[Dixielandjazz] A Question From Igor

Marek Boym marekboym at gmail.com
Fri May 9 07:43:37 PDT 2008


Unfortunately, not a band I know.  America is a bit far...
cheers

On 09/05/2008, Jtnt at aol.com <Jtnt at aol.com> wrote:
> Igor asked:
>
> <<Why do Trad Jazz bands play only tunes from the 1920's, 30's and  40's?...>>
>
> But they DO play tunes from more recent times.  What about Blue Street  (The
> Bad Boys of Dixieland) and former Wooden Nickel?  Nan's favorite WNJB  tune is
> "Honey Pie", a Beatles tune!
>
> And what about "Orange Blossom Special"? A current band has been known to
> play that frequently.  Why I even heard that same band do a complete  Bluegrass
> set once at Indian Wells--remember?
>
> Jack Thomas
>
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