[Dixielandjazz] Good point Dixieland or Jazz

[Greg Henry Waters]

I have studied music composition for over 48 years and I say that Louie the
Armstrong played jazz.  Each tune he played he made his own.  This is jazz
for me.

I listened to Eddie Condon's music last night on YouTube at 3 in the
morning.  Of course I couldn't sleep. They really played I can only say
that.

In music composition if one has three parts and ads a 4th part the music
gets muddled and cannot hear the parts clearly.  So the horn section in a
band of jazz
tp. clar. and tb. is three parts it is a very thick and complicated sound.
Eddie's band kept all the parts separate but clear.  I was really impressed
by the trombone player the
way he placed his part into the composition.  Wild Bill certainly was
playing lead Tp.  The clarinet player was great too along with the clarinet
in Bob Crosby's band.

If one does not place one's own taste into an arrangement is not not jazz
but a copy of someone else.  It may sound good and clean but that doesn't
mean it is jazz
Everybody in NYC complains about Sol Yager and how he copied Benny and Benny
really did not like it either.  But did Benny play Dixie?

Like to hear your answer on this one.
.

Greg Henry Waters




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Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:45:58 -0700
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Bill Haesler confirms that Eddie Condon said they were going to play modern
Dixielaaaaand.  Obviously making a joke.  I know he did not like to call the
music he played "Dixieland."  He said that he played Jazz.

--Bob Ringwald


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