[Dixielandjazz] A trumpet player's education

[Bill Biffle]

I have "Live At The Mardi Gras" (among others) and agree with you that Hirt
was amazing.  He's just about the best technician I've heard playing
Dixieland.  Can't hope to emulate his range, speed, dexterity or - for that
matter - sound, but it's great fun to listen and fantasize about it.

Bill Biffle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Custode at aol.com>
To: <sbrager at socal.rr.com>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] A trumpet player's education


> In a message dated 11/14/03 12:25:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> sbrager at socal.rr.com writes:
> Who else should I be listening to?
> You will find that just about everybody has an opinion, that is why they
are
> the worlds' cheapest commodity. With that in mind, I will offer my
favorite
> players to add to the list:
>
> 1) Al Hirt: probably one of the greatest pure trumpet players in history.
I
> thank God he loved to play Dixieland.  He was simply the best ever...no
one
> else has ever come close.
>
> 2) Warren Vache: a tremendous technician with great passion.
>
> 3) Jeremy Davenport: new kid on the block...doesn't really play Dixieland,
> but plays in a traditional jazz style.
>
> 4) JB Scott: played with Dukes of Dixieland on "Hearing is Believing"...a
> wonderful player.
>
> Everybody else has listed the "typical" responses that one would expect
from
> this posting.  I hope that I have added some new blood to the list.
>
> PS..don't disregard Hirt.  Listen to "Live at the Mardi Gras" for some of
the
> best examples of why he was in a class of his own.
>
> There you have it,
> Lewis D. Custode, Jr., CLU, ChFC
> trumpet/leader
> Bourbon Street Brass
> Buffalo, NY
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