[Dixielandjazz] A quibble with a small snippet

[D and R Hardie]

Hi all
Actually Buddy Bolden played for dancers on a commercial scale.
regards
Dan Hardie
On 06/06/2012, at 3:33 AM, Marek Boym wrote:

>> "Nothing but a music for dancers."
>
> Actually, that's what the ODJB, Oliver, Benny Goodman or Basie played.
>  Or Ellington.
>
> Another thing: today I listened to records by both Doc Cook and Paul
> Whiteman.  So perhaps, at its worse, Whiteman's band was "nothing but
> music for dancers" (which i take to mean music of no other interest,
> while music the ODJB. Oliver, BG, the Count or the Duke made is
> memorable and gives a lot of LISTENING pleasure), but at its best it
> demonstrated more drive than the black Doc Cook's band.  And the bands
> we so admire played lots of waltzes and polkas and sickly ballads for
> living!
> Cheers
>
>
>
> And just whom do you think was paying his
>> bills? Playing what your customers want has ALWAYS been how  
>> musicians have
>> survived, if not prospered. This includes Rockers, jazzers,  
>> minstrels,
>> Mozart, all the Bachs, and Ugh ,the first guy to twang a bowstring  
>> while
>> Mrs. Ugh whacked on a hollow log with a stick. (He was a lousy  
>> shot and they
>> lived off the generosity of better hunters.)
>>
>> You get to play what you personally want after the last set, when the
>> customers have gone and its just a bunch of friends and  
>> acquaintances in the
>> place.
>>
>> Phil Wilking - K5MZF
>> www.nolabanjo.com
>>
>> Those who would exchange freedom for
>> security deserve neither freedom nor security.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: jazz-en-ville
>>
>> Paul Whiteman band had pretty good musicians. His music was well  
>> done.
>> However, it remains nothing but a music for dancers.
>>
>>
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