[Dixielandjazz] Is Western Swing OKOM?

[Marek Boym]

It might be - depending on contents.  The GHB group has released some
Knocky Parker "Western Swing" recordings that often sound more jazz
than western.  On the other hand, I did not last to the end of the
Quebe Sisters' video.
Festivals are another matter, if they provide an alternative: you make
your choice.
Cheers

On 8 January 2011 23:32, Fred Hoeptner <fredhep at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'd like to add a few additional points to Steve's post.
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> (1) The San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival this past November
> included, as one of the featured bands, Billy Mata and the Texas Tradition.
> As a long-time fan of the music of Bob Wills, Milton Brown, the Lightcrust
> Doughboys, Bill Boyd, and so forth I was concerned about the reception that
> jazz fans might give the band and also how authentically they would cleave
> to the styles of the vintage groups. I was very surprised on both counts.
> The Mata sessions were well attended and the audience reaction was
> enthusiastic and favorable. Mata knew and played many of the Wills favorites
> (I requested "Cherokee Maiden") in a style reminiscent of the 1950s Wills
> groups.
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> (2) The term "western swing," which was first applied to a style that was
> then nameless in the late 1940s, is a misnomer considered from a strictly
> musicological standpoint. The style was developed and established many years
> before big band "swing" exploded onto the scene.
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> (3) The Quebe Sisters, three attractive young lady fiddlers and vocalists,
> is another western oriented group that jazz festivals should consider.  To
> see and hear them perform "Georgia on My Mind," go to
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6GpzAcIDE.
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> I strongly support the retention of trad jazz as the primary focus of the
> festivals.  But in an attempt to broaden appeal the festivals seem to be
> experimenting with allied improvisatory musical genres. I think that western
> swing is worthy of being included.
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> -Fred Hoeptner
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>>Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 10:27:38 -0500
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>>From: Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
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>>Is Western Swing OKOM? Before reading the below, check out:
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>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YUI15MuoRY
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>>Cheers,
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>>Steve Barbone
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>>www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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