[Dixielandjazz] Kenny G

[Marek Boym]

It might be my obstinacy, but I have not noticed that Armstrong ever
stopped playing jazz - until he had to stop playing and could only
sing (like "The Wonderful World").  Sure, he turned out top ten hits,
such as "Mack the Knife" or "Hello Dolly," but to say they were not
jazz would be far fetched.
And yes, occasionally he did show in non-jazz contescts from time to
time (I went to see a lousy film "The Beat Generation" because of
Armstrong, and he sang a lousy number "Oh You Beat Generation"), but
those were just deviations.
Cheers

On 7 September 2011 19:00,  <alevy at alevy.com> wrote:
> Steve Barbone wrote:
> "Funny thing is that lots of jazz musicians
> made the conscious  decision, in one form or
> another, to get paid well for music rather than.. "
> -----------------------------------
> Don't forget Satchmo.
> It was Billy Taylor who said to me "I wonder what would have
> happened in music if Louis Armstrong continued to play jazz?"
> Billy also defined for me, the difference between an artist
> (spelled with a capitol A and perhaps an "e" at the end)
> and an entertainer.
> Slight aside: I am not insinuating that an entertainer cannot be
> an artist in his or her own way. The discussion is about attitude only.
> a) Entertainers aim to please the public.
> b) Artists aim to please themselves.
> Works for me!
> Cheers,
> Al
> Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Teacher and Music Prep.
> Please visit me at
> http://alevy.com
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