Social Constructions of 'Authenticity' and the Sounds of the Kid Thomas Valentine Band: The Case of 'Basin Street Blues' - an Approach from Sociological Musicology and Cultural Studies

Richard Ekins

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    Abstract

    The Kid Thomas Band (1926–1987) may lay legitimate claim to be the most significant of all the old-style New Orleans jazz bands, in terms of ‘authenticity’, longevity and contemporary significance. This article seeks to illuminate social constructions of authenticity in New Orleans revivalist jazz through an analysis of major aspects of the musical detail of selected recordings of ‘Basin Street Blues’ by the Kid Thomas Band. It compares and contrasts the Kid Thomas Band New Orleans ‘dance hall’ sound of 1957 with the ‘concert hall’ sound of 1971, with particular reference to social constructions of authenticity embedded within second-wave New Orleans jazz revivalism of the 1960s and 1970s, as supplemented by the current views of selected New Orleans revivalist jazz enthusiasts, musicians, writers, promoters and record producers with over half a century’s participation within worldwide New Orleans revivalist jazz social worlds.
    LanguageEnglish
    Pages107-144
    JournalJazz Research Journal
    Volume9
    Issue number2
    Early online date23 Aug 2016
    DOIs
    Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 23 Aug 2016

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    Blues
    Musicology
    Authenticity
    Cultural Studies
    Sound
    Social Construction
    Jazz
    Revivalist
    Revivalism
    Enthusiasts
    Social Worlds
    Participation
    1970s
    Waves
    Record Producer
    Writer
    Musicians
    Concert Hall
    Dance
    1960s

    Keywords

    • authenticity
    • Basin Street Blues
    • jazz identities and ideologies
    • Kid Thomas Band
    • New Orleans jazz revivalismism
    • Preservation Hall
    • social worlds
    • sociological musicology

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    Ekins, Richard. / Social Constructions of 'Authenticity' and the Sounds of the Kid Thomas Valentine Band: The Case of 'Basin Street Blues' - an Approach from Sociological Musicology and Cultural Studies. In: Jazz Research Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 9, No. 2. pp. 107-144.
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    Social Constructions of 'Authenticity' and the Sounds of the Kid Thomas Valentine Band: The Case of 'Basin Street Blues' - an Approach from Sociological Musicology and Cultural Studies. / Ekins, Richard.

    In: Jazz Research Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, 23.08.2016, p. 107-144.

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    Ekins R. Social Constructions of 'Authenticity' and the Sounds of the Kid Thomas Valentine Band: The Case of 'Basin Street Blues' - an Approach from Sociological Musicology and Cultural Studies. Jazz Research Journal. 2016 Aug 23;9(2):107-144. https://doi.org/10.1558/jazz.v9i2.18533

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