[Dixielandjazz] Thinking About Bix

[Robert Ringwald]

The comment about the Hyman CD titled "Thinking About Bix" reminds me of something that I have thought a lot about.  

What really brings it to mind is that I attended my nephew's 25th wedding anniversary party last night.  They had a DJ, not hired, but a friend of theirs.  

Some of the Rock music that was played was absolutely incomprehensible.  Gawd awful stuff.  

I am not talking about groups such as the Beatles that at least were recorded well and had a recognizable tune.  I'm talking about some of this Grunge crap that really is just noise.  

The point I am getting at is, what if Bix suddenly came back to life and heard that (so-called) music.  It is so far removed from what he played, and I'm sure removed from what he heard in his mind, that I am wondering if he would even classify it as music.  

I suspect that with his advanced comprehension of chord structure, he would like a lot of the more modern Jazz bands.  But, what would he think of something such as Grunge?  

--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
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