[Dixielandjazz] Tears

[Marek Boym]

Gee, Bob,
Do you expect musicians to give a pastiche of King Oliver, or play
their own thing?  I opt for the latter!  If I have to hear copycats,
I'd much rather dig up my old (12 inch, though) Lps and listen to THE
KING himself (played his Gennets last week - thesound not half as good
as the Okeh's).  I want musicians to play their own music.  Perhaps I
am naive (my age, being naive means "stupid"), but, as the late Dave
Carry put it, I "...believe in the creative power of tradition."  I
consider Tony Pringle one of the most original and creative cornet
players, even if there are more accomplished musicians around!  How
many contemporary musicians, besides Tony, are easily recognizable?
Only today I listened to some old Whiteman recordings, and they were
more driving than many black bands of the era.  And with some
exceptional soloists!
Cheers

On 4 June 2012 21:26, Bob Smith <robert.smith at tele2.no> wrote:
> I agree about the New Black Eagles' version of 'Tears' being a swinging
> version.
>
> However, I have a couple of minor criticisms, of which probably only one can
> be attributed to the band.
>
> The first is that on my computer the tune was played in the key of E major,
> whereas the Oliver version is played in the key of Eb major (on my English
> 10" Columbia LP). I assume the former is something to do with the recording
> method, as I can only assume that the New Black Eagles played it in either
> Eb or F.
>
> The second is the strange vibrato some of the musicians use where the
> vibrato is rather slow, and strong at the beginning of the note and fading
> somewhat towards the end of the note, in contradistinction to the original
> New Orleans musicians who played with a more rapid vibrato that usually
> started from nothing and increased towards the end of the note. This may, of
> course, be a conscious evolution, but unfortunately it doesn't sound right
> to my ears.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob Smith
>
>
>
>
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