[Dixielandjazz] Melody and Chords

[Patrick Cooke]

>>Where is his nephew the sousaphone
player?  He married a friend of mine, moved away, and I've lost touch with
them.<<<

     He is here in New Orleans.  He also plays string bass and bass sax.
I'll call the union later and get and address for you.
        Pat Cooke


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Hooks" <charliehooks at earthlink.net>
To: "DJML Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Melody and Chords


> on 1/21/03 2:31 PM, Rob McCallum at rakmccallum at hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > one of the alto players is playing straight forward be bop
> > articulations
>
> Yeah, that would be Eric Schneider--a monster player and a sweet guy, a
> friend.  But Eric really dislikes some of the older OKOM and used to have
a
> tough time playing it with a straight face.  He's gotten better at it
during
> the last 20 years, but it will never be his strength.  Fine player,
though,
> at whatever he wants to play: I remember once in Lauderdale going in to
hear
> Ira Sullivan when Stan Getz was sitting in; suddenly Eric showed up
between
> the two of them and held his own just fine, thank you!  I loved it. Eric
can
> play clarinet, too; and if he works at it for a short time to clear his
> chops, he really sounds good.  But he rarely plays clarinet.
>
> The original "Sat. Night Function" was an LP and I was the only reed.
When
> Jim re-released it on CD, he added tracks from other recordings.
>
> Tell Tommy Saunders hello for me.  Where is his nephew the sousaphone
> player?  He married a friend of mine, moved away, and I've lost touch with
> them.
>
> thanks for the note,
> charlie
>
>
>
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