[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland

[Harry Callaghan]

Well, I maintained that I would not get involved in this ridiculous
conversation but since Pat made reference to "stirring the pot", I guess I
could add something to the recipe.........although quite frankly, I would
call it a cauldron rather than a pot, as what we have here is more like a
witch's brew.

Make no mistake about it now, I am not setting myself up as any authority to
believe that I am any more qualified than Steve, Marek, Marvin or yourself
as to defining what is dixieland and what is not.

I am only providing an example related to the subject

I have been a big fan of Teresa Brewer since her first hit record "Music,
Music, Music" which she first recorded on the London label in 1950 with a
dixieland band  (mattafact, the 78 even lists the personnel on the record
label)

I know she recorded it when she was on Coral and then at least once again
when she was on her husband Bob Thiele's label (and possibly even more than
that) but never as good as the original.

I happen to subscribe to the old theory (musically or otherwise) "If it
ain't broke, why try to fix it?"

I acquired an excellent album that she recorded with Mercer Ellington's
Orchestra and sometime later one with the World's Greatest
JazzBand.,selections from which I have played on my program

On commenting upon her performance with both to Radio OKOM Program Director
Bruce McNichols (a dixieland bandleader since 1964 and a friend since 1954)
I was met with "But she's not a jazz singer";............to which, I say
"Who cares?"

If Maria Callas or Renata Tibaldi recorded a song that I like, I would play
it and quite likely enjoy it........my point being.......Why must we have to
classify or categorize something?   I get the idea from some subscribers
here (and I see no need in mentioning their  names) that they almost
consider it sinful to listen to something if it is not their precious
"OKOM".   If they post something to the list, that they apparently believe
would be of some interest to other subscribers, they seem to feel the need
to apoloize for it with an opening like "It's not really OKOM"

Radio OKOM is basically a trad/dixie internet radio station   However, when
I signed on back in 2002 it was with the understanding that I  would play
anything I wanted to on my programs and continue to do so.

If you don't think it would be sacreligious or a threat to national
security, I invite you to log onto okom.com for "Callaghan's Corner" 7a &
7p, Saturdays and Sundays
Those are Eastern times; if you reside in another zone,I leave you to do the
math.

But I warn you, I could slip  in a little Chopin when you're not looking

As to those who might not like what I offer, Radio OKOM has 11 other program
providers 24/7 whose musical offerings are considerably more  "OKOM" which I
hope you would enjoy

This really took a lot out of me.  It is questionable as to whether I'll now
have the energy to visit any of my favorite porn websites for the remainder
of the day..

Thank you for your attention to the preceding

Tides
HC.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Pat Ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com> wrote:

> performance of a song is what places it in a jazz or not category.>>
>
> Twas ever thus. This from Humph Lyttleton `It just occured to me`
> This was in response by Ellington to critics of Ellingtons Concerts in 1958
> `that they did not contain enough jazz`
> "When Armstrong plays `Pennies from Heaven` or Hawkins plays `Body and
> Soul`, they call it jazz.
> When Duke Ellington plays Ellington they say it is not.
> I don`t understand that"
>
> Humph also makes the point that  the Cotton Club where Ellingtons Band
> presided....was redolent with jazz. Yet many of the performers, Florence
> Mills, Ethel Waters,Bojangles Robinson, Adelaide Hall would not now be
> acknowledged as jazz artists at all.
>
> Just to stir the pot.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
>
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