[Dixielandjazz] Nat Gonella

[Marek Boym]

We have already established that you always prefer American to
European bands, because jazz was born in the US.
Gonella's band swing as hard as all of the bands mentioned, except
perhaps Webb's (even if I'd rather listen to BG - but he has always
been my favourite musician).  the other exceptions - Count and Duke -
were mentioned in my previous mail.
Bill did not really disagree - he just considered Gonella more a
jazzman than swinger.
The comparison with Bing is not very relevant; nevertheless, I am
going to watch both when I have the time.
My listening experience shows that Gonella was a natural jazzman, with
instinctive - rather than stidued - swing.  Take a CD of the Gonella
band and listen, and then judge.
Cheers

On 17/01/2010, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Bing Crosby 1932  Some of These Days
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgzR4jINXF8&feature=related
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> Nat Gonella 1937   Some of These Days
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfY6hEF9iY
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> Interesting look at Bing and then Nat 5 years later. I would say Nat is
> trying to copy Bing.
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> Regarding Nat's band swinging better than most US bands. . . . I'm with Bill
> Haesler. If you start listening to US Swing bands of the 1930s you hear
> Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Benny Moten, Jay McShann, Bob
> Crosby,Woody Herman,  plus a whole bunch of internationally known US bands,
> as well as countless territory bands in the US, that swung far better than
> Nat Gonella ever could, even in his dreams.
>
> IMO he was an OK player but not a jazz man and In agree with Brian Harvey
> 100%. Showman, copier of Louis, copier of Bing Crosby, with an average band
> that didn't come anywhere near swinging like the US Bands of the 1930s did.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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