[Dixielandjazz] Red Holloway R.I.P.

[Marek Boym]

Bopper?  Sort of, but not quite.  And any jazz misician should be a
blues player.  Many years ago, in an interview with the "In My
Opinion" column of the "Jazz Jounal" (I don't remember it as
"International" in those days), Keith Smith criticized Buster Bailey
for not being a blues player.
I have heard Holloway both live and on record, and he always sounded
OKOM (not trad) to me.  Even Donna, whose tastes are more traditional
than mine, loved his playing when she heard him at a jazz festival
(Elkhart?).  In Israel, he played with a swing group, and did not
sound out of place.
Cheers

On 26 February 2012 21:34, Justin Au <jtazztrumpet at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sad news, indeed.  The jazz world has lost another incredible player, and
> wonderful individual.  I feel privileged to have had the good fortune of
> playing with him on several occasions here on the California Central Coast.
>  He lived in Cambria for the last 26 years of his life.
>
> Despite being a bebop and blues player, he seemed to take a liking to my
> gypsy band and our occasional psychedelic (you don't hear that word very
> often nowadays) take on gypsy swing.  We were supposed to have one last gig
> together in February with David Amram, but unfortunately that's just after
> Red had suffered his stroke.  Our next show will probably be a tribute to
> him - Django style.
>
> -Justin
> San Luis Obispo, CA
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