[Dixielandjazz] Re: Trumpet high notes

[David Livingston]

Jon Faddis is one of the best of the extreme range
players out there today. He doesn't play with
blasstissimo dynamics but at the same time it is not a
thin irritating whistle.

One of his front teeth is chipped and he is able to
channel his air through the hole and I think that
helps him in the upper range. 

I remember a story he told at a clinic about when he
first went to NY to be a studio musician. He was flush
with money and decided to get his teeth fixed. He went
to the dentist and had his tooth capped then went to a
gig. He said he played like crap. The next day he went
back to the dentist and had the cap removed. 

When he plays with big bands he plays very Dizzy-like
except an octave up. Unfortunately, his solo CDs are
mostly modern jazz combo recordings that sometimes get
a little too "out there" for me. 

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--- David Palmquist <davidpalmquist@dccnet.com> wrote:
> Mmhmm.  The difficulty with high-note kings is they
usually prefer blasstissimo dynamics.  Ugly.  There's
no need for that in the kind of music I like.

~~~ polite snip ~~~

>I'm not familiar with Mr. Faddis, so I can't comment
on his work.

David in Delta
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David Livingston
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