[Dixielandjazz] obscure - differing opinioin

[Ron L'Herault]

There is another factor with "obscure" tunes.  Often they are ones with
slightly more/different/unusual chord changes and/or multi-strained.  These
do not lend themselves to being played in a jam session or by bands that do
not rehearse regularly.  They can be great tunes though and real crowd
pleasers because of the factors cited above.  Obscure does not automatically
mean, not good.

Ron L

-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Ric Giorgi

Ouch, this is one of the few times I find myself not completely agreeing
with you Steve but .........

<snip> I find audiences love to
discover new songs so I throw in an "obscure" one, maybe once a night, to
reward the few who <snip>

"As Time Goes By" didn't make it the first time around either and I suspect
there are others that fit this category.

Cheers,

Ric Giorgi
Rainbow Gardens Music