[Tradjazz] Hello again

[Bruce McNichols]

George,

Always nice to hear from you, and to hear your take on this never-ending discussion.  I pretty much agree with what you say.

As for New Orleans Jazz being "Traditional Jazz," I guess that it is.   If Traditional Jazz means "old-time jazz" (which I guess it does) then yes.  On the other hand, what is "old-time Jazz?"

Sheesh.  When will I learn to keep my big mouth shut?

McN

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: GeoHunt1 at aol.com 
  To: tradjazz at list.okom.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [Tradjazz] Hello again


  Hi Bruce:

  You are right, everyone who becomes a jazz fan, before long becomes opinionated.  Trad Jazz?  Traditional Jazz?  To everyone on the Board of our jazz club, the Tri-State Jazz Society, Trad Jazz means something different; and we are all supposed to be jazz experts. 

  Here is my definition of "Traditional Jazz": Jazz evolved in New Orleans, and was first identifiable as played by Buddy Bolden's New Orleans band sometime between 1900 and 1905. That style of music, as played in New Orleans between 1905 and 1917 (and, of course it has been played there and everyplace else since then) is called "New Orleans Jazz".  Because of World War I and the associated closing of the Storyville New Orleans red light district, most of the musicians playing that style of music moved out of New Orleans, many - because of the availability of jobs - moved to Chicago.  Young Chicago musicians, upon hearing New Orleans Jazz, started playing their variation of it; and that is called "Chicago Jazz".  Any New Orleans Jazz or Chicago Jazz is called Dixieland Jazz.

  I wrote all that to explain what "Traditional Jazz" is, and the answer is, "I'll be damned if I know".

  What I was leading up to was going to define "Traditional Jazz" as the same as "New Orleans Jazz", and that doesn't sound right, does it?
  I give up. 

  How are you doing, Bruce?

  George Hunt 


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