[Dixielandjazz] Vocals - the more the better

[Henry C. Mason]

I run a big band and that has been our experience as well.   Modern
audiences seem to really be tuned into vocals.  I ask the singers to be
sure and follow the Sinatra rule of enunciating the lyric clearly and the
melody correctly on the first chorus..  Somehow it seems to help relate the
audience to the band.

Henry

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Dick Parks <dparks999 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Our Not-So-Modern-Jazz Quartet (plus a couple) has played at one venue for
> 15 years now.   The place is a non-smoking coffee joint with food, no table
> service.  The audience is maybe half regulars and half walk-ins with kids.
> The more tunes we sing, the better the applause.  We play a mix if
> dixieland
> and the 20s - 30s songbook.   And it doesn't matter if the vocalists are
> trained, so along as they're close to the tune and hold the rhythm.
> I've heard that the old-timers who kept the lyrics in mind always said they
> soloed better.
> And somebody needs to play a straight lead at least twice during a tune.
> Just sayin' -
>
> Dick Parks
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