[Dixielandjazz] Question from Igor

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Geeze, you have opened a can of worms.  This discussion has been beat to 
death many times here on DJML.

I personally do not find many modern tunes that I want to play.  I have to 
play them on legit gigs but don't enjoy doing them on Jazz gigs.

Only my take.

You'll hear plenty, especially from Steve.

--bob Ringwald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Igor Glenn" <igorsjazzcowboys at yahoo.com>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Question from Igor


>I have a question for Steve Barbone, Don Mopstick, Jim Cullum, et. al. 
>that I've never been able to answer.
>
>  Why do Trad Jazz bands play only tunes from the 1920's, 30's and 40's? 
> When jazz began, it was very eclectic and drew from folk music to more 
> complex forms.  Are there simply no tunes from prior to 1920 and after 
> 1949 that have melodies, chord progressions, rhythm patterns and lyrics 
> that make good Trad Jazz music?
>
>  Do you think if we played some of these tunes that we might attract wider 
> audiences?
>
>  Sadly, I have to wonder if the "gatekeepers" of Trad Jazz really just 
> want it to be like the 1930's & 1940's again.
>
>  What do you think?  What tunes would you suggest?
>
>  Please enlighten me -
>
>  IGOR
>
>
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