[Dixielandjazz] uniforms

[Marek Boym]

How many of you have read Humph's "I Play as I Please?"  A hilarious book,
well worth reading.
In his book Humph mentioned that, when the band becamo pro and appeared in
suits, one person said something like (quoting from memory) "I'm going home
and sit with my records!", he was so disgusted with the uniformed
appearance of the musicians.
When I saw Count Basie in Nice, he, certainly a successful professional,
played wearing shorts and a skipper's hat.
It takes all kinds


On 9 February 2014 09:37, Dixiejazzdata <dixiejazzdata at aol.com> wrote:

> Indeed Pat:
>
>
> I subscribe to the theory that the Band should try to out dress their
> audience  if possible,
> The Willie Nelson outlaw cowboy look was cool for the biker crowd , but
>  most folks being asked to pay a cover charge to see and hear a band wants
> them to look successful.
>
>
> Dress for Success:  and when a band dresses up they feel better and
> sometimes even sound better. :))
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Tom Wiggins
> and da boys with many uniforms
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
> To: B.B. Buffington <dixiejazzdata at aol.com>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Sat, Feb 8, 2014 8:50 am
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] uniforms
>
>
> and wearing our striped vests!  >
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> If it was good enough for Acker, Dukes etc.
>
> How can you call yourself a band unless you have  some degree of
> conformity A
> `band` in the wider sense is a group with a single purpose.
> It is  presentation even if it is only dark trousers and white shirts. It
> gives
> an immediate cohesiveness.
>  I always supplied my band with sweat shirts with a logo on the front. This
> caused  a degree of difficulty when we had `quartet` `trio` etc in our
> title.
> This I cured by becoming `Pat Ladds Elastic Band`.  that suited whatever
> size
> group I put out.
> These mobs who wander on stage in different degrees of scruffiness look as
> though they might have just met.
>
> Well said Jim. These artificial divisions drive me nuts. The audience don`t
> care as long as they are entertained and we have been unable to define the
> differences on this list after years of trying.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
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