[Dixielandjazz] Tony Scott

[Charlie Hooks]

on 7/22/03 12:47 PM, James Kashishian at kash at ran.es wrote:

> 
> on 7/22/03 4:40 AM, James Kashishian at kash at ran.es wrote:
> 
>> a white guy by the name of Tony Scott on
>> clarinet (louder than Louis on trumpet...honest!), and all these guys
>> could hit it on all our Dixie tunes.  They'd paid their dues
> 
> Tony Scott could then and can now literally play anything!  Even
> dead
> I'd put Tony up against any jazz player anywhere.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> 
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> Charlie, dunno if it's the same Tony we're talking about.  I think this
> one is a different one than is normally recognized.  This guy was in
> Europe in the early '70's, then went on to the middle east or somewhere
> & got involved in some really weird music.  He had a shaved head, and
> always, always wore an all black outfit.  Very showy guy, but he could
> certainly play.  One of those guys where his instrument seems too small
> for his talent.
> 


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    Well now, I think we may be on the same guy: Tony Scott has done some
very odd things.  Suggest you check out his website.

 http://www.tonyscott.it/

It is damn near unbelievable!


Charlie