[Dixielandjazz] RV: Check out my band playing Ellington's Awful Sad!

[Marek Boym]

You are probably right, Jim, but I, for one, look for more obscure tunes -
I have countless versions of warhorses and standards which have not yet
become warhorses in my collection.  I rather doubt it that I am unique.
But then, I have been a record collector since 1958.
Eli Preminger of the Chocolate Factory has a tendency to include obscure
Ellingtonia in the band's repertoire, and it goes very well with audiences
here.
Cheers
Marek

On Mon, 3 Feb 2020 at 13:17, <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:

> Madison T <maditayl at gmail.com>  wrote:
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> >We're about to start recording our first album. I've been sifting
> through more obscure selections of trad…
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> I have found, at least with our audiences, that people look at the list of
> songs on a CD, and when the recognize a few of them, they are more apt to
> purchase.  And, most are not avid Jazz fans.  We have included tunes by
> Ellington on our cds, such as Caravan, Mood Indigo,and The Mooche, but
> looking for “obscure tunes” seems to me to not be a commercial viable
> approach.  Perhaps one obscure number might be ok, but I wouldn’t search
> directly for those songs.  And, “live” recordings are more popular than
> studio recordings.
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> Anyway, it’s just my “commercial side” coming out, and needn’t be to your
> choosing.
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> J*i*m
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