[Dixielandjazz] Concert Review - Woody Allen

Marek Boym marekboym at gmail.com
Wed Jul 2 07:56:06 PDT 2008


I beg to disagree.
He plays jazz, not klezmer, nor even akin to klezmer (a good thing - I
don't like klezmer very much).
Kust listen to "The Bunk Project!"
Regards

On 02/07/2008, Brian Harvey <brer.rabbit at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi, re Woody - he plays great Klezmer - not jazz.
> Brian
>
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> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Concert Review - Woody Allen
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>
> Hello Judie,
> As Steve mentioned in a reply to me (on-list), every musician has a
> bad day.  I've heard a Voice of America LP by Condon on one side,
> Bobby Hackett on the other, and whichever side I played, it sounded
> worse than the previous one!  That, despite the great line-up on both
> sides.
> I've never heard Allen live, but I've heard recordings, and he sonds
> great on them.  I did not like the film - they hardly let a tune to
> end there, and it pictures Allen as a rather abominable person.  But
> even there the music sounds good.
> Cheers
>
> On 01/07/2008, JBruno868 at aol.com <JBruno868 at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/1/2008 6:30:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > Here is a review of Woody Allen at the Montreal Jazz Festival.  After
> > all is said and done, he communicates to, and entertains the  audience
> > and that's what it is all about according to Louis  Armstrong.
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Oh, please don't get me started again  on this man and his playing again.
> If
> > you ever heard him do "Turkey in the  Straw" where he sounded worst that
> any
> > real turkey, you have no idea how  bad a clarinet player can sound. It was
> the
> > worst return on my $150. I ever  made.
> >
> > Jazz Hugs
> >
> > Judie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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