[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland v. Trad Jazz

[R. John Braun]

Hey listmates,

It Don't Mean A thing If Ain't Got That Swing!!!

John Braun
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Allen" <jim.allen at longhornband.net>
To: <rbraun at excel.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dixieland v. Trad Jazz


> The conversation took me by surprise.  I didn't want to seem as dumb as I
> look!  Maybe there is something I have been missing!
>
> "A Rose by any other name....." and all that!
>
> That will be my reply next week.... "If it was good enough for Louis
> Armstrong, it's good enough for me."  Pete Fountain, too!
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Gary Lawrence Murphy 
> <garym at teledyn.com>wrote:
>
>> some players tell me they think 'Dixieland' sounds hokey, like it
>> belongs in Disneyland or something, or that it doesn't mention Chicago
>> or NYC, but I say Louis Armstrong called it Dixieland, and that's good
>> enough for me.  Labels are only for the label marketing reps to banter
>> about anyway ;)
>>
>> On 2/7/14, Jim O'Briant <jobriant at garlic.com> wrote:
>> > Jim Allen wrote:
>> >
>> > Subject: Dixieland v. Trad Jazz
>> >
>> >> What constitutes Dixieland as opposed or contrasted to
>> >> Trad jazz, if there is a difference?
>> >
>> > According to stories I've heard, Turk Murphy always said he played
>> > "Traditional Jazz" rather than "Dixieland Jazz" because he could get 
>> > more
>> > money if he said it was "Traditional Jazz."
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim O'Briant
>> > Gilroy, CA
>> > Tuba & Leader, The Zinfandel Stompers
>> >
>> >
>> >
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