[Dixielandjazz] Dixieland

[ROBERT R. CALDER]

I got that from people who made silly assumptions about the Edinburgh jazz festival, long ago, when that great forerunner of Bunk Johnson was around, HarrySweets Edison.  And Buddy Tate.  

Please do not assume that I am reporting informed opinion.  

I do recall another young man, much enthused about Peter King (and Red Rodney) thinking he could dismiss George Chisholm also as "trad", the very word he (mis)used.  And then there was all that flak deserved by a Caribbean musician whose name escapes me at the moment,  aahh -- it was Courtney Pine, who went on about how he was the new thing and previously there had only been people in duffel coats... 

But didn't Joe Harriott have a duffel coat? 
It ought to be appreciated how far generation gap distortions damage things. 
And it's that sort of rubbish younger musical persons might have to contend with. 

Robert




----- Original Message -----
> From: Pat Ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
> To: ROBERT R. CALDER <serapion at btinternet.com>
> Cc: 
> Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2014, 12:12
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Dixieland
> 
> And of course "Trad" was also used by some folks at a certain time as 
> a term of dismissal, and confusion. >>
> 
> Where did you get that from?.