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Typical Program
Our programs tends vary by the season, or the desires of our
audience. We always include many of the traditional
Dixieland standards that you would immediately recognize. In
addition, you will hear authentic New Orleans blues, some ragtime and
of course the occasional classic gospel number. We encourage
our audience to participate by singing the familiar refrains or
dancing ( if space permits).
On occasion, we present a theme relating to our selection of
songs. We may take you on a tour of famous New Orleans
neighborhoods that are mentioned in the title or words of the songs.
We also may feature songs from such notables as Louis Armstrong,
Jelly Roll Morton or Spenser Williams, etc.
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A Word About New
Orleans Style Dixieland
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| In it's original form, Dixieland music was a good deal like ragtime in orchestral form, except that is more complicated rhythmically. Because the style of
New Orleans music, as it sounded back in the early 1900's, had a rambling effect, some devotees claimed it sounded "polyphonic". This assertion has no basis in fact. The experts for the most part agree that the style of New Orleans music in its early 20th century form was conceived and executed harmonically. However true this may be, the fact is that modern Dixieland exploits melodic line
much more than harmony. At the same time, Dixieland has the kind
of structure in which harmonic color is subtly achieved by ingenious
interval combinations. Where New Orleans music originally called for a
potpourri of instruments, each of which tried in haphazard fashion to
outdo the other, modern Dixieland involves a close-knit ensemble
including such instruments as clarinet, trumpet, trombone forming the
front line, with a tuba, drums ( or string bass ), piano and banjo
forming the rhythm section. The DixieLanders Jazz Band is a
good illustration of how bands were structured when this style of jazz
reached its peak in the 1940's and 50's. A sampling of tunes
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Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
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Tin Roof Blues
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Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nelly
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There'll Be Some Changes Made
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When You're Smiling
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Darktown Strutters Ball
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Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue
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Ain't Misbehaving
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Wabash Blues
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Red, Red Robin
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Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
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Royal Garden Blues
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Doctor Jazz
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Melancholy Blues
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Muskrat Ramble
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I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby
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When You Wore a Tulip
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Hello Dolly
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St. Louis Blues
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Nobody's Sweetheart Now
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Back Home in Indiana
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Just a Closer Walk With Thee
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Kansas City Kitty
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When the Saints Go Marching in
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