[78-L] the end of the Great Singers Era

[Julian Vein]

On 29/04/14 16:24, Joe Scott wrote:
> "I think that from about 1945, there were fewer and fewer tunes that lent themselves to jazz interpretation. I'm not saying that was a good or a bad thing, just a statement of fact."
> I don't think it's really more difficult for a person to make jazz out of "Raindrops Are Falling On My Head" than out of "Ol' Man River," I think the general public lost interest in jazz interpretations of the latest hits because they'd lost interest in jazz.
> Joseph Scott
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I agree to some extent. The only jazz musicians who might have made 
something out of dogs were mainstream musicians, and they weren't in 
much favour in the early 50s. Boppers were ploughing their own furrow 
with their own material.

      Julian Vein