[Dixielandjazz] Jazz in your Genes,

[Harry Callaghan]

I can remember as well my parents playing music for me in the crib, although
it was more big band stuff than jazz.

There was many a night when I woke up crying, not for a bottle or because my
diaper was wet..........but because I rolled over and banged my head on that
damn phonograph.
HC
On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Dixiejazzdata <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>wrote:

>
>  Polite snip from Rick :
>
>
> I'm pretty sure Jazz isn't in your genes, altho a
> few coloured musicians like to think they have a
> corner on it.
>
> It was in their Genes Rick like it or not: and that
> is predominately what put the swing into Jazz.  Chances
> are pretty good that without those Coloured folks there
> would never have been any Jazz, and the Dixieland players
> would all still be playing Souza Marches and Waltzes.
>
> And Country & western players would still be playing,
> My Old Kentucky home, and Came from Alabama with a Banjo on my knee,
> instead of Western Swing and Big Band Swing with educated musicians.
>
> We study and practice the Pentatonic Scale, and
> I'll bet most of those good coloured players in
> the 30's didn't even know what it was, or that
> they were playing it.   They just grew up with it.
>
> They had to learn it by Ear Rick since they often
> were not allowed to attend School.
>
>
> I grew up with Jazz -- my folks were record
> collectors, and started playing it for me in the
> Crib.
>
> Those Coloured musicians could certainly not afford to buy records
> in those days either and were not allowed to perform in places where
>  your parents probably went to dance and listen either :))
>
> It's also why most Coloured musicians don't play DIXIELAND either:))
>
> If that was your cicrcumstance -- join the club.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>
>
>
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