[Dixielandjazz] Frits Kaatee

Charles Suhor csuhor at zebra.net
Sun Feb 21 20:11:29 UTC 2016


With due respect to Easton, “HOW COME YOU DO ME…” isn’t a 12-bar blues but a 16-bar tune with a bluesy feeling. 
Many non-12-bar songs from the traditional repertoire have such a feeling, right? Some are titled “blues” (BASIN STREET BLUES, SINGIN’ THE BLUES, I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES) while other such songs aren't so titled (Fats Waller’s SQUEZE ME, I CAN’T FACE THE MUSIC, CRY ME A RIVER, and bunches of Billie Holiday tunes. So at root, the blues as an aesthetic experience aren’t well-defined by song structure. BILLIE’S BOUNCE and THE CHAMP have the structure but I’ve never felt down when hearing them, well-played.

Charlie



> On Feb 20, 2016, at 3:28 PM, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Bill,
> According to Ted Easton's liner notes,…."Guys were borrowing each other's
> hors to have a blow; we selected a 12-bar blues: HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE
> YOU DO… 



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