Word: dixicland
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...McPartland Bix Beiderbecke once said, "He's the greatest white trumpet man in the world." Most of the Bixian refrain has gone from McPartland's horn now, and he has become more of a New York-dixicland musician. But, like Bix and unlike almost all others, he doesn't startle you with his music; he just plays it "awfully pretty" in a quiet...
...would be in any way sacrilegious to put a nice solid two-beat on tunes like "The Marine's Hymn," "The Caissons Go Rolling Along," and "Anchors Aweigh." In fact, the most patriotic music I ever heard was down at Nick's when a rough and tough little Dixicland outfit picked up "The Stars And Stripes Forever," and really gave it a workout. When they knocked out the final bars, I thought, Hell, how can we lose...
Woody's band, previously discussed in this column, plays excellent jazz, both Dixicland and colored style, has good soloists including Woody himself (clarinet), and in general makes for very interesting listening and dancing...
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