Date:	06-Aug-1998 20:39:36
From:	Paul Abella (Pabella3@aol.com)
	In my opinion, melody is tops. Who wrote it, or whether it's jazz or not are inconsequential, (face it, 95% of the tunes we call standards were pop tunes that Bird or Miles or some big band decided to play.) the only reason we continue to play the songs we play is for their melodies. Seems kind of obvious don't you think? Keep Your Ears Open, Paul

 

Date:	13-Aug-1998 14:53:31
From:	Charles F. Price (w5mpd@aol.com)
	Tunes written by your jazz artist could be classified as "jazz standards"--those tunes cherished, played and appreciated by both musicians and jazz afficiandos alike. Try and make a living playing nothing but these tunes and see how far you get. Those tunes written by Cole Porter, Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, etc. are the true standards which both the jazz musician, jazz afficiando, and laymen can all cherish, play and appreciate. Pity the musician who does not know THESE standards. The more you know the better.

 

Date:	30-Apr-1999 02:04:12
From:	C. Glatzel (carlg@bantudesign.com)
	Whatever Bill Evans played should very well constitute a jazz standard. Crazy, huh

 

Date:	17-Sep-1999 08:32:06
From:	Henilton Menezes (henilton@brhs.com.br)
	The word "STANDARD" is too generic. I think to listen a song and call it "STANDARD" depends on each listener. Any song can be a STANDARD to me and not to be for another listener. Jazz is freedom. To be or not to be a STANDARD is not important.

 

Date:	23-Oct-1999 22:47:55
From:	D C DowDell (keyplyr@email.com)
	"What makes a tune a standard?" Well academically, the term 'standard' is meant to describe a tune that is "standard" to most players repertoire. Now what puts it there is specific to each performer. If enough of us put the tune in our book, for what-ever reason, the tune becomes a standard. http://apassion4jazz.cjb.net

 

Date:	30-Mar-2000 19:48:51
From:	richard dee
	It has been my experience that virtually any "giging" jazz musician in any country knows exactly what the term "standard" means:it is the comprehensive body of work by the great (mainly American) composers of the '30/'40/'50,s,which jazz musicians have used and continue to use as a vehicle for improvisition.These would include Kern,Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart,Gershwin etc.The harmonic progressions of such tunes as "I'll Remember April","All the things you are" "Funny Valentine"and many other such tunes are known to most all jazz musicians the world over.

 

Date:	11-May-2000 22:28:08
From:	Ollie Bivins
	I think Richard defined it perfectly. In the last few years I have really begun to apprectiate and love standards and come to realize that the greatest music to come out of the U.S. was in that 1930-50's time period. Melody IS the key. Which is why so little pop music today will ever become standards in the future--no melodies worth a s---!

 

Date:	25-Sep-2001 08:37:15
From:	Falls Five Dixie Land sextet (Enderbass14@hotmail.com)
	IF you're in the raleigh area and looking for some clasic dixieland jazz contact us

 

Date:	25-Sep-2001 08:37:30
From:	Falls Five Dixie Land sextet (Enderbass14@hotmail.com)
	IF you're in the raleigh area and looking for some clasic dixieland jazz contact us by emailing me