[Tradjazz] '' TRAD JAZZ", "DIXIELAND" OR "CLASSIC JAZZ"??

[Bruce McNichols]

Wellsir, that makes two of us.  LET'S HEAR FROM EVERYONE ELSE.

As they say, a jazz band is a band that doesn't play a song the same way,
once.

McN

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----- Original Message -----
From: "RICK KNITTEL" <knittelsportland at juno.com>
To: <tradjazz at list.okom.com>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Tradjazz] '' TRAD JAZZ", "DIXIELAND" OR "CLASSIC JAZZ"??



> Hey Bruce;

>

> As far as I am concerned, "Trad Jazz" is one of the many terms used to

> describe OKOM or jazz that is based on the various styles of playing

> developed in the late teens, 1920's and early 1930's here in the US and

> adopted and modified by some jazz musicians from around the world. Each

> set of musicians in a band puts their slant on what a band plays and for

> me, that is one of the many great things about jazz bands. Two different

> bands can play the same song, one right after the other and will not

> sound exactly the same because the musician's sounds and phrasing are

> somewhat different. The rhythmic patterns, the melody line and the

> harmonies and counter point can be and usually are very different from

> one jazz band to the next.

>

> Rick Knittel - JAZZBONE - The Maine Street Paraders

>