[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland & Showmanship

[Marek Boym]

On 11 September 2011 11:33, Steve Voce <stevevoce at virginmedia.com> wrote:
> On 11/09/2011 01:29, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
>
>> And with regard to improvising at concerts Louis said "When you get a good
>> solo together, don't change it."

Ah!  If all that is true, why do the various recorded versions of the
same old standards not sound EXACTLY the same?  And why is the
duration different?

>He was also very hurt by the jazz fans who
>> denigrated the "show business" duets
>
> that he used to do with Velma Middleton. Ed Hall was the only one of the All
> Stars who really improvised. Tea, Trummy, Barney Bigard and Billy Kyle all
> stuck rigidly to set solos. Understandably
> so, considering the nightly repetitive work.
>