[Dixielandjazz] Re: PUJE

[Stephen Barbone]

"Edgerton, Paul A" wrote: (excerpted)

> The Pujé . . . . is somewhat shorter than a standard trumpet,
> but longer than a "short model" cornet. It is most definitely not a toy.

Yes, of course. It is a smaller instrument which, those who possess it say,
performs just as well as a larger instrument.

> A Pujé is played by none other than of Jon-Erik Kelso, for starters,

Yes, and he does play it  in excellent fashion. I've played with him in various
groups a few times and it is always a highlight experience for anyone to gig
with him. It is to our everlasting shame here in the USA that he is not gigging
somewhere every weekend for big bucks. The Europeans are much more appreciative
of his talent and thus he spends a good deal of his time gigging / touring
there.

> They (Pujes) are hand
> made by Bobby DeNicola in South Carolina. (His brother is a fairly
> well-known drummer)

Bobby's brother, drummer Tony Di Nicola, is VERY WELL KNOWN here in the Eastern
USA. He worked with Harry James Orchestra etc., and still works with most of
the accomplished Dixieland / Swing / Modern players gigging here in the East.
He is on Arbors CDs with Kenny Davern, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, Greg
Cohen, Bob Haggart, Dan Barrett, Joel Helleny and other top flight jazz
musicians. I have been lucky enough to gig with him also, a few times during
the past 10 years. Also a highlight experience.

My post was simple double entendre, directed at the statement that those who
possess smaller instruments say they perform just as well as larger
instruments. Jon-Erik, it seems, would bear the truth of this out, at least as
far as horns are concerned.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone