[Dixielandjazz] Re: listening to OKOM is absolutely essential

[Steve barbone]

on 9/9/04 7:20 PM, Bill Haesler at bhaesler at bigpond.net.au wrote:

> Dear Steve me ole mate,
> I am will not be drawn into this current one from you.
> Others better qualified than me will reply, I am certain.
> However, your comment that you: "... have already learned all the lessons
> that Johnny Dodds, Eddie Miller, Larry Shields, Leon Rappollo, Alphonse
> Picou, Albert Nicholas, George Lewis, Sidney Bechet and all the others of
> that time can teach me" reminded me of a great line from cltist Bill Wood
> quoted in an article in the Winter 2004 issue of the IAJRC Journal.
> "Ben Webster taught  me everything I know, but he hasn't taught me
> everything he knows."
> 8>)
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.

Dear Bill:

Sure, and he never will from a record.

But one of the living, modern guys, who studied with Webster will teach you
everything Ben Webster knew. ;-) VBG

Cheers,
Steve Barbone