[BC] Making Beautiful Music

[Rich Wood]

------ At 01:24 PM 3/31/2008, W2XJ wrote: -------

>Actually there there is pretty good demand for many of the original 
>old standards. Rich I am sure you remember some of the trendy NYC 
>night spots that played standards from the 30s and 40s. These days I 
>guess most of that is considered jazz.

Yes. Not too long ago there was a resurgence of music of that era and 
some contemporary stuff done in that style. Those night clubs attract 
young people. They called it Swing and it lasted a couple of years. 
Jazz composers have always taken standards and rearranged them.

I remember seeing lines of young people outside the Roseland Ballroom 
in New York dressed in 30s and 40 outfits. I tried to get WPIX-FM to 
sponsor some events but management wasn't interested. Actually, they 
weren't interested in much of anything, including the Smooth Jazz 
that gave them new life for many more years as WQCD. Their success 
required a change in management and consultant.

Rich