[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland - Micky Band

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

That was because of cartoon music AKA Mickey Mouse AKA Micky.  Like Lawrence 
Welk.  Lots of two beat times. everything about the same speed and business 
man bounce.  Also not really swing.  Sounds like cartoon music.
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rickz" <rickz at usermail.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dixieland


> 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:
>>
>>
>>> dwlit at cpcug.org  (Sheik) wrote (polite snip)
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Without the term "Dixieland" whaddaya gonna tell 'em??????
>>
>> 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".
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve Barbone
>> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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