[Dixielandjazz] Trombone players

[Don Ingle]

Yes, indeed, I have n on stage with the wild Dane. I played for a very short
time at the Mon-Vue in the late 50's and got used to his controlled
wildness. He ran the band well, and most of the wildman stuff was for the
audience -- indeed a Don Rickles approach.
I only lasted a few weeks since the union put the thumb on me as the band
was non union, so I was told not to play with them. Wouldn't get a blink
today if that was the same case.
I have a tape made at Don Gibson's in a jam session following the Central
City JAzz Fest I played with the Sons of Bix. As I recall it has Allen, Bill
Pontarelli, Maury Walker and a couple other guys, and we played about an
hour just for the fun of it, and Don ran a tape.
Allen, of course, is the leading expert on Gumperson's Disease.
He is also a very talented architech and built several of the large schools
in Evergreen and other places around Jefferson Co.
A free spirit -- but under it all a very serious jazz player -- when the
inner clown lets him.
Don Ingle
 Original Message ----- 
From: "Edgerton, Paul A" <paul.edgerton at eds.com>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Trombone players


> Rebecca Thompson wrote:
> > Anyone been on the stage with Allen Fredrickson?  I have only observed
> > from the audience, but he can get wild with his trombone.
>
> Yes, he sometimes does. While I haven't seen him in years, I can tell you
> that his trombone wasn't the only thing that getting him into trouble. In
> his middle years, he had a bitingly sarcastic tongue with which he
> occasionally assaulted hecklers, insouciant drunks and those who failed to
> properly appreciate his musical gifts.
>
> Here is a story from the Mon-Vue Village days... One fellow, growing weary
> of the Don Rickles treatment, approached Alan on a break and wrapped his
> trombone slide around his head. Now THAT would have been something to see!
>
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