Comments on: Date With Dizzy (1956) http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Deborah Gillaspie http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-16 Deborah Gillaspie Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:48:38 +0000 http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-16 Great blog! I linked to it from the Chicago Jazz Archive site, we've got folks here studying film music who may find it useful. Wow, I missed the Calder connection, thanks for pointing that out! It's so obvious once someone mentions it. Let me offer a viewpoint on the wolf vs. pigs. I see that as the moldy figs (wolf) vs. the pigs (boppers), not racial at all. It's tough to sort out blues and jazz in the 1910's and 1920's, but that would be a "safe" choice for sitting in with a trad group. The scene where the wolf comes in playing a march -- right back to the brass band tradition in New Orleans, which was a major wellspring for traditional ("moldy fig") jazz. So totally inappropriate for bop, and with the over-the-top uniform, it's hilarious! Lots of bad bandstand manners on the wolf's part, esp. from a bop point of view -- sitting in without being invited, making a fuss when permission is denied, using a fakebook in a performance (as opposed to a jam session). Of course, the biggest irony is that the pigs aren't playing bop at all! Thanks for making my day, Deborah Gillaspie Great blog! I linked to it from the Chicago Jazz Archive site, we’ve got folks here studying film music who may find it useful.

Wow, I missed the Calder connection, thanks for pointing that out! It’s so obvious once someone mentions it.

Let me offer a viewpoint on the wolf vs. pigs. I see that as the moldy figs (wolf) vs. the pigs (boppers), not racial at all. It’s tough to sort out blues and jazz in the 1910’s and 1920’s, but that would be a “safe” choice for sitting in with a trad group. The scene where the wolf comes in playing a march — right back to the brass band tradition in New Orleans, which was a major wellspring for traditional (“moldy fig”) jazz. So totally inappropriate for bop, and with the over-the-top uniform, it’s hilarious!

Lots of bad bandstand manners on the wolf’s part, esp. from a bop point of view — sitting in without being invited, making a fuss when permission is denied,
using a fakebook in a performance (as opposed to a jam session).

Of course, the biggest irony is that the pigs aren’t playing bop at all!

Thanks for making my day,

Deborah Gillaspie

]]> By: Suresh Gundappa http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-14 Suresh Gundappa Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:41:54 +0000 http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-14 Great blog and even better writing. I really enjoyed your blog. Your blog is worth visiting again and again. Great blog and even better writing. I really enjoyed your blog. Your blog is worth visiting again and again.

]]> By: Daniel Poeira http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-13 Daniel Poeira Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:56:26 +0000 http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-13 Excellent blog! I'll link it to mine, and also recommend it to my students. Excellent blog! I’ll link it to mine, and also recommend it to my students.

]]> By: Andertoons http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-7 Andertoons Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:04:24 +0000 http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-7 Wow! What a great find! Just added you to my bookmarks. Jazz and cartoons, my two favorite things! Keep up the good work my man! Wow! What a great find! Just added you to my bookmarks.

Jazz and cartoons, my two favorite things! Keep up the good work my man!

]]> By: Michael Sporn http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-6 Michael Sporn Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:52:55 +0000 http://jazzanimated.wordpress.com/2006/10/09/a-date-with-dizzy-1956/#comment-6 Your commentary for this film is succinct and excellent. As a matter of fact, your entire blog is excellent. I'll check back often. Thanks to Amid Amidi for leading me here, and thanks to you for the site, itself. Michael Sporn Your commentary for this film is succinct and excellent. As a matter of fact, your entire blog is excellent. I’ll check back often. Thanks to Amid Amidi for leading me here, and thanks to you for the site, itself.

Michael Sporn

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