[Dixielandjazz] Nat Gonella

[Stephen G Barbone]

Dear Marek:


Marek Boym wrote: (polite snip) regarding comparing recordings of Bing  
Crosby vs. Nat Gonella on the same tune being not relevant
>>

> No.  I did not speak of singing, but of playing. Hence the lack of  
> relevance.

Had you listened to the recordings before you spoke, you would hear  
the band backing Crosby vs. the band backing Gonella. And if you were  
listening, you might then have realized that Gonella's band was pretty  
much copying Crosby's band. The fact that Gonella also copied Crosby  
singing style was secondary. In my ears Crosby's band swung more than  
Gonella's. As to Crosby's singing, that's a given.  A listen to that  
1932 Crosby record of Some Of These Days is a great learning  
experience for those who remember him only as a crooner.
>
>>
>> Barbone wrote: As for Bill, I can't speak for him
>
> But you have agreed with him.  Is that not an interpretation of what  
> he said?

I am not aware whether I agree with him or not since I don't know his  
view and do not believe he expressed one.
>
> the American band of
> Ray Noble did swing.  As to the British one, I cannot express an
> opinion.
>>

What? You never heard Noble's British band featuring Gonella? As far  
as I hear them, both Noble band's swung more than any of Gonella's.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
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