[Dixielandjazz] Nat Gonella

[Marek Boym]

By now, Bill has responded and confirmed what I had said about his
views.  His words require no comments.
Cheers


On 18/01/2010, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Dear Marek:
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> Marek Boym wrote: (polite snip) regarding comparing recordings of Bing
> Crosby vs. Nat Gonella on the same tune being not relevant
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> > No.  I did not speak of singing, but of playing. Hence the lack of
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> 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.
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> > > Barbone wrote: As for Bill, I can't speak for him
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> > But you have agreed with him.  Is that not an interpretation of what he
> said?
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> 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.
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> > Ray Noble did swing.  As to the British one, I cannot express an
> > opinion.
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> 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.
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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