[Dixielandjazz] Condon at Town Hall

[Robert Ringwald]

Hi Marek,

As I said, we are all entitled to our opinions.  I also hate commercials and
usually flip away from the channel when they come on.  Now that we have
Tivo, we can skip over them.

Personally I think that the recordings that Condon made in the mid 50s are
just about the best Jazz (of that style) ever made.  Bixieland, "Jamin' At
Condons" etc.  I had them on LP and must get a hold of them on CD.

Best,

--Bob




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Condon at Town Hall


> Hello Bob,
>>
>> > I beg to disagree!
>> > I have only one Town Hall double album (I'm really not interested in
>> > commercials for war bonds, or news announcements about what the allies
>> > had liberated at the time of the concert), but I have most of the
>> > Condon gang pre-war records.  Nevertheless, Bixieland and Coast to
>> > Coast Jam Session (With the Rampart St. Praders on the flip side) are
>> > my favorite Condon records (I have quite a few more, including the
>> > 1940's Deccas).
>> >
>> > Oh, and I've never been convinced that Pee Wee played badly in the
>> > forties; I even protested when this was mentioned on the Mississippi
>> > Rag Bulletin Board.  My ears (even though I am a BG admirer) tell me
>> > that Pee Wee was great - but then, by the time I came to jazz, his
>> > sound was widely accepted.
>> > Cheers
>> >
>>
>> >
>> >
>> Dear Marek,
>>
>> You do not reference the post that you are disagreeing with.  What is it
>> you
>> disagree about?
> It is clearly stated above. I've just pasted here a portion of my
> reply, included in your email "I have most of the
>> > Condon gang pre-war records.  Nevertheless, Bixieland and Coast to
>> > Coast Jam Session (With the Rampart St. Praders on the flip side) are
>> > my favorite Condon records (I have quite a few more, including the
>> > 1940's Deccas)."
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Of course we all have a right to have our own opinions.  To me, those
>> commercials really add a sense of history to the recordings.  Especially
>> since they were an integral part of the show.
>
> History is fine - once, maybe - twice.  But the third time it makes me
> feel like climbing up the wall!  Perhaps you, like the people who
> decided to include them' remember those days and are nostalgic about
> them.  To me, this turns a body of about the greatest jazz into a
> nostalgia rather than music package.
>>
>> When listening to the old time radio dramas and comedy, it is always
>> great
>> to be able to hear the commercials.  They were a reflection of the times.
>
> When I listen to music (at least two hours a day), I don't wont any
> "reflections," just GOOD music.
>
>> often we don't hear the commercials because the only shows that were
>> preserved were the ones for Armed Forces Radio and they had the band play
>> during the time when the commercials were done.
>
> A good thing!
>
>
>>
>> I especially loved the commercials on the Jack Benny shows.
>
> Being a foreigner, I hardly know Jack Benny.  In general, I prefer
> British comedy shows - much crazier.
>
> I don't even watch commercial TV' only the public one, because I hate
> commercials.  Unfortunately, they have commercials on 88FM, our radio
> jazz programme, and I often change to a CD during a commercial, and
> sometimes don't go back.  Why should I listen to commercials instead
> of music? m Or comedy, for that matter.
>
> Cheers
>>
>>
>>
>>
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