[Dixielandjazz] Tunes on a CD (was Back to Asylum Street Spankers)

[Marek Boym]

Hello,
You both seem to be siplifying the issue.
What makes a good record?
In 1983, a firend brought me the Polish Old Timrs' Lp from Edinburgh.
I was disappointed - they sounded like just another run-of-the-mill
traditional group.  But she was adamant as to their ecxellence and,
luckily, had tapes made at their performances to prove it!  Some of
the numbers were identical, yet on the lo-fi live recording they came
to life, while on the LP they wer bland.  I have since acquired all
their subsequent LPs. and find them all extremely good, the live
recordings at a German festival being slightly less so.

Anotehr example is a CD which, on paper, looks great: a stellar lineup
(names that would make me run to the check out and pay before the
record is snatched away), goo arrangers, a set of good tunes, some -
such as Cherokee, Limehouse Blues, etc., and the music itself, though
not played badly, sounds lifeless.

Hence, I don't be;ieve it's the tunes, but the moment!  It's just that
records which are not so good should not be circulated, as was the
practice in the old days, when they recorded multiple "takes" untill
one seemed satisfactory.

Cheers

On 12/04/2010, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Gluetje1 at aol.com wrote [in part]:
> > 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...........  Yet, there are ensembles who manage to record tunes that I want to
> > listen to again and again.
>
> Dear Ginny,
> Well put and an interesting topic.
> One, some of us here in Sydney, Oz have been discussing for several months.
> What tunes from a working band's repertoire should be included on its new CD?
> How do our DJML groups/artists, with numerous issued CDs, select the 'best' titles for each recording?
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
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