[Dixielandjazz] Suitcases - Was Washboards & Drums

[Mike C.]

Heehee ;-)



tcashwigg at aol.com wrote:
> CORRECTOMENTO MICHAEL,
> 
> However it should be noted that in these modern times the Saxophone is 
> indeed a novelty instrument primarily because you can just hang one 
> outside your front door or back door and the wind will play it.  :))
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom Wiggins
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike C. <mike at michaelcryer.com>
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Sent: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:27:18 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Suitcases - Was Washboards & Drums
> 
>    I have to disagree with that. They said the same things about 
> saxophone originally. The saxophone was a novelty instrument until 
> Coleman Hawkins came along and look what happened. Now you can hardly 
> hear a jazz melody without the saxophone playing the melody. 
>  
>  >> Nothing against washboards or washboard players. They can be used to 
>  >> great 
>  >> effect on certain novelty tunes . . . but they are just that, a 
> novelty 
>  >> instrument. 
>  
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