[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland or Small Band Swing?

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

My vote is that is pretty well-classified as Small Band Swing.  I was  also 
thinking, "pre-bop" and then noticed that someone else said the same  under 
comments.  I agree with your last paragraph.
Ginny
 
 
In a message dated 2/13/2011 9:36:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

In NYC  as the big swing bands started to fold, many of the black swing   
players, in order to make  living, shifted to what I would  call   
"Dixieland", but the media and talking heads called  "Small Band  
Swing". Below is an example. "After You've Gone" with  pretty much of a  
Dixieland instrumentation. Circa  1944.

Personnel for The Blue Note Jazzmen, led by James P. Johnson,  are:

Sidney DeParis (tpt); Vic Dickenson  (tb); Ben Webster  (tsax), James P  
Johnson (pno), Jimmy Shirley (gui); John Simmons  (bs); Sid Catlett  (dms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gh_YLQWy8k

When I grew up  in New York, there was a lot of this type of music to  
be heard, both  on 52nd Street and in Harlem. Might what we hear on the  
link  properly be called Black New York Style Dixieland?

In any event not  much of this style was recorded and it is pretty much  
ignored today.  That's a pity because it swings its ass off, ensemble,  
solos and  rhythm.

Cheers,
Steve  Barbone
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