[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans Jazz Bands

[Stephen G Barbone]

Dear Marek:

Funny how some folks put Phil Napoleon down. Perhaps because they rely  
on a record or two.
On May 9, 2012, at 5:44 PM, Marek Boym wrote: (polite snip)

>  "the New York style."
> The truth - I don't care.  It's hot (despite Messrs. Rust and Harris'
> opinion) and driving, and that's all I need to know.
>
> I often say that I was lucky to have heard Nichols and Napoleon befroe
> reading the Rust and Harris' book where they put them down, and having
> read the book before first hearing the ODJB, which other critics put
> down.

Dear Marek:

Funny how some folks put Phil Napoleon down. Perhaps because they rely  
on a record or two. Or call it New York Style or Nicksieland in a  
pejorative sense. I saw Napoleon many times at Nick's and sat in with  
his band twice. You are right, it was driving. And, Napoleon as a  
musician was wonderful and as a man, nice to a kid like me in the  
1950s who was trying to play jazz.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband