[Dixielandjazz] From a semi-lurker

[Barb Jordan]

Hi Dave et al,

 

Is there anyway to listen to those Dixieland versions of hit C&W songs, other than buying the LPs?

 

Barbara

 

 

Burlington, Ontario Canada
 
> From: tubaman at tubatoast.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:36 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] From a semi-lurker
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: jordan_barb at hotmail.com
> 
> Steve and all,
> 
> While listening to Prairie Home Companion this last weekend (surprised 
> to hear my old band-mate Norton Buffalo!) I was thinking there are a 
> lot of songs that are considered to be Country & Western or 
> "Americana" that would make great OKOM music. The chord structure and 
> arrangement of these songs are not much different, the melodies are 
> solid, and the lyrics can be OK (sometimes.)
> 
> I have a few LPs from the 1950s and 60s that have Dixieband versions 
> of hit C&W songs from back then, but there have been very few bands 
> regularly doing this sort of thing (that I know of) since then. 
> Tuleburg JB used to do "Elvira" and I remember hearing a few bands at 
> various Sacramento festivals doing one or two as novelty songs, but 
> there are certainly many fine songs to chose from that could be played 
> "straight."
> 
> (And while The California Repercussions does covers of Britney Spears 
> and such, I don't think a lot of "modern rock" hits would make it in 
> OKOM arrangements ;-)
> 
> Dave Richoux
> 
> On Jun 23, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Steve Heist wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > You know, I posted the notice about the Montreal Jazz Festival up 
> > here in Montreal, because although it, for the most part, is a more 
> > modern jazz festival (and by the way, the world's largest jazz 
> > festival), that many might like to listen to and/or expand their 
> > interest in the music.
> >
> > I have always felt it doesn't hurt to listen to something new 
> > (unless it's at a painful volume - ha ha)
> >
> > I remember when I was young and just starting out in trad jazz, how 
> > we used to take "modern" songs - Hello Dolly, Alley Cat, Washington 
> > Square, Bonnie and Clyde, (remember that from the 60's???) etc. etc. 
> > and "make them our own" and make some really incredible arrangements 
> > out of them. Even now, I have found a wealth of modern songs of 
> > THIS era - and turned them into GREAT dixieland pieces.
> >
> > Currently, the one I'm working on, is very exciting and I'd like to 
> > turn some of the band leaders on to the song, "Woke Up This 
> > Morning", by a group (I believe) is called Alabama 3... To those 
> > immediately unknowing of this song, it is the theme song of The 
> > Sopranos!!!
> > (Woke up this morning, got myself a gun, Mama always said I'd be 
> > the, chosen one...)
> > If you get a chance listen to it and I think you'll see it has a lot 
> > going on in it - chord structure is simplistic to the max - as I've 
> > been listening to it, it just seems to go back and forth from the 
> > minor to the 7th (Dm to A7, over and over) This kind of simplistic 
> > chord flow is great to improvise on... I would really love to hear 
> > a jazz band work this one up! First, it's VERY recognizable and I 
> > think would appeal to all ages. Anyway, feel free to work it up 
> > and, as always,
> > ALL the Best,
> > Steve "Stubby" Heist
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Smith" <robert.smith at tele2.no 
> > >
> > To: "Steve Heist" <steveheist at earthlink.net>
> > Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 4:29 PM
> > Subject: [Dixielandjazz] From a semi-lurker
> >
> >
> >> At Ginny's request I'm going to offer an opinion on MKOM. I'm not 
> >> often stinulated to offer a musical opinion because I don't feel 
> >> that I have the necessary knowledge or anything new on my favourite 
> >> records. However, I've just received a CD by a female vocalist who 
> >> calls herself Judy D. In my opinion she carries on the tradition of 
> >> Sarah, Billie , and Ella, especially Ella. If these singers are 
> >> YKOM, then I strongly urge you to buy this CD (available on CDBaby 
> >> where you can hear snippets). It's worth the money just for her 
> >> rendition of "All Of Me". Her vocalising on this track is in the 
> >> best Ella tradition.
> 
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