XPost: rec.music.bluenote, rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz   
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   In article <1113594479.878113.216840@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,   
   j_nscott@msn.com wrote:   
      
   > "As J. Scott pointed out, what's now called 'the jazz age,' and 'the   
   > swing era' that   
   > followed it marked periods when the popular music of north american was   
   > jazz."   
   >   
   > Well, to the best of my knowledge Bing Crosby and Kay Kyser sold even   
   > more records during the Swing Era than Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington   
   > did, for instance. It's not so much that jazz was the pop music of any   
   > era, just that those were the eras when it got as near to being the pop   
   > music as it ever did.   
      
   I don't doubt sales for Crosby and Kyser; but I thought that, during the swing   
   era, the swing   
   ensembles and big-bands were the dominant market segment. Wasn't there a   
   period after that, when   
   large dance bands, such as Les Elgart, had significant market share too? And   
   nowadays I'd have   
   to qualify Elgart's big-band as a jazz ensemble (not *just* a dance band).   
      
   > The problem with the so-called "swing" revival for me is that most of   
   > the acts incorporate punk rock influence, which makes an arbitrary,   
   > jarring contrast to what vintage swing artists sounded like.   
   >   
   > Joseph Scott   
      
   Sure, I don't like many rhythm sections nowadays; too heavy. I guess what I   
   like most about it   
   is a return to exhuberant instrumental usage. Kinda refreshing after too many   
   electronics.   
      
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