[Dixielandjazz] Cornet/Trumpet

[Tony Davis]

Yes, Bob, it's a 1938 Conn Victor large bore cornet, serial number 322975,
sold to me by Chris Tyle, who bought it from Max's widow in 1995, together
with a letter signed by her certifying its genuineness..

Of course, it may not be the one he was playing in 1938 - he could have
found it in a junk shop and bought it because it reminded him of the horn he
used to own.  But until someone proves otherwise I'd like to think it was
the horn used on the 1939 and 1940 Lee Wiley sessions.

All the best - see you in Lodi in May!

Tony.

--
Tony Davis
Trumpet/Cornet
Zenith Hot Stompers/Kaminsky Connection/Harlem
Aston, Oxfordshire, UK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7@attbi.com>
To: "Tony Davis" <tony@tony-davis.co.uk>; <Pepett@aol.com>
Cc: "DJML" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Cornet/Trumpet


> For some of you may not know it, Tony Davis owns Max's cornet, A Conn
Victor
> Model...am I right, Tony...it IS a Victor isn't it?
> Bob Romans
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> From: Tony Davis <tony@tony-davis.co.uk>
> To: Pepett@aol.com <Pepett@aol.com>
> Cc: DJML <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Cornet/Trumpet
> Date: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:58 AM
>
> Hi Perry,
>
> I don't have time to research this fully at the moment, but to take a
> specific case:  on the historic recordings by Lee Wiley of Gershwin songs
> Max is listed as playing trumpet, but (as well as the aural evidence) one
of
> the photographs in the CD insert, taken at the session, clearly shows him
> playing a Conn Victor cornet.
>
> In the wonderful collection of photographs by Charles Peterson under the
> title "Swing Era New York", there are several shots of Max.  At a
rehearsal
> during the autumn of 1938, again rehearsing in January 1939, at a jam
> session in August 1939 and recording in March 1940 he's playing cornet.
At
> Jimmy Ryan's in November 1941 and at a Carnegie Hall concert in January
1942
> he's playing trumpet.
>
> Of course the fact that he played one or the other on a specific occasion
> doesn't mean that he was playing that instrument all the time - he may
have
> switched from one to the other depending on the line-up of the band or his
> mood at the time.  And I can't say for certain from listening to a record
> which instrument he was using - we've had this discussion before on the
list
> and I side with those who say the sound depends more on the player than on
> the horn.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tony.
>
> --
> Tony Davis
> Trumpet/Cornet
> Zenith Hot Stompers/Kaminsky Connection/Harlem
> Aston, Oxfordshire, UK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Pepett@aol.com>
> To: <DIXIELANDJAZZ@ML.ISLANDNET.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 2:28 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Cornet/Trumpet
>
>
> Gang,
> As long as we are on this Cornet/Trumpet kick------I would almost
> bet
> the farm on the fact that Maxie Kaminsky played a Cornet MAINLY, but was
> rarely listed as such!
> Any of you REALLY old timers (like me) able to shed any light on
> this??
> Perry
>
> LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
> LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER
>
>
>
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