Re: Dixieland

[Howard Powers <howie@rexnet.net>]

L. Bird wrote:

> I heard somewhere The Who played jazz early in their career.  Anybody
> else hear that?
>
> keets

Dixieland was the style of jazz originated in New Orleans, that (my memory
is poor) I think just John and Pete played prior to joining up with Roger.
Perhaps this the group they called the Scorpions?  Like I said, I don't
recall exactly the chronology prior to the record-producing Who.

> >From: Howard Powers <howie@rexnet.net>
> >Reply-To: howie@rexnet.net
> >To: thewho@igtc.com
> >Subject: Dixieland
> >Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:32:16 -0500
> >
> >
> >
> >Alan McKendree wrote:
> >
> >> At 3:53 -0800 3/26/1999, The Who Mailing List Digest wrote:
> >> >Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 10:06:55 EST
> >> >From: Oshangrl@aol.com
> >> >
> >> >After the Memphis show I was asked to go with them to New Orleans.
> That was
> >> >really cool because  a Dixieland jazz band was there to greet them
> as we got
> >> >off the plane.
> >>
> >> Even though it's not exactly my kind of music (or The Who's, either,
> I
> >> should think),
> >
> >Weren't John and Pete playing trad jazz (the British term for
> Dixieland) before
> >joining Roger in the Detours?  And Pete was interested in more modern
> forms of
> >jazz.  I'd guess that at least those two appreciate the form.
> >
> >-Howard P.
> >
>
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