[Dixielandjazz] Here's an even better job offer

[Dixiejazzdata]

 Marek: 

 me thinks the definition is simple, it is the difference between the original Black musicians feel for the music and the white musicians attempted interpretations of it which suffers the same fate as many White Dixieland bands attempting to play Traditional Black New Orleans Jazz, agreed or not there is definitely a subtle difference in the sound between great Black players and white players of the same music often even with charts in front of them.   Although some of our colleagues on this list will vehemently disagree no doubt.

cheers,
Bart.

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: B.B. Buffington <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Mon, May 16, 2011 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Here's an even better job offer


Hi,

It's been a long time since the Duke's passing.  In the meantime, the

number of loyal followers and people who heard the Duke has dwindled.

New audiences stand a better chance of exposure to Dixieland (busking

bands, swing dances) than to Ellington.  Too bad, but that's the way

it is.  It is up to the media and the schools to expose young people

to Duke's music.  And, unlike Dixieland, no "Ellingtonian" band can

really represent Ellington's music properly.  The British "Echoes of

Ellington" do an excellent job, but it's not Duke.  Most bands I've

heard sounded too owed to take any chances, so their music sounded

rather bland.  I've obtained recordings by some of my favourite

musicians, only to find out that they sounded much better playing

other stuff.  The Ellington "spirit" (and don't ask me to define it -

I can't) is missing.