[Dixielandjazz] Don Ingle on easy instruments

[Don Ingle]

Jim Beebe wrote:
>Don Ingle has had the effrontery to suggest that the trombone is the
easiest instrument to play. <
I might have had the effbehintery as well, but I was facing the wrong
direction. My point was in regard to the rather amazing "fast study" of
Randy Reinhardt in his short time of mastering the trombone enough to work
with the demanding level of the Jim Cullum band as he did.
Any instrument requires both time and talent, but in his case, the time was
so short as to make one wonder at how he achieved it.
As for unique differences between trombonists, it exists between valve bone
players as well. Example - Frank Orchard with some of the Commadore/Condon
gang sides was different in sound than Brad Gowans, as were Bob Evoladsen
(sp) and Juan Tizol. I respect all trombonists, especially one James Beebe,
so order arms, marine, this is one "war" I'll skip.
Don Ingle
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From: <JimDBB at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 3:56 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Don Ingle on easy instruments


> Don Ingle has had the effrontery to sugges that the trombone is the
easiest
> instrument to play.  This statement is belied by the simple fact that
there
> are so few good trombonists around.
>
> Don, an excellent trumpet player, is also adept on the valve trombone and
> therein, possibly, lies the confusion.  Yes, a valve trombone is
relatively
> easy to play but the slide trombone is another matter altogether.  Even
> thought they both use basically the same mouthpiece and embouchure, there
is
> a world of difference in playing the two.  It takes a tremendous amount of
> practice and study to play the slide trombone decently.
>
> While there have been some notable players on the valve trombone, in the
end,
> it is still a valve trombone and give and take technical execution, they
all
> sound the same.  You cannot get the unique and suble tonal distinctions on
> valve trombone that you can get on the slide trombone.  Take Bill Harris
and
> Jack Teagden for example.  Two completely different trombone sounds and
> styles.  You can't find anything comparable among the valve trombone
crowd.
>
> Lest anyone think that I may be biased let me say that I have nothing
against
> the valve trombone...and let me add that I have nothing for it, either.
>
> Teagardenly yours,
>
> Jim Beebe
>
>


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