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Re: No Swing in the U.K.?

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Subject: Re: No Swing in the U.K.?
From: Gregor Spowart <ceegjs1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:06:28 +0000 (GMT)
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Well, again, i have to disagree....i'm not making any friends on this
list, but I just don't feel that British Brass Bands can swing, either SA
bands or otherwise.  I have the Revelation CD, and they are OK at swing,
as are Desford in the Harry James piece, but they can't touch the
original.   IMO, the only brass band in Britain that get close to swing is
the Redbridge Brass, and i've not heard that much of them, but when I
heard them on the radio, they knew what was going on and did a good job of
it.  The Chicago Staff are pretty good at it also, but they're not
British, as you'd probably guessed. :-)
But still, they weren't as good as the real big bands and jazz bands.
I think that BB should just stick to their own music (and to an extent
that includes some of the orchestral transcriptions, but thats another
thread, although, quite an interesting one....) since that is what they're
good at.  

Just my opinion.

Regards

On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 MCBBAND@xxxxxxx wrote:

> In our recent discussion of the top 10 (ENOUGH!) it was suggested that
> British Bands don't swing.  I disagree.  I have just come into a copy of
> Revelations by Black Dyke and my kids are dancing to the big band sounds of
> James Watson - they dig it!  I would draw your consideration to the Trumpet
> Blues and Cantabile as performed by Desford (Live in Canada).  As we crossed
> the bridge in our discussions and ratings between contest and TSA bands, I
> believe its the deportment of the S.A. bands that effect their ability to
> "let loose with it."  After all, thats what they use to play in those "dens
> of iniquity!"   This is perhaps the true forte which Himes brings forth with
> the Chicago Staff on our side of the Atlantic.   Letting the swing go by,
> Wilby has really outdone himself with this Revelation.  Of course all you
> Brits probably knew that back in '95.  Thanks for listening
> 
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