[Dixielandjazz] Question from Igor

[Bruce Stangeland]

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Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:45:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Igor Glenn <igorsjazzcowboys at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Question from Igor
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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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Igor,

The Charles Anderson tune collection has lots of songs from before 1920.
Here, for example, are his 267 tunes from the year 1919. I have played a 
number of them
in different groups from a trio up to an 8-piece trad band.

Bruce Stangeland
Berkeley banjoist

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AIN'T CHA' COMING BACK, MARYANN TO MARYLAND?
AIN'T GONNA GIVE NOBODY (NONE O' MY JELLY ROLL)
ALABAMA LULLABY
ALCOHOLIC BLUES, THE
ALCOHOLIC BLUES, THE
ALEXANDER'S BAND IS BACK IN DIXIELAND
ALICE BLUE GOWN
ALL THE QUAKERS ARE SHOULDER SHAKERS DOWN IN QUAKER TOWN
AND THAT AIN'T ALL
ANY KIND OF MAN
ANYTHING IS NICE IF IT COMES FROM DIXIELAND
AT THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE
AT THE HIGH BROWN BABIES BALL
AT THE PROHIBITION BALL
BABY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
BALTIMORE BLUES, THE
BANANA PEEL RAG
BARKIN' DOG BLUES
BEAUTIFUL DIXIELAND
BEAUTIFUL OHIO BLUES
BEDROOM BLUES, THE
BE-HAP-E-BLUES
BELL HOP BLUES
BERMUDA BLUES
BEVO BLUES
BIG CHIEF BLUES
BLESS MY SWANNEE RIVER HOME
BLIND MAN BLUES
BLUES (MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME)
BLUES (MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME)
BOM-BOM-BOM-BHE (THE MELODY BLUES)
BREEZE (BLOW MY BABY BACK TO ME)
CAIRO BLUES
CAIRO LAND
CAMEL WALK BLUES, THE
CASTLE OF DREAMS
CHEATING
CHINA DRAGON BLUES
CHINESE LULLABY
CHONG
CHURCH STREET SOBBIN' BLUES
CLAP YOUR HANDS
CLARINET SQUAWK
COME AND SHAKE A SHIMMIE WITH ME
COME BACK TO ME, MANDY
COO COO
COOTIE TICKLE
CRYIN' BLUES
DANCING AT THE TWELVE O'CLOCK BALL
DARDANELLA
DARKTOWN SHIMMIE BALL, THE
DIXIE BLUES
DIXIELAND, MY DIXIELAND
DON'T CRY FRENCHY, DON'T CRY
DON'T MIND CRYIN' BLUES
DON'T PUT A TAX ON BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
DON'T TELL YOUR MONKEY MAN
DOWN IN HINDU TOWN
EASY PICKINS
ELEPHANT SKID, THE
EVERYBODY CALLS ME HONEY
EVERYBODY WANTS A KEY TO MY CELLAR
EVERYBODY'S CRAZY OVER DIXIE
EVERYBODY'S LONESOME SOMETIME
EVERYONE WAS MEANT FOR SOMEONE
EVERYTHING IS ROSY NOW FOR ROSIE
FIDGETY FEET
FLOATIN' DOWN TO COTTON TOWN
FLOWER GARDEN BLUES
FOOT WARMER
FORGIVIN' BLUES
FRECKLES
FRISCO JAZZ BAND BLUES
GEE I WISH I HAD SOMEONE TO ROCK ME
GEE, I'M GLAD THAT I'M FROM DIXIE
GIVE ME THE SULTAN'S HAREM
GOIN' DOWN THAT LONG, LONG, LONESOME ROAD
GOLDEN ROD BLUES
GOOD-BYE, WILD WOMEN, GOOD-BYE
GOODNIGHT, ANGELINE
HAREM EYES
HARLEM LIFE
HEART-BREAKING BABY DOLL
HE'S A DARN GOOD MAN TO HAVE HANGING AROUND
HE'S HAD NO LOVIN' FOR A LONG, LONG TIME
HOW ARE YOU GOIN' TO WET YOUR WHISTLE? (A DRY LAMENT)
HOW YOU GONNA KEEP 'EM DOWN ON THE FARM?
HULA BLUES, THE
I AIN'T GOT NO TIME TO HAVE THE BLUES
I GAVE HER THAT
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONESOME
I LEFT MY DOOR OPEN AND MY DADDY WALKED OUT
I NEVER KNEW I HAD A WONDERFUL WIFE
I USED TO CALL HER BABY
I WANT A DADDY WHO'LL ROCK ME ME TO SLEEP
I WANT TO SHIMMEE
I WONDER
IF YOUR MAN IS LIKE MY MAN
I'LL BE HAPPY WHEN THE PREACHER MAKES YOU MINE
I'LL DANCE MY WAY RIGHT BACK TO DIXIELAND
I'LL TELL THE WORLD
I'M ALWAYS COUNTING MY CHICKENS (BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED)
I'M AN AGITATED PAPA, LOOKING FOR MY DECEITFUL MA
I'M CRAZY 'BOUT YOUR LOVIN' AND I WANTS IT ALL THE TIME
I'M DYING WITH THE WORRIED BLUES
I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES
I'M FREE, DISENGAGED, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE
I'M GOING TO BREAK THAT MASON-DIXON LINE
I'M GONNA JAZZ MY WAY RIGHT STRAIGHT THRU PARADISE
I'M JUST SIMPLY FULL OF JAZZ
I'M SNEAKIN' TO PEEK IN PEKIN
I'M SORRY, I AIN'T GOT IT BLUES
I'M WAITING FOR SHIPS THAT NEVER COME IN
I'M WAITING FOR SHIPS THAT NEVER COME IN
IN MIAMI
INDIAN BLUES
INDIAN SUMMER
INFLUENZA BLUES
INTERMISSION RAG
IT'S A MEAN OLD DOG (THAT WON'T SCRATCH HIS MAMA'S FLEAS)
IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO REMEMBER
IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN
I'VE GOT THE CRYIN' BLUES
I'VE GOT THE PROHIBITION BLUES
I'VE GOT THE SHIMMY BLUES
I'VE GOT THE SWANEE RIVER FLOWING THRU MY VEINS
JAZZ BABY
JAZZ BAND BLUES
JAZZIN' DOWN IN HINDOO LAND
JAZZOLA
JEAN
JOHNNY'S IN TOWN
JUAREZ BLUES
JUST ANOTHER POOR MAN GONE WRONG
LANDLORD BLUES, THE
LASSES CANDY
LAUGHIN' BLUES
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
LONESOME ROAD
LOVE ME ALL THE TIME
LULLABY BLUES
MAMMY O' MINE
MAMMY'S COO COO
MANDY
MARRIAGE BLUES, THE
MEET ME WHEN THE STARS ARE SHINING
MIDNIGHT BLUES
MIRANDY (THAT GAL O' MINE)
MISHAWAKA BLUES
MISSOURI BLUES
MOONIE MAN, THE
MY BABY'S ARMS
MY CASTLE IN SPAIN IS A SHACK IN THE LANE
MY GAL
MY ISLE OF GOLDEN DREAMS
MY SWANEE HOME
NEW MOON, THE
NINETEEN NINETEEN RAG
NOBODY KNOWS AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE
NOW THEY DO THE SHIMMIE DOWN IN MONKEY LAND
O (OH!)
OH! BY JINGO
OH! LAWDY
OLD JOE BLUES
ON PATROL IN NO MAN'S LAND
ONE AND TWO AND THREE AND FOUR
OPEN UP THE GOLDEN GATES TO DIXIELAND
ORANGE BLOSSOM RAG
PATCHES
PEGGY
PLAY ME A CLASSICAL-JAZZICAL TONE
PLAY ME THAT TUNE
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY HAREM AWAY
PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY, A
PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY, A
PROHIBITION BLUES
RAGGIN' THE CHOPSTICKS
RAINY DAY BLUES
RAZZ-BERRIES
ROSE OF MY HEART
ROSE OF MY HEART
ROSE OF MY HEART
ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE
ROYAL GARDEN BLUES
ROYAL GARDEN BLUES
RUSPANA
SAHARA
SAIL AWAY FOR LULLABY BAY
SAXOPHONE BLUES
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL (WHO'S GOT ME?)
SHIMMEE TOWN
SINCE MY WIFE GOT FAT
SIPPING CIDER THROUGH A STRAW
SISTER KATE
SLOW AND EASY
SLOW TOWN IS JAZZ TOWN NOW
SOMEBODY'S DARLING BOY
SOMEBODY'S DARLING BOY
SOMEDAY SWEETHEART
SQUEALIN' PIG BLUES
SUICIDE BLUES, THE
SUMMER DAYS
SWANEE
SWANEE
SWEET BABY DOLL
SWEET PATOOTIE SAL
SWEETER THAN SUGAR
TAKE ME TO THE LAND OF JAZZ
TAKE ME TO THE LAND OF JAZZ
TAKE YOUR GIRLIE TO THE MOVIES
TAXATION BLUES
TAXI (ONE-STEP)
TELL ME
TELL ME
TELL ME
TEMPTATION BLUES, THE
THAT DIXIE JAZZ
THAT THING CALLED LOVE
THAT'S GOT 'EM
THEN YOU'LL KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLUE
THERE ARE JUST TWO I'S IN DIXIE
THERE'S A LOT OF BLUE-EYED MARYS DOWN IN MARYLAND
THINK OF ME LITTLE MAMA (THINK OF ME LITTLE DADDY)
THOSE JUAREZ BLUES
THUNDERBOLT BLUES
TILLY, DON'T ACT SO SILLY
TWENTY YEARS (CRUEL JUDGE GRIMES)
UNDER THE GOLDEN CHINA MOON
UPSTAIRS AND DOWN
VAMP, THE
WAIT AND SEE
WATER WAGON BLUES
WEDDING OF SHIMMIE AND JAZZ
WEST TEXAS BLUES
WHAT DID DEACON JONES DO WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?
WHAT'S THE USE OF KICKING?
WHEN I HEAR A DREAMY WALTZ MELODY
WHEN IT'S SWEET PATOOTIE TIME
WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME
WHEN THE MAJOR PLAYS THOSE MINOR MELODIES
WHEN THEY'RE OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER
WHEN YOU SEE ANOTHER SWEETIE HANGIN' AROUND
WHERE DO FLIES GO IN THE WINTER TIME?
WHITE WAY BLUES
WHO MADE YOU CRY, SUGAR BABE? (instrumental)
WHO MADE YOU CRY, SUGAR BABE? (vocal)
WHO PLAYED POKER WITH POCAHONTAS?
WHO WANTS A BABY?
WHY DO THEY CALL 'EM WILD WOMEN?
WHY DON'T YOU DRIVE MY BLUES AWAY?
WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO GET ALONG WITH ME
WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE, THE
WORRIED BLUES, I'M DYING WITH THE
YAMA YAMA BLUES
YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET
YOU CANNOT SHAKE THAT SHIMMIE HERE
YOU CAN'T GET LOVIN' WHERE THERE AIN'T ANY LOVE
YOU DIDN'T WANT ME WHEN YOU HAD ME
YOU DIDN'T WANT ME WHEN YOU HAD ME
YOU KNOW
YOU KNOW, DEAR, YOU OWN MY HEART
YOU'D BE SURPRISED
YOU'LL BE SORRY
YOU'LL BE SORRY
YOU'LL BE THE ONE TO BE SORRY
YOUR EYES HAVE TOLD ME SO
YOU'RE A MILLION MILES FROM NOWHERE