[Dixielandjazz] Red Hot Jazz site; Original Wildcat JB

[Marek Boym]

>    On the subject of the Original Wildcat Jass Band, i like them a lot.  But, being a tuba player, i wish Kelly Thomas would play a bell-front tuba in the band.  He wouldn't have to play as loud to be heard, it would be more 'authentic' (roll your own on what that means), you could actually perceive his very nice tone better, and the front-line and rhythm-section in general would have the benefit of a more immediate punch on the beat (i myself alternate between 2-beat and walking-bass styles, depending on the tune and the soloist).  I'm not aware of any old-style authentic New Orleans dixieland 2-beat trad-jazz basic unmitigated mouldy-fig unreconstructed unashamedly West Coast (is that enough qualifiers for you?) style of jazz with an upright-bell tuba.  Never happened.


So it didn't.  Until now!  I honestly cannot see anything wrong with
that!  He likes HIS instrument- wo can tell him that he is wrong?

Cheers