[Dixielandjazz] Nat Gonella

[Marek Boym]

On 17/01/2010, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> You are a trip Marek.
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> You say the comparison to Bing is not relevant, yet have not listened to it.
> Nothing like an unsupported opinion is there?


No.  I did not speak of singing, but of playing. Hence the lack of relevance.
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> Of course I prefer the American bands to Gonella because the fact of the
> matter is that they are FAR superior, and swing much harder. Even Fletcher
> Henderson of the 1920s swung harder than Gonella.

You apparently have not heard the bands in question.  Perha0s the
american bands - yes, but Gonela's - no.

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> As for Bill, I can't speak for him

But you have agreed with him.  Is that not an interpretation of what he said?



>and neither should you attempt to do so.


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> As for what your ears hear, that's OK with me. What I hear is a rather stiff
> copier of Louis Armstrong and when I see him on You Tube I see a rather
> stiff stage presence, copied from who knows? And I have seen/heard enough
> Gonella to last me a lifetime
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> I do not see/hear an instinctive jazzman at all. In fact, I believe even Ray
> Noble's band swung better than anything Gonella did, especially after
> Gonella left Noble's band.

As usual, contrary for the purpose of being so.  The American band of
Ray Noble did swing.  As to the British one, I cannot express an
opinion.
>
 Cheers,
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>> > 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
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> >