[Dixielandjazz] Italians Invented Jazz

[Harry Callaghan]

Well, Marek........don't just leave us all here, hanging out to dry.....What
was Irving Fazola's nationality?    ..it sure don't sound Irish.

On 7/28/10, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Italians might have, if we were to believe Nick La Rocca.
> But you do not possess that new Orleans "Italian" sound.
>
> Which reminds me - for many years I had believed that Irving Fazola
> was of Italian, or at least - Latin origin.  I was wery disappointed
> to find out otherwise.
> Cheers
>
> On 28 July 2010 18:03, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >>  David M Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think a lot of people, even some "serious OKOM folks" tend to
> >> sometimes forget about the "Italian Connection" in early Jazz. Not
> >> just Nick La Rocca and Louie Prima!
> >>
> >> I see there is a book by Bill Dal Cerro coming out called "Bebop,
> >> Swing and Bella Musica: The History of Italian Americans in Jazz" -
> >> looks like it might be interesting...
> >> http://www.italiansinjazz.com/
> >> and a pre-review article: http://www.italiansinjazz.com/interview.php
> >
> > Thanks for that Dave. Reminds me of the "Italians invented Jazz" thread
> we
> > had on the DJML a few years ago. Resulted in Don Ingle sending me a
> cartoon
> > that he drew about my tongue in cheek contention that Italians, not Jelly
> > Roll Morton, invented jazz.
> >
> > In Richard Sudhalter's book Lost Chords, there is a listing of about 15
> > prominent New Orleans Italian jazz musicians who played at the beginnings
> of
> > jazz, a mention of the "Sicilian School" of clarinet playing and how it
> > influenced jazz clarinetists, and a suggestion that someone should write
> a
> > book about the influence of Italian musicians on jazz.
> >
> > Hey Don, more proof that; "Italians Invented Jazz".
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> > www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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