[Dixielandjazz] Here's an even better job offer

[Marek Boym]

Not quite, Bart, not quite.
First, I do notreally accept the Crow Jim approach any more than Jim
Crow.  However, I have heard black "Ellington" bands (including
Mercer's), and they were not the same either.
cheers

On 17 May 2011 02:39, Dixiejazzdata <dixiejazzdata at aol.com> wrote:
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>  Marek:
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>  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.