[Dixielandjazz] FW: Louis Armstrong

[dj outrage]

Jim Kashishian wrote:
> Eric wrote:
>>On page 292 his recording of 'The Music Goes Round and Around'  is
> described
> thus:  ...he plays two high happy choruses with an easy swing, free of
> half-valving and other excesses. In the third bar he introduces a
> sawtoothed
> fillip on the first beat, a parallel one on the fourth beat, once again
> shifting the meter, and follows this with a dark, woody downward plunge,
> which contrast neatly with the airy paraphrase of the previous chorus.
>
> Eric continues:
>>I am no stranger to the beautiful English language, but have difficulty
>> in
> understanding the terms 'sawtoothed fillip' and 'airy paraphrase' in the
> context of a jazz solo.
>
>
> It sounds, Eric, like what you read on the back of some bottles of wine,
> referring to all the tastes & feelings you should be receiving while
> knocking back the red stuff!   "A dark, woody, downward plunge."
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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having read this book, i have to aggree with eric here. As a 21 year old
doing an essay on Louis I thought this would be a good read, and it was
useful, but what's with all the psych-analysing the awfer does? Also he
seems, like a lot of others to dismiss most of Louis's recordings after
the hot fives as commercial, but i love the dukes of dixieland stuff from
the 40s and 50s and his big band recordings sertenly seem to swing a lot
to me
should i expect a beating on this list for admitting that?
chears,
Rob