[Dixielandjazz] Good point Dixieland or Jazz

[Marek Boym]

> Everybody in NYC complains about Sol Yager and how he copied Benny and Benny
> really did not like it either.

True - but not quite.  Leonard Feather played a Yaged record to JT at
a blindfold test, and Teagarden at first said "Goodman," but then
corrected it to "Sol Yaged."  Apprently, hot hundred percent a
copycat.  And he sounded quite differently in various contexts.


 But did Benny play Dixie?
>
> Like to hear your answer on this one.


A difficult question.  His early recordings with "The Bad Boys" were
Dixieland.  Then his style developed and evolved into somethin else.
We heard some BG (my all-time No. 1 favourite) at tonight's jazz
evening; even if not a dixielander, Goodman certainly knew how to play
the blues!
Cheers
> .