[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland

[Rickz]

When I was playing "society music" -- in Hotels, Dances, Parties, etc. 
-- in L.A.,
in the 60's, we called it "Mickey".   I think that was a fairly common 
term at the time.

Rick (Jolley) Zahniser
Guitar/banjo/dobro/bass

On 10/11/2011 1:56 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
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>> dwlit at cpcug.org  (Sheik) wrote (polite snip)
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>> Today, there are many varieties of jazz. The average prospective client
>> doesn't know this, so they have to be asked what they want. You have 
>> to be
>> able to convey what kind of music you play.
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>> Without the term "Dixieland" whaddaya gonna tell 'em??????
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> Yes indeed Sheik. Happened to me yesterday. A prospective client asked 
> about booking us for a "Society" party and wanted jazz because the 81 
> year old dowager in whose honor the party is to be given for, "likes 
> jazz".
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> I asked what kind of jazz did they want and the client couldn't tell 
> me. So I started out with "Dixieland" and she said what's that? I then 
> described American Songbook Jazz, show tunes etc., and then had a 
> flash after she told me the names of some of the folks who would be 
> attending. They are the cream of Philadelphia Society Main Line 
> residents.
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> So, I  described the "jazz" that Lester Lanin in NYC, brother Howard 
> Lanin here in Philadelphia and Meyer Davis played, saying that these 
> folks grew up with that music at those wonderful Society parties in 
> the past. That Lanin & Davis band within a band versions  of "Jazz" 
> usually used Dixieland musicians like Pee Wee Erwin, Kenny Davern, 
> Eddie Condon et al at these bygone events. The society folks learned 
> to dance with the oft played two beat version  of songs like "Jazz Me 
> Blues", or two beat renditions of Porter/Gershwin/McHugh/Rodgers et 
> al. Then the more adventurous graduated to 4/4 Swing Dancing. The more 
> often used term here is "Businessmen's Bounce" or "Society Bounce" and 
> once I tied it to Lanin and Dixieland/American Songbook, she knew 
> exactly what I ws talking about and booked our 6 piece Dixieland unit.
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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