[Dixielandjazz] Roots of Dixieland Jazz and Haarlem Dixieland Band

[Marek Boym]

"It ain't what'cha do..."
Perhaps not all, but many musical compositions may be "jazzed up."
Duke Ellington arranged "The Nutcracker" for a jazz band; my copy alos
contains some numbers from "Per Gynt."  Willie the Lion and others
played Grieg compositions ("Anitra's Dance" comes to mind).  The Jim
Cullum Band recorded a jazz version of "Porgy and Bess."  I do not
know the record you've mentioned, but it makes sense.
But the "turning in his grave" business referred to the quality, I
guess - this was the weakest track on an otherwise excellent record.
Cheers

On 2 November 2011 04:30, david richoux <domitype at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you like the idea of Mozart (and others) turning in their graves, I
> can recommend a CD compilation called "Beethoven Wrote it , But It
> Swings!!
> ( http://www.allmusic.com/album/beethoven-wrote-it-but-it-swings-r231795