[Dixielandjazz] Of melodies and such

[Marek Boym]

With your repertoire,  it hardly matters - you play so many songs hardly
anybody else does that the melodies don't sound familiar anyway.
It is not a complaint - it is a compliment; this way, you always sound
interesting!
Cheers

On 5 April 2017 at 20:05, tonypringle <tonypringle at comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a memory of reading that Joe Oliver told Louis Armstrong to always
> make sure you state the melody strongly and something about "if you can't
> make the melody swing you can't play jazz".
>
> I like to refer to some of the melody later in a performance - it's a way
> of reminding the audience of what tune they are listening to. On a less
> serious note I have heard a couple of bands through the years were having
> the melody restated would help some of the musicians to remember what tune
> they are playing!  :-)
>
> Cheers, Tony Pringle
>
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