"...the source was the Black musicians of New Orleans, as most people acknowledged by the late 1910s" Not just them- the white neighborhoods had their own separate jazz culture, which received its peak exposure with the late 1910s recordings of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
The topic here is Absolutely Not "What was the origin of jazz?" but rather, "What was written about the origins of jazz in the late 1910s?" I'm informing my readers that all of the newspapers and magazines by the late 1910s described jazz as a Black music from New Orleans (which had been named "jazz" by white people in Chicago). As for the origin of jazz—which, again, is Not the topic here—I would argue that that is essentially accurate. That's a long conversation, so let's not do a rush job on it here. The bottom line is that white musicians were involved early on but just After the Black musicians, not before. THANK YOU DAVID
"...the source was the Black musicians of New Orleans, as most people acknowledged by the late 1910s" Not just them- the white neighborhoods had their own separate jazz culture, which received its peak exposure with the late 1910s recordings of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
The topic here is Absolutely Not "What was the origin of jazz?" but rather, "What was written about the origins of jazz in the late 1910s?" I'm informing my readers that all of the newspapers and magazines by the late 1910s described jazz as a Black music from New Orleans (which had been named "jazz" by white people in Chicago). As for the origin of jazz—which, again, is Not the topic here—I would argue that that is essentially accurate. That's a long conversation, so let's not do a rush job on it here. The bottom line is that white musicians were involved early on but just After the Black musicians, not before. THANK YOU DAVID
You're welcome.
Scoop Gleeson is a name I'll never forget. I take it he's no relation to Ralph Gleason. Articulate as usual Lewis.