[Dixielandjazz] Today's Jazz - was - Tears

[Dixiejazzdata]

 Hey Phil:

It faded into obscurity when they invented louder and faster horns and drums and players   :))  LOL

Most general non musician audiences who actually buy tickets to SEE and Hear Bands theses days don't know or care about those two
attributes, especially if they are young &  dancers who come to have fun and want to FEEL the energy.   It's all relevant.

P.S.  Some of the Old folks like it that way too, if they did not they would not come.

Sometimes we overpower ourselves and have to remind each other to back off a bit, especially when we give the sax guys a solo. :))
Wimps that they are :))
Cheers,

Tom Wiggins
"Play it Loud and They Will Come "


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Wilking <arnold.wilking at earthlink.net>
To: B.B. Buffington <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 9:39 am
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Today's Jazz - was - Tears


The later musicians may have had "more energy," but too many played almost 
everything TOO D--N FAST and too d--n loud. Too many loud notes jammed into 
too little time means you (at least I) can't hear the subtleties of phrasing 
or judge the quality of the players' control.

What ever happened to dynamic and tempo control - in both directions?

Phil Wilking - K5MZF
www.nolabanjo.com

Those who would exchange freedom for
security deserve neither freedom nor security.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Ringwald

Steve Barbone wrote:

For my ears, todays top jazz musicians are far superior to yesterday's. 
Perhaps because I grew up in NYC listening to Condon and the other GREAT 
Jazz Bands who kept OKOM popular. My ears heard much more energy in most 
Condon bands than on the records of the old masters. 


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