[Dixielandjazz] Roy Eldridge followed Louis Armstrong?

[Fuzzy]

Charles,

I agree whole-heartedly that such discussions are fun.  I’ve really enjoyed reading through this line of posts about Miles.  Having said that, it didn’t surprise me that hackles might have been raised a bit when various opinions were stated on one side or the other.  

I sure miss the old activity on this list.  I’m still relatively “new” to the list, but I remember what it was like prior to the Facebook group being created.  I miss the discussions here.  Prior to finding my Facebook account terminated by Facebook, I even checked into the non-original-djml Facebook group once or twice.  (I realize that we sort of have a Dukes of Dixieland vs Real Dukes of Dixieland thing going on here – so I want to draw a distinction between the two different DJML groups).  However, the Facebook group didn’t really seem to have much discussion.  It looked like people were sharing lots of video links, etc., (which was neat) but it didn’t appear to have much discussion going on…perhaps I didn’t visit often enough to see the discussions?

Regardless, I had/have come to appreciate all the various viewpoints in this original DJML and have learned so much from just about every person on the list.  (Or should I say, “…every personality on the list”?)  I miss the old traffic and posts.  I miss the various personalities, and the great discussions about music.  Now, I appreciate seeing the lead sheet requests come through – as I’ve been exposed to a handful of new-to-me titles which I’ve had to look up.

At any rate – best wishes to all of you great music-lovers out there.  I look forward to any future installments to the list.

Fuzzy






 

From: Charles Suhor [mailto:csuhor at zebra.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 8:08 PM
To: Fuzzy
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Roy Eldridge followed Louis Armstrong?

 

Good analogy, Fuzzy. And legitimate, in so far as we know what “DJML” stands for as title of the list. And though  “OKOM” doesn’t stand for “Omnivore Kind of Music,” I think it’s healthy to have some tangential discussions. I probably started the Miles strand when it was said (and latter retracted, happily) that those who dig Miles aren’t jazz fans. The ensuing result might disappoint many but it revealed that some of us find such an exchange valuable. I wish that more of the OKOM posts went beyond informational, thematically correct but insider matters-- lead sheets, discographical questions, where-my-band-will-be next week, etc. What disappoints me is the relative lack of substantive activity about OKOM. My memory, admittedly undependable at this point, is that earlier there were more idea-ful discussions.

 

Charlie

  

On Apr 11, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Fuzzy <fuzzymail at fuzzyjazz.com> wrote:

 

It’s great to see activity on the DJML again!  However, this current conversation about Miles leaves me thinking a thought I often have while listening to “early jazz” radio programs:

It’s like going to the store and seeing paper bags labeled, “Apples: $10 per bag.” 

You buy a bag of apples, but get home only to find the bag is full of pears instead of apples.  It doesn’t mean the pears are bad…just that you were expecting to enjoy some apples.  Maybe you can find some enjoyment in the pears, but then again, maybe you hate pears.  The view will vary depending on individual taste.

Likewise, when a listener/participant of a radio show (or mailing list) is listening/participating due to the topic of early jazz – I think some amount of disappointment is to be expected (from some) when non-early-jazz is shared/discussed.  It’s not necessarily that the music/topic is bad – just not what is expected or necessarily shared in appreciation at the same level as early jazz.

Warmest Regards,
Fuzzy  





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