[Dixielandjazz] Revivalist bands (was Tuba Skinny)

Charles Suhor csuhor at zebra.net
Tue Feb 3 10:37:39 PST 2015


Not hearing what you're hearing in Senter's basic, continuous, calculated squeaky conception being related to the ODJB and Morton. Guess that's a matter of individual response. I'm good to let it rest at that.

Charlie

On Feb 3, 2015, at 9:44 AM, Marek Boym wrote:

> Some time ago William Schafer (if I remember correctly) argued in "The Mississippi Rag" that we had been conditioned by critics not to like the "gaspipe clarinet" sound, but without any really good reason.  True, the article was mainly devoted to, I believe, Fess Williams, but applies alos to Winton Crawley and Boyd Senter.
> Did you read the comments, by the way?  Actually, there was only one - "fantastic Boyd Senter...thanks for sharing."
> I am not too crazy about the sound, but both the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and Jelly Roll Morton employed similar effects; the latter also recorded with Crawly, but that is another story.
> Cheers 



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