[Dixielandjazz] Fw: Definitive "Panama" record?

[Robert Ringwald]

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From: "Dan Levinson" <danlevinson at aol.com>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Definitive "Panama" record?


> Not to argue, but the "greatest recording" is not necessarily the "definitive recording," which is what the fellow asked for. Plus, "greatest" is a subjective term. 
> 
> When I wanted to learn this tune (which I remember was 22 years ago), I asked the same question and looked for a definitive version. If you want to learn "Struttin' with Some Barbecue," you listen to Louis; if you want to learn "Davenport Blues," you listen to Bix. The sheet music is only marginally helpful in these cases, because the tunes were played before they were written down. 
> 
> Not so in the case of "Panama.". Everyone plays it differently, playing the strains in different sequential order, though there does seem to be a standard sequence, at least in the bands I've played in. 
> 
> If I were going to learn the tune all over again, I'd get myself a copy of the sheet music. 
> 
> Dan Levinson
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: Bob Ringwald
> To: Dan Levinson
> Sent: Oct 2, 2009 7:10 PM
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack Mitchell" <fjmitch at westnet.com.au>
> To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 2:36 PM
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>> The greatest recording of PANAMA is by Wild Bill Davison and his Commodores 
>> from 1943. End of story.
>> 
>> Best wishes
>> Jack Mitchell
>> 
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <dwlit at cpcug.org>
>> To: "Jack Mitchell" <fjmitch at westnet.com.au>
>> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 4:45 AM
>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Definitive "Panama" record?
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>> 
>>> Hi Gang. Question: What is the "definitive" recording of "Panama"
>>> for someone who wants to learn the complete tune from a record, rather
>>> than from music (eg. my sheet in "Dixieland Fake Book Vol. 1")
>>>
>>> As with too many recordings, the lead horn on very often doesn't provide
>>> even a reasonably a straight melody line--I keep wanting to yell: "if you
>>> ain't gonna play PANAMA, call it Tegucigalpa or something!!!"
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> --Sheik
>>>
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