[Dixielandjazz] showmanship

[Marek Boym]

Personal experience:
In 1969 I saw the Louis Armstrong All Stars in Tel-Aviv, and was put
off by Trummy Young's operating his slide with his foot.  After that,
I wouldn't listen to Young for years, as I considered him a showman
rather than a musician.  Only years later, after having heard "Louis
Armstrong plays W.C. Handy, did I realize what a great player Trummy
Young was!
Cheers

On 9 September 2011 20:07, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

>
> Marek also admitted that not everyone in an audience is able to understand
> the good music, and can be drawn in by the showmanship.  I remember trying
> an experiment back in the late 1960's when I was playing midnite to 4 am
> seven nites a week.  If you play THAT much you tend to come up with
> experiments in your spare time!!
>
> I played a solo on a blues...well constructed, artistically as well as I
> could do at the time, with the slow build to a climatic ending, etc, and
> etc.  I used no body movements, or "put myself physically" into the solo.
> No applause, no particular appreciation.  Later in the nite, I did another
> blues solo, also well constructed, etc., but with the visual side of the
> horn applied, if you know what I mean.  Tremendous applause & general
> appreciate!
>
> The general public first "sees" & then hears.
>
> I am not an advocate of joke telling and long talks between songs, which
> some people might concur to be showmanship.  I am referring more to at least
> looking like you're "into" your music, and enjoying yourself, and maybe the
> occassional Teddy Buckner style trick (mentioned in an earlier post) tossed
> in.
>
> Jim
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