Re: Re: Dixie band


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Posted by Tom Holtz on September 26, 2003 at 16:19:13:

In Reply to: Re: Dixie band posted by AW on September 25, 2003 at 17:52:11:

The Dixieland and swing books at AMC are produced by David Littlefield, a banjo player here in Washington, D.C. I have these books, and they're great. Dave was one of the first people here in D.C. to start hiring me for jobs, and he broke me into some nice circles here. I was playing gigs out of these books while they (and I) were still in development, and learned a pile of tunes from them. The little chord books still go out with me when I take a gig with a new bandleader whose routine I'm not familiar with.

Dave knows his early jazz, and has put a pile of time and research into making these books as accurate, faithful, and helpful as possible. He recently retired from his position at the Library Of Congress, so he knows a thing or two about research, and he sure had all the material he needed at his disposal. *I highly recommend these books.*

TH


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