[Dixielandjazz] Vocals - the more the better

[Dick Parks]

Our Not-So-Modern-Jazz Quartet (plus a couple) has played at one venue for 
15 years now.   The place is a non-smoking coffee joint with food, no table 
service.  The audience is maybe half regulars and half walk-ins with kids. 
The more tunes we sing, the better the applause.  We play a mix if dixieland 
and the 20s - 30s songbook.   And it doesn't matter if the vocalists are 
trained, so along as they're close to the tune and hold the rhythm.
I've heard that the old-timers who kept the lyrics in mind always said they 
soloed better.
And somebody needs to play a straight lead at least twice during a tune. 
Just sayin' -

Dick Parks