From the start, jazz was about syncopation—the adding of rhythmic emphasis where there wouldn’t normally be one to facilitate an upbeat spirit and dancing.
Great over view. Got me thinking. I’d add the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 was as important as sheet music and more important than recording in spreading the word about ragtime as many of the ragtime pianists appeared there and the majority of music in that period was heard live or not at all.
And though Lunceford’s band was top shelf it was the Fletcher Henderson orchestra with Don Redman that smoothed out the New Orleans style by Louis Armstrong giving Redman a copy of Dippermouth Blues which Redman turned into Sugerfoot Stomp, retaining Oliver’s great solo along the way. That was years before Lunceford and helped take the Armstrong vocabulary to the mainstream through Goodman. 2cents, anyway.
A masters degree in this topic, will move on to part 2 for the phd. Marc, you are phenominal. Digging this new venue, some years on your old one, which was top shelf.
Great over view. Got me thinking. I’d add the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 was as important as sheet music and more important than recording in spreading the word about ragtime as many of the ragtime pianists appeared there and the majority of music in that period was heard live or not at all.
And though Lunceford’s band was top shelf it was the Fletcher Henderson orchestra with Don Redman that smoothed out the New Orleans style by Louis Armstrong giving Redman a copy of Dippermouth Blues which Redman turned into Sugerfoot Stomp, retaining Oliver’s great solo along the way. That was years before Lunceford and helped take the Armstrong vocabulary to the mainstream through Goodman. 2cents, anyway.
A masters degree in this topic, will move on to part 2 for the phd. Marc, you are phenominal. Digging this new venue, some years on your old one, which was top shelf.
You're most kind, John. Thanks for the lovely words. So glad you're enjoying. I only know one way.
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I can't hear where Bessie's Good Old Wagon came out of that song. Seems like an early example of someone stealing a song title.