[Dixielandjazz] Lonely Woman Evan and Ornette

[Stephen G Barbone]

On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Marek Boym wrote:

>  To most people, despite there being lots
> of modernists in New Orleans, "New Orleans" indicates traditional  
> something I cannot help, although I do know better.

There you go again Marek. Trying to speak for "most people". And you  
are wrong again. The only people that think New Orleans musician  
indicates traditional are a few old folks who still live in the past  
and do not know any better.

New Orleans music branched out from the "traditional" decades ago and  
includes Funk, Zydeco, Rhythm and Blues, Rock & Roll, Hip Hop, Heavy  
Metal, and Modern Jazz, to name just a few.

Some of the "modern" New Orleans Jazz, which you are aware of as an  
informed fan is/was evidenced by the music of  Ellis, Wynton,  
Branford, Jason anad Delfaeyo Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Terrance  
Blanchard, Alvin Batiste et al. And, of course, Ornette Coleman who  
spent a couple of years in New Orleans living with the Lastie family.

Perhaps that's where he learned to hear rhythm as melody in similar  
fashion to Bechet, Armstrong Oliver and other New Orleans musicians.  
But that's another discussion. <grin >

Cheers
Steve Barbone
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