[Dixielandjazz] Hot Five rediscovered

[Hal Vickery]

I'm not all that surprised, especially here in the USA.  From what I can tell based on what I've seen, most students in high school jazz bands are given the impression that jazz was invented by Miles Davis in 1960.

Hal Vickery

> From: koerthchkz at zeelandnet.nl
> Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 10:09:12 +0200
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Hot Five rediscovered
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: hvickery_80 at msn.com
> 
> The Night Watch or The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq by the
> Dutch 17th Century painter Rembrandt or the Mona Lisa or La Gioconda from
> Leonardo Da Vinci (some people even visit Paris to catch a glimpse of her)
> belong to the world treasures of arts - no doubt about that. But what about
> the treasures in Jazz? What bands or tunes should be inside the Hall of
> Fame? Well, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven records should - No
> doubt about that. I rediscovered these wonderful played tunes thanks to a
> 4CD Columbia album entitled The Best of Louis Armstrong: The Hot Five and
> Hot Seven Recordings. I was amazed to learn that so many (most contemporary)
> jazz collectors don't know the beauty of these 85 year old recordings. What
> a shame ...............
> 
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> Some Like It Hot: The Hot Five rediscovered:
> <http://keepswinging.blogspot.com/> http://keepswinging.blogspot.com
> 
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> Hans
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