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<p>Thank you Bill.</p>
<p>Danny Polo? 'Ci-devant' means 'once was'. As in 'lived a long
time in England, but originally was American'. I should use
better vocabulary.<br>
</p>
<p>I went to concerts in the early days when Cy Laurie had his
'Four'. One of his four was Beryl Bryden and another was a rather
good trumpet player, whose name I can't remember (it was in the
Fifties). I think it was Les.<br>
</p>
<p>With regard to my being rude about Cy's clarinet work: I remember
him as a very docile but enthusiastic fellow. But I was unhappy
with his playing nothing but the closest copy that he could get
to Johnny Dodds. So I didn't like his playing and implied so in my
e-mail. I didn't like the singing of Vera Lynn or Bill Haley and
the Comets. Or Beryl Bryden, come to that. Henry VIII was regarded
as a great king, but I didn't like him. <br>
</p>
<p>Am I not allowed to say so?</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Steve<br>
</p>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/06/2017 23:00, Bill Haesler
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:6D74E407-6429-44C9-9D11-A7C3903BDAB8@bigpond.net.au">Steve
Voce <<a href="mailto:stevevoce@virginmedia.com" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">stevevoce@virginmedia.com</a>> wrote:
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<p class="">You shouldn't leave out the great Archie
Semple, and Acker Bilk was ten times the jazz musician
your pal Cy Laurie was! Not to mention any of the fine
modern clarinettists or the extremely skilled Sid
Phillips. There are many more in your field, of course,
who it would pain to omit - Christie, Turner, the
ci-devant Danny Polo....</p>
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Dear Steve,</div>
<div class="">Danny Polo?</div>
<div class="">Born in Clinton, Indiana, died in Chicago, Illinois
(1901-1949) and worked and recorded in England in the 1930s.</div>
<div class="">Why include him on a list of British jazz revival
clarinettists?</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">And why single out Cy Laurie for unnecessary
insult? </div>
<div class="">("Cy Laurie, on the other hand, was a nutter who
genuinely believed that he was the reincarnation of Johnny
Dodds. He might have got away with that if he had been as good
as Johnny Dodds, but unfortunately he was only as good as Cy
Laurie.”) </div>
<div class="">Cy was a very popular Trad jazz pioneer who
contributed to its success, inspired and captivated by Johnny
Dodds’ playing.</div>
<div class="">I found Cy to be a passionate and friendly jazzman,
and felt privileged to play with him and pianist Johnny Parker
on several of my visits to Pomgolia. </div>
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<p class="">But don't let us start making lists again.
It's non-productive, like stamp collecting.<br class="">
</p>
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</blockquote>
<div class="">In that, I wholehearted agree with you.</div>
<div class="">Cheers,</div>
<div class="">Bill.</div>
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