[Dixielandjazz] Note count

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Jack Tracy wrote:

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>From: "Butch Thompson" <butcht at sihope.com>
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>Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 12:51 PM
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>>For economy of means, my vote goes to Jimmy Yancey.
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>>Butch Thompson
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>Butch: Wouldn't you agree that Jimmy's economy of means came about as a 
>result of limited technique? I heard him in person several times, and the 
>emotional quality of his playing was high, but what he played was about the 
>best his fingers could execute mechanically.
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>Almost the same situation was true with Art Hodes: I loved his playing, and 
>had the pleasure of producing a couple of his albums, but you never had to 
>worry about being dazzled by Art's dexterity.
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>Jack Tracy
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Agree somewhat on Hodes -- but he made up for any technical shortfall by 
his pixie, sly, and sometimes off the wall
personality.
He was often more fun to watch than listen to. At once time, when the 
piano chair at Jazz Ltd.was between full time players,, the week was 
split between Hodes for two nghts and Dave Remington for the other 
three. Two characters in search of an audience -- and I -- sittiing 
behind my silver trumpet -- got to be just that.
Later when Rozelle Claxton or Davie Phelps played all five nghts, I 
listened more, but laughed less.
There was an Abbot andCostelo, a Stan and Olie, but there was also Hodes 
and Murphy for a new take onthe odd couple. Many of us thoght they were 
joined at the hip.
My -- Chicago was interesting in the 60's.
Don Ingle