[Dixielandjazz] SO THAT'S WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT

[Daniel Barrett]

Hi, Judy--
 
I don't mean to pick on poor old Summer Time! Needless to say, it's a great, haunting composition, and has certainly stoof the test of time. I wish I'd written it myself! Mostly, I was having a "joust' at the myriad singers who ALWAYS choose that song when sitting in, at the expense of so many other neglected songs (like the others on your list!).
 
Thanks,
 
--Dan.
 
> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 11:18:46 +0100
> From: jude at judyeames.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] SO THAT'S WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: danpbarrett at hotmail.com
> 
> On 07/08/2010 06:37, Daniel Barrett wrote:
> 
> snip
> 
> The trad world in Great Britain knows about Rebecca. We both had the honor of sitting in with the late Humphrey Lyttleton on one our many trips to England, and Becky has been a featured performer at the Blackpool, Norwich and Upton-Upon-Severn Festivals in England; and the Nairn and Edinburgh Festivals in Scotland. She's sung in Canada; Holland; Germany; Australia, and I don't know where else!
> 
> 
> Yes Dan,
> 
> Rebecca is pretty well known in the UK but not as widely known as you 
> both deserve to be.
> You mentioned stylisitic demarcations in a previous post; the very fact 
> that you've played at Blackpool, Norwich, Eastleigh (on a Wednesday!) 
> and sat in with Humphrey Lyttelton marks you out as "mainstream" to a 
> lot of people..... their loss! Having also seen you (both I think) at 
> Sacramento and San Diego, I get the impression that you attract a wider 
> cross section of fans.
> 
> As for becoming well known in the US, it's just too big and it takes a 
> long time to become a "name". I've mentioned before that when we first 
> started visiting, 12 or more years ago, we were met with blank faces 
> when we talked about Jeff Barnhart and Jim Fryer; now they're household 
> names but it took a long time so it's a good think they were young when 
> they started :-)
> 
> As for Summertime.... I only agree up to a point..... it has it's 
> place. When we play to a, not predominantly jazz audience, we try and 
> make them feel included ... Dream a little Dream, Gee Baby, Nobody knows 
> you when you're down and out , That old Devil Called Love, and yes 
> sometimes, Summertime are guaranteed to make a few (younger) faces light up.
> 
> Judy Eames, Oxfordshire UK
> 
> www.judyeames.co.uk
> 
> 
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