[Dixielandjazz] Trumpet / Trombone / Reeds

[Don Ingle]

I didn't mean that he was primarily a valve bone player -- but only that he
had taken mine at a Sons of Bix gig so that I would have the opportunity to
play a chorus on Bix's cornet as he had just done. He was on this gig as
cornetist, but he is a prime slide player first and foremost. I first met
him with the Cullum band 25 years ago -- just a college kid in age. And he
was a monster on bone with that band. On cornet he is right up there with
the best of the Bix-oriented players of  today, including Pletcher, Sanke,
others. I think he is one of the most versitile players of today -- and
lyrically inventive.
That he played my valve trombone so damn well was humbling! Drat that 'kid,'
anyway -- making a old man cry!!<G>
Don Ingle -- also a prime time cornetist.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 3:22 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Trumpet / Trombone / Reeds


> Don Ingle mentioned Randy Reinhardt as one who excels on Cornet & Valve
> Trombone. Not only that but slide trombone, clarinet and Sop Sax.
> Sometimes one right after the other on a tune.
>
> Several years ago, I was in the front line of a Keystone Jazz Group club
> date with Pete Pepke (trombone) and Randy. At a break we were discussing
> Randy's ability to play all 3 instruments. Next set in Yellow Dog Blues,
> Pete proffered his Trombone after Randy's cornet solo. Randy took it and
> blew a very fine Bone solo. Then, I proffered my Clarinet, Randy took it
> and blew a very fine Clarinet solo.
>
> I don't know about Pete's mouthpiece, but mine was a Van Doren 5JB,
> (very wide lay) which Kenny Davern designed and uses. It is not easy to
> blow because you expend a lot of air and so you run out before your
> ideas are finished if you are not using one all the time. He handled it
> beautifully after the first 4 bars and later asked what the hell I was
> using as a mouthpiece.
>
> I've seen him do the same thing with Sop Sax and play beautiful duets
> with the late Bobby (Lips) Levine who would bring his Tenor and 2 sop
> saxes to gigs that Randy was on. Those of you who know, or have heard
> Randy know he is one of the finest OKOMers around these days. And the
> girls just gush over those electric blue eyes.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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