[Dixielandjazz] Is This Trad ????

[Marek Boym]

My mistake.  Must be because of when it reached Israel...I must have seen
it years later.  Still, music not too great.  I remember better the Chuck
Berry number than the jazz numbers, and Berry was hardly a favourite of
mine, while both Barber and Bilk were.
Cheers

On 28 June 2017 at 16:48, Bert <mister_bertje at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Marek, I think the movie is from 1962. So actually 1 year after Acker and
> Ken had their biggest hits. Of course we could have intensive debate if
> those hits belong to jazz at all. Jazzy clarinet with strings for example
> is a good point to start with. However, my point is that at least these
> bands originated from the "trad" jazz corner. By some kind of miracle they
> became very succesfull and popular. But every jazz musician who became
> really popular had to make compromises. It never was generously sponsored
> by art funds.
> I'm just happy the movie does exist in the first place. It is a strange
> experiment in how it was filmed. But also does give a glimpse of people
> near the peak of their popularity. Of course Chris by the time had lost
> Monty. Wheeler was never as popular with the crowds as he had been, but
> certainly not weeker as a player.
>
> Have a nice day
>
> Bert
>
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>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 28, 2017 10:12:47 AM
> *To:* Bert
> *Cc:* Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Dixielandjazz] Is This Trad ????
>
> I didn't mention the film because the "trad" there was hardly great!
> The film was made towards the end of the "trad" era.
> Cheers
>
> On 28 June 2017 at 02:21, Bert <mister_bertje at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just watch the movie: "It's Trad Dad" or it's USA title:  "RING-A-DING
>> RHYTHM" , to have a glimpse of how it was felt, when it was actually
>> happening.
>>
>> At least they still got into the movies at the time!
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Acker
>>
>> Temperance Seven
>>
>> Kenny Ball
>>
>> Dukes of Dixieland
>>
>>
>> Have a nice day,
>>
>>
>> Bert
>>
>>
>>
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