[Dixielandjazz] Does Loud equal Fire.

[John Petters]

Stephen G Barbone wrote:

> I agree with you completely and didn't mean to imply that loud equaled 
> fire. My thought was that in order to listen to what Condon and Watters 
> sounded like in live performance, one should turn the volume up on 
> recorded examples. Same for Yank Lawson, Bechet and Louis Armstrong.

Steve,
Not having been there in the 50s, when you saw the Condon Band - what 
did they have in the way of amplification?  My experiences with the 
American guests was that they didn't like it. Davern is a case in point. 
I also say the Lawson Haggart South Rampart St Paraders at the massive 
Croydon Fairfield Hall in the mid 80s - no amps, yet you could hear 
everything, including the rhythm guitar.

Cheers
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John Petters
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