[Dixielandjazz] applause

[Clive Smith]

JK wrote  ".....and the showy, maybe less musical solo will get the
recognition of the audience........... this is because most people see more
than they actually hear..."

I am really allergic to drum solos. Why is it that audiences always go
bananas after the drummer has beaten the s*** out of everything surrounding
him - has a drum solo *anything* to do with music or merely an athletic
exercise ?? I vote for the latter, with due apologies to my (few) drummer
friends !!

Clive Smith in New York

On Jan 10, 2008 4:43 AM, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> Bob wrote:
> I have mixed feelings about applause for Jazz solos.  It is great when it
> is
> warranted.
>
> JK:  as I mentioned before, too often a musically warranted solo will go
> unnoticed, and the showy, maybe less musical solo will get the recognition
> of the audience.  That is because most people see more than they actually
> hear.  So, sorry, Bob, the trombonist will usually get more applause than
> the pianist!   :>
>
> Bob wrote:
> Too many times people clap for a solo because they think they have to, or
> because they have become so accustomed to doing it that they do it
> mindlessly.
>
> JK:  we have less of that as our audience is not normally a true blue jazz
> crowd. It is nice to get a round of applause when you yourself know you
> have
> done something a bit out of the ordinary.  Normally, you will have to do
> with a nod from a fellow musician, which is also very nice!
>
> Bob wrote:
> Of course, most listeners hear music differently than a musician and
> probably applaud for different reasons.
>
> JK:  see above.  Also, an audience will applaud for the solo just before
> the
> piano solo, as there is a sudden volume change, and their first reaction
> is
> to do something.  Therefore, the beginning of the piano solo will be
> covered
> up.  Nothing much to do about it....that's just the way it is, and I'm
> sure
> you can vouch for that one, Bob!
>
> Bob wrote:
> As far as covering up the first few notes of the next solo, often the
> musician who's solo it is will wait a few beats before starting to play.
>  I
> have noticed this more often in modern Jazz live recordings.
>
> JK:  I never particularly liked this approach as the fun is picking up the
> end of the solo of the person before you....maybe reusing his ending riff
> to
> start your solo.  It is the interreaction that we have in OKOM that is not
> so much found in modern jazz where each soloist often takes on a whole new
> mood or direction in a song.
>
> Jim
>
>
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