[Dixielandjazz] in the mood

[Gary Lawrence Murphy]

Charlie Parker famously said there were only two types of music, the music
you liked and the music you didn't.  I prefer to say there are two types,
the music I like and the music that I myself would play differently.

it's a 'chart', it's a map, it is a territory to explore, so I say, each of
those umpteen million times, we should explore it, search its corners, take
it to the limit.  So long as it swings, the dancers will still love it ;)

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 7:37 PM, <trumpetom at aol.com> wrote:

>
> "In The Mood" never fails to fill the dance floor. George Simon writes
> that Miller's band played it on every set at public dances. In my own dance
> bands here in California, someone ALWAYS requests that tune early on in a
> gig.
>
> I also play in a German oom-pah band. We get requests for it at
> Oktoberfest events too. "In The Mood" is favorited along with "Crazy", "You
> Don't Know Me" and "Y.M.C.A."
>
> We all get a little tired of playing these old war horses, BUT I'd rather
> play them on request than have the band replaced by a D.J; The D.J. won't
> complain about running them through his sound equipment. We just smile and
> play them. Whatever makes our customers happy will make us happy too.
>
> End of sermon
>
> Tom Loeb
> www.mainstreetswingband.com
> www.hotsytotsyboys.com
>
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