[Dixielandjazz] NOJ& H Fest-- Steve Gilmore writes

[Norman Vickers]

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From: Norman Vickers, Jazz society of Pensacola

Longtime bassist for Phil Woods, Steve Gilmore writes-- (two comments)
Thanks, Steve.  We appreciate and are edified by you unique perspective on
these issues.

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From: Steve Gilmore [mailto:stevegilmorebass at gmail.com] 

Subject: Re: NOJ& H Fest-- drummer Hal Smith writes

Had Many experiences simular to that over the years. One of the more
memorable was playing with Phil Woods at the George wein's Nice jazz
festival in the 80s. By that time there wasn't much regular jazz but we
were one of 3 bands playing in a large field. We were playing at the
same time as "Fats Domino" and you would hear his set very clearly -
especially during the bass solos. Of course quotes like " I got my
thrill on blueberry hill were rife thoughout our improvisation as
expected. the old expression " you can put jazz anywhere" fits very
nicely ( excuse the pun ) here.
               Steve Gilmore
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Steve comments further to Harold Smiths comments:


> It isn't only the J&H Festival that's skimping on jazz.  The whole 
> country is skimping on jazz ever since Miles and Coltrane took jazz 
> out of the mainstream and made it the exclusive property of the 
> modalists and their various cults.
>
> Then the Corporate Media Giants gave the Coup de Grace to Jazz by 
> devoting their entire supply of resources to Rock & Roll, Country and
Stupidity.
> Check out your radio for the results.
>
> We now have raised a generation or two of musical illiterates.
>
> As Scrooge said, "Bah! Humbug!"
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Steve Gilmore responds:  

Amen to that. What's distressing is that 99% of the people don't know
the difference.   Steve Gilmore
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