[Dixielandjazz] Question

[Robert Ringwald]

I worked a gig in San Francisco last night.  The bass player asked me an 
interesting question.  I thought I'd ask on DJML as I told him there is no 
question about Jazz that can't be answered by someone on DJML.

Often When playing "Struttin' With Some BBQ," it is common to play back 
beats, or off-beats, on the middle 4-bars of the verse.

The question is, where did this practice originate?  What band or recording 
first did this?

The bass player told me that he listened to an early Armstrong recording 
from the 20s.  I am guessing that it was the Hot 5 or Hot 7, but not sure 
and I have not had time to dig out my recording to check it.  He told me 
that on those middle 4-bars on the Armstrong recording, the horns played 
whole notes.

What say?


--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
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