey <brer.rabbit at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Marek,
> Re Creole musicians.
> In King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band there was not one member who was Creole.
> Nothing new in the Preservation Hall Band then!
> Brian
>
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> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Marek Boym
> Sent: 06 January 2008 21:40
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> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Creole Xmas at Preservation Hall - Creole
> notDixieland
>
> Dear Nancy,
> Granted it was "Creole Christmas," but I still hated the music!
> I agree re. Sarpila.  A great clarinet player!
> Cheers
>
> On 06/01/2008, Nancy Giffin <NANCYink at surewest.net> wrote:
> > Dear Marek, Tito, Bob, and list mates,
> >
> > In all fairness, note the title of that YouTube clip was
> > "Creole Christmas at Preservation Hall."
> > There would have been an entirely different lineup of NOLA musicians if it
> > had instead been called a "Dixieland Christmas."
> > (Perhaps Creoles would say it wasn't really Creole either???)
> > Did we get all the names? I know there was Tom Fischer on cl, Big Al
> Carson
> > on voc, Mark Braud on tpt, and Jesse Boyd on b. ?Piano, drums, trombone?
> >
> > Tito, I've had the pleasure of meeting you and hearing your music,
> > so (in addition to the musicians you named), I think you would enjoy the
> > music of a reed player from Finland named Antti Sarpila. He is 43 years
> old
> > and has studied with Bob Wilber. Although he leads a swing band in
> Finland,
> > his tone and style while playing trad. jazz on the sop. sax are
> reminiscent
> > of Sidney Bechet. Here in CA, Jeff Beaumont also brings Bechet to mind.
> >
> > And even if the "Creole Christmas" is not the finest example of Tom
> > Fischer's clarinet work, I think he is one of the better reed players in
> the
> > U.S. today. He plays from the heart.
> >
> > Love and hugs,
> > Nancy
> >
> > Re: Creole Xmas at Preservation Hall,
> > "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I'm with Tito all the way!
> > Cheers,
> > Marek
> >
> > On 03/01/2008, Tito Martino <tmartino at terra.com.br> wrote:
> > > Bob Romans asks:
> > > I'm interested in comments about this presentation from my Listmates...
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zpJmhEZII&feature=related
> > >
> > > Warm regards,
> > > Bob Romans,
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > Well, Bob, what can I say.... That is not the Preservation Hall that I
> knew
> > > and certainly if it sticks to this trend, is not anymore the place for
> hearing
> > > Traditional Jazz... Attention ! I am NOT against what is being played in
> that
> > > clip, and I am not against ANY type or style of music. I simply don?t
> identify
> > > myself with this kind of popularized New Orleans music, I even don't
> call it
> > > "JAZZ", because it misses strongly most of the original musical roots,
> misses
> > > the sacred fire and misses the grandeur of the Preservation Hall Bands
> with
> > > Louis Nelson, Sweet Emma, George Lewis, Sammy Penn, Jim Robinson, need I
> say
> > > more?!  They are all gone, I know, but we can find in the entire world
> dozens
> > > of Traditional Jazz Bands with younger jazzmen playing well in the "old"
> > > style, not a copy attention!, they just use the form and the musical
> syntax to
> > > re-create their own Jazz. (Take f/ex. Evan Christopher, Dr. White, Don
> Vappie,
> > > and the Gota River Jazz Band in Sweden, the Bogalusa New Orleans
> Jazzband in
> > > Switzerland, the Rascals in Japan!   etc. etc.). I can listen to that
> video
> > > clip, but with a certain sadness and regret considering how musically
> poor and
> > > bare in imagination it seems, compared to the "originals" of 60's and
> 70's !
> > > Certainly the economical situation in NO is rude and hard, the musicians
> at
> > > hand have to play, that's the reason I accept and endorse /socially/
> this
> > > trend, but musically...   let's hope for something better! That's my
> feeling.
> > > Cheers, Tito Martino
> >
> >
> >
>
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