[Dixielandjazz] Cut time - 2 feel and New Orleans

[vaxtrpts at aol.com]

 Not sure who Keith Vaz or Keith Vax might be.......  HA!

New Orleans street music is really felt in 2.  Probably since it does come from march music. I have always felt that the New Orleans street beat is basically a "hipped-up" version of a march.  Here is where some of the legacy from Europe met the legacy from Africa.  
When I first moved to New Orleans in 1975, I thought I knew a lot about traditional jazz, but was quickly given a lesson in the "true" feel of the music from their standpoint.  Hanging with people like Freddy Kohlman, Papa French, Louis Cotrell, Alvin Alcorn, Placide Adams, Frog Joseph, Sweet Emma, and so many more - really gave me not only a perspective on New Orleans Heritage and the music thereof, but also a deep respect for their creativity and commitment to the music.

 



 

 

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Subject: Dixielandjazz Digest, Vol 121, Issue 20





Today's Topics:

   1. Time symbols (vaxtrpts at aol.com)
   2. Keith Vaz comments on Cut Time (Brian Harvey)
   3. Keith Vax (Brian Harvey)


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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:39:14 -0000
From: "Brian Harvey" <sweet.figlio at btinternet.com>
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Keith Vaz comments on Cut Time
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I found when in New Orleans that the expression "cut time" had a different
meaning there and that it had been used for almost a century.

 

Brian Harvey