[Dixielandjazz] Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Prohibition

[Marek Boym]

Hi Gary,

I like the Naked Dance here, even if I could do with less of the drum
solo.  Actually, I like most of what I've heard so far (25 minutes),
except that there's too much talk.
And I don't hear "a parody of early jazz" like some other listmates
(nor have I heard it in the introductory portion of Benny Goodman's
1938 Carnegie Hall concert).
I don't expect current bands to give a pastiche of old recordings -
they should give their own interpretation!

Some listmates were dismayed to hear that bands take their inspiration
from contemporary bands; they felt new musicians should go to the Old
Master for inspiration (strangely, this did not apply to the Yerba
Buena - it's OK to be inspired and inluenced by that bnad).  I have a
different approach.  When I first heard a band declare it derw its
inspiration from Chris Barber, I had the feeling that OKOM was here to
stay!  New ways of interpretation, not "new music."  The late Dave
Carey, hardly a bopper, claaed it "the creative power of tradition".

Cheers

> In my opinion, many of you won't like their treatment of Tony Jackson's
> "Naked Dance," but I can't wait to hear what you find wrong with the rest of
> the show. I want to hear from musos and non-musos. Ok, here is the link,
> let's see what ya think. Enjoy.
>