[Dixielandjazz] Whiteman controversy

[Marek Boym]

OK.
But that's what people in Poland and Israel thought of RnR and Calypso!

After all, had Whiteman not been considered a jazz player, he would
not have been crowned as
the king of jazz, " would he?
Cheers

On 21 January 2013 02:12, Judy Eames <jude at judyeames.co.uk> wrote:
> On 20/01/2013 21:44, Marek Boym wrote:
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>> Does a magazine description of music as "jazz" make it such?
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> These are, in part, reports of how  people in the US and UK were describing
> Whiteman  not the editor's opinion.  The MM was the pro musicians' journal
> not just any old magazine.  Jazz has many interpretations but who are we
> getting on for 90 years later to say that their description was wrong?
>
> Over and out I think
>
> Jude
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> www.jude at judyeames.co.uk
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