[Dixielandjazz] Americans invented it - was Great Tuba Players

[john petters]

David Gannett wrote:
> First off, neighbor, there won't EVER be another Louie!!!  It's a senseless endeavor to try to play like him, because he was playing like HIMSELF and no other (well, maybe with a touch of King Oliver thrown in). 
I didn't say play like him I said 'equal'. With due respect to all the 
great players you cite, I don't think there are any 'equal' to Louis or 
Bechet who between them wrote the book.
I think we are all, to a certain extent, living in a post jazz age, but 
those that choose to play traditional styles of jazz are to a degree, in 
rep.
I do think the 'best' recordings were from the 20s, 30s and 40s when 
that generation were in their prime. Find a record of the Condon Mob in 
the 50s that is as Hot as the Davison / Brunies Commodore of 'Thats A 
Plenty'.

When I worked with Wild Bill he was 83 and still great - but he was not 
the Wild Bill that Steve heard at Condons.

Yank Lawson was, however in his 70s, still a powerful player. I know I 
was there playing with him. Poor Billy Butterfield on the other hand 
should not have made his final tour to the UK 'cos he could no longer play.
Kenny Davern was a presence - where are your current hot players like 
Kenny? You have some fine reedmen, but Kenny was hot!

We have James Evans and if you don't believe me look here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-GVyK2X8WU

James is a young player who thinks outside the box and is always 
exciting - but I'm sure he would not claim to be an innovator. He is, 
like all of us, an interpretor although he composes stuff that is fresh 
and new and stylistically different from what we woukd call traditional 
jazz.
Cheers
-- 
John Petters
Amateur Raduio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com