[Dixielandjazz] trumpet/trombone

[Don Ingle]

Randy Reinhardt plays both exceptionally well. At one date when he and I
worked with the Sons of Bix, we had a chance to play on one of Bix's Bach
cornets -- authenicated by serial number -- and I have a tape of Randy
playing it on one tune, then taking my valve trombone and I playing the Bix
cornet, both of us switching just to have the chance to say we'd played
Bix's horn. I have played valve trombone as first horn with some bands, and
cornet/trumpet with others. Switching back and forth can be done but has to
be done regularly to keep both "rings" ready for the switch over. Carl Halen
is another of the double-up guys who does it well. Interestingly enough,
Tommy Dorsey could play both and in fact recorded on trumpet several times.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Kashishian" <kash at ran.es>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:50 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] trumpet/trombone


> Seeing various names of musicians who play both trumpet & trombone pop up
on
> DJML brings me to make a comment:
>
> The amazing thing about Morrison is that he plays both horns better than
> almost anyone else anyone has ever heard.  Normally, if a musician shares
> his time between two axes (reed guys are except!), he/she either excels on
> home & is mediocre/awful on the other (that's me!), or doesn't really
excel
> on either.
>
> I've seen people move around the bandstand playing every instrument
> available, but they play just ok.  Jim Morrison is just not in a normal
> category.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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