[Dixielandjazz] lYDIA

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Pat ---Not a good candidate for  a jazz treatment I would have thought.
Not suggesting that it can`t be done, but `Why?`
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Absolutely true it ain't jazz but as someone else pointed out it's all about 
entertainment.  I have made the transition, at least I hope I have, from 
musician to entertainer who happens to play music.

I love jazz but I think you have to be entertaining too.  If that means 
doing a funny song or tell a corny joke then I will do it.

The choice is actually between being able to even play or not play.  Without 
being entertaining you don't get hired.  Eventually you just go away and you 
don't exist.  What a familiar refrain.  "OKOM is going away".  I choose to 
play and do MKOM.  I talked about momentum before and if all you do is music 
then you lose it.

This doesn't come naturally to me and I have to work at it.  I think a lot 
of musicians just don't want to put themselves out there and let it all hang 
out.  I consider myself as a beginner in the entertainment field but even so 
my bookings have increased considerably so something is going right.  That 
means that I am making more money and I am getting to do what I like to do 
and that is play music and perform.  Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pj.ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:52 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] lYDIA


> Has anyone got the lyrics to "Lydia the Tattooed Lady"? Never heard
>> it by a Dixieland band, but why not?
>
> Well, its a waltz to start with and there are not too many of those about 
> in jazz time. Secondly the words are everything, the tune is not up to 
> much and to get the words over clearly the speed must be held back. Not a 
> good candidate for  a jazz treatment I would have thought.
> Not suggesting that it can`t be done, but `Why?`
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
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