[Dixielandjazz] Playing too long
JimDBB@aol.com
JimDBB@aol.com
Sun, 6 Oct 2002 00:58:01 EDT
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In a message dated 10/5/02 11:31:23 PM Central Daylight Time,
jazzboard@hotmail.com writes:
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> A good entertainer - one with a sense of humor - even though he/she may be
> well past his or her musical zenith and whose chops are pretty well decayed
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> can still be entertaining. A GOOD entertainer can make farting noises with
> his trombone all night and still entertain the crowd.
True enough, George brunis did it for years.
When all is said and done I would rather hear a musician who is on the way
out but had something to say rather than one who is at top form ,
technically, but has nothing to say...doesn't swing.
JIm Beebe
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 10/5/02 11:31:23 PM Central Daylight Time, jazzboard@hotmail.com writes:<BR>
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A good entertainer - one with a sense of humor - even though he/she may be <BR>
well past his or her musical zenith and whose chops are pretty well decayed <BR>
can still be entertaining. A GOOD entertainer can make farting noises with <BR>
his trombone all night and still entertain the crowd.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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True enough, George brunis did it for years.<BR>
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When all is said and done I would rather hear a musician who is on the way out but had something to say rather than one who is at top form , technically, but has nothing to say...doesn't swing.<BR>
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JIm Beebe</FONT></HTML>
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