[Dixielandjazz] Arturo Sandoval plays Bix

[David Livingston]

--- JimDBB at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/7/03 8:42:22 PM Central
> Standard Time, 
> barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:
> 
> 
> > He turned a music stand around and there was the
> American Flag. He then
> > proceeded to play three chorus' s of "America The
> Beautiful." One very
> > soft low register, one an octave up and the last
> another octave up, with
> > piano / guitar / drum backing. He got louder and
> louder as he finished
> > and didn't miss or crack a note, even way up in
> altissimo. I have to
> > tell you that there wasn't a dry eye among us in
> the house. Thunderous
> > applause and an outpouring of love for this man
> like you've never seen.
> > 
> > Regarding whether or not he can portray Bix
> accurately, let me be the
> > first to say that I think he can probably play Bix
> better than any
> > living musician can.  In fact I think he can play
> exactly like whomever
> > he wants. He is a virtuoso, great feel for the
> music and a determination
> > to succeed that equals or exceeds that of anybody
> I know. He studies the
> > music and the musicians he wants to play and he
> gets into it. At least
> > that what I hear in his music, and I have a lot of
> it.
> 
> Steve...I'm going to have to call you on this. 
> There is just no way in my 
> universe that this guy who plays "America the
> Beautiful" three times, each 
> time louder and higher, is able to "play Bix better
> than any living 
> musician."  This grandstanding is the antithesis of
> Bix Beiderbecke.
> 
>

I agree with Jim on this. 

Listen to Arturo's classical albums sometime. Very
sloppy work. Everything I have heard/read about Bix is
that he had incredible technique on his trumpet.
 
> > So I can hardly wait for his interpretations of
> those early jazz
> > musicians. He may just surprise us all. And, of
> course, I eagerly await
> > his protrayal of Louis thinking that finally we'll
> get a rendition by a
> > muso that can produce Louis' fire and energy,
> instead of just playing
> > the notes.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Steve Barbone
> 
>    I, for one, do not await his portrayal of
> Armstrong.  I fear that it will 
> be at the same level of Nicholas Payton's pathetic
> attempts at playing 
> Armstrong.

Nicholas Payton is a great trumpet player but I never
thought that he sounded like Louis. My picks on who
plays in the best "Armstrong stylings" are Leroy Jones
out of New Orleans or perhaps Brian Casserly from
Cornet Chop Suey in St. Louis.

> 
>    The thing is, Steve, that Bix and Louis respected
> each other enough to 
> never attempt to mimic each other.  Louis never
> played Bix's tunes and vice 
> versa.  Incidentally, out of respect for Bunny
> Berigan, Louis Armstrong would 
> never play, "I can't get started with you."
> 
>    I hereby, publically, ask Arturo Sandoval to
> leave Bix and Louis alone.
> 
>   Jim 
> Beebe

I respect almost all the musicians that I have heard
play live or from a album. Does this mean out of
respect for them I shouldn't play their songs? That
wouldn't leave me much music to play at my Jazz Club
meetings. ;-)


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