[Dixielandjazz] FW: swinging prestissimo

[Marek Boym]

Not famous old, Jim, only masters.
Robert Calder mentioned another musician who could do it - Elmo Hope.
And an extrememly fast recording by Meade "Lux" Lewis.
Still, it doesn't happen very often.
Cheers

On 14 October 2012 21:21, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
>
> I started this thread ages ago, and Marek recently jumped in saying that
> probably only a few of the greats could make it happen....swing at really
> fast tempos.  This subject all came about from comments I've heard over the
> past that really fast songs don't swing.  Then, I found a youtube video with
> Benny Goodman playing at a full tilt & with swing, and used that as an
> example that up tempo can be great.
>
> I maintain that if a band is made up of people equally qualified on their
> horns, they can make a piece swing at a top tempo.  It is more down to
> togetherness, or tightness, than anything.  If those in the band are
> technically able to handle the tempo, then there is no reason it can't
> swing.  Why would they have to be famous, old masters to make it happen?
>
>
>
> Jim
>
>
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