[Dixielandjazz] Woody Allen' Playing

[M J (Mike) Logsdon]

> When one really feels jazz, one can create musical lines and phrases.  That's the nature of the beast.  When one imagines himself role playing as he plays, he merely repeats what he thinks he ought to do in order to sound authentic.

But what if that is all one can manage, and, in closed-eye, 
euphoric-style, simply enjoys sharing that?  Judge him on stylistic 
technique, not on what you think he is intending to provide.  And also 
remember what he is trying to do:  preserve a type of music.  Do you at 
any moment think he ISN'T THANKFUL for his fellow musicians?  Woody 
would probably be the first to say if it weren't for them, he wouldn't 
have anything to offer.  Has anyone ever thought of that?

M.