[Dixielandjazz] Higher & faster is better??

David Livingston snargi01 at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 15 11:37:28 PDT 2003


gebooks <gebooks at qwestonline.com> wrote:

>Since my personal judgement of good players is based
on their ensemble abilities in OKOM, higher and faster
trumpet playing just leads to clutter. I like the
clary on top like such greats as Al Nicholas and Ed
Hall to name just 2.
>When the trumpet goes up where does the clary go?
>Down to run into the 'bone's notes.


>Another thought---don't forget that these new
"p-shooter" trumpets facilitate higher note playing
with a general loss of tone.


Gene, try a Flip Oakes Wild Thing, Jerome Callet
Superchops, or if you own half the world, any of Dave
Monette's horns. They all slot notes very well through
out the entire range of the horn. i.e. High notes
without general loss of tone.

>Simplicity in itself is a statement. A lot of notes
may impress audiences but do not create works of art
like Bix, Louis and others created.

>I still like Picasso better than Jackson Pollack.
Nuf sed.

>Gene Mayl

Higher-Faster-Louder? I have to agree that it doesn't
always work with OKOM but some guys pull it off. A
couple who come to mind right away are Brian Cassery
of Cornet Chop Suey and Dave Johnson formerly of
Wooden Nickel Jass Band. These guys often play "above
the staff" but I have never heard tasteless music come
out of their horns.

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