[Dixielandjazz] Back to Asylum Street Spankers

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

Hi, Yes Asylum Street Spankers have been brought up a time or two in the  
past, but not for a good while.  Because I was so taken with a couple of  
their You Tubes, I went to see them live a couple of years ago.  They  
apparently are a constantly touring group which results in fair amount of  turnover 
of personnel.  But I thought they provided outstanding  entertainment, saw 
some awesome musicians among the group.  Love to hear  the main gal, whose 
name escapes me, sing blues or anything else for that  matter. 
 
An interesting point which seems to be true of Asylum Street, but  alsoof 
many other musical entertainers -- what works very well  visually and one 
time does not wear well for repeated listening -- at least for  me.  So while I 
would go watch them at any opportunity, I don't have any of  their CDs. 
 
I've also noticed that even in my favorite Dixieland genre, what may  
delight me seen and heard live, does not necessarily mean I will want to listen  
to it multiple times on CD, or I-pods or whatever more modern listeners  
use.  Yet, their are ensembles who manage to record tunes that I want to  
listen to again and again.  Some of this has to do with the right amount of  
interplay and complexity.  That is, I can listen to next time and focus on  
something different from my focus the time before.  However, this  "complexity" 
has to be tightly woven among the players in a group that's hitting  
together.
 
Ginny