[Dixielandjazz] Paganini

[Jim O'Briant]

Michael Thomason wrote, in part:

> Dad didn't connect to jazz but he did love what he termed 
> 'excellent musicians' and Paganini was one of them!

Unless your father was a lot older than I think he was, he never heard
Niccolo Paganini -- Paganini died in 1840. Obviously, he didn't record,
either. Your father must have heard another violinist playing some of
Paganini's compositions.


Jim O'Briant
Gilroy, CA
Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers