[Dixielandjazz] Re: Bix Biderbecke Copycats

[bert barr]

You obviously have your head up your you know what! I
don't hear anybody I know on the west coast trying to
sound like Bix and there are a lot of fine cornetist
out here. I also don't hear anybody bad mouthing
trumpet players. As far as the Flugel horn, you can
put it where your head is.
Bert (what the hell do I know about trumpets and
cornets) Barr - Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band - Seattle,Wa 

--- HotJazzSync933 at aol.com wrote:
> Hello Dixielanders,
> 
>     My name is Donald Rogan and I am new to the
> DJML. I have to say how much 
> I hate all those cornet players out there who try to
> play like Bix and play 
> all of Bix's material. If Bix was alive he would
> have hated to see these guys 
> practically try to re-incarnate his sound, etc. He
> was such a unique individual 
> musician and there is no reason to try and be Bix. 
> 
>     Is it just me or is this world Bix crazy? There
> are other artists other 
> than Bix just to let you know! Here's another thing
> I'm a little pissed off 
> about:
> 
>     What ever happend to the trumpet? Is there no
> longer a trumpet in jazz? 
> Now it seems like "oh yea you're a cornet player".
> No more trumpet, sorry. If 
> you play trumpet, no way, you're not accepted. You
> have to play cornet. Cornet 
> has such a better sound, yea right! Its such
> bullcrap. What ever started these 
> "cornet" players to play like this grungy "wrong
> note" type of playing that 
> every player does? They try to make it seem like
> wrong notes are cool to play? 
> They make a wrinkly face and try to squeak out notes
> as if they are putting 
> heart and soul into it. You tend to find a lot of
> this at The Cajun in NYC. Not 
> to mention everywhere that Dixieland is played.
> Maybe someone will comeback 
> and revive trumpet. This cornet bullshit makes me
> sick!
> 
>                                                    
> -Don Rogan
> 
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