[Dixielandjazz] Bass Sax - Was C Melody Sax

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Find me such a player and I have a full time job for them "If they are 
really Funky"

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins
who needs just such a player to fill out the cast in my touring circus.
Saint Gabriel's Celestial Brass band

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike C. <mike at michaelcryer.com>
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Sent: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:16:50 -0600
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Bass Sax - Was C Melody Sax

    Solution: Get a double bass player that doubles on tuba and bass sax 
and then you have it all ;-) 
 
 Mike 
 
  
 Steve barbone wrote: 
 > Lily Korte <tramette89 at sbcglobal.net> wrote (polite snip) 
  > > >>Now what I want to know is why the bass sax didn't become more 
popular (aside 
 >>from the fact that it's expensive and enormous!) VBG :-) 
 > > > Hi Lily: 
  > > I rehearse with an amateur band that uses a bass sax instead of 
tuba, or 
  > double bass. Great sound plus adds a strong solo voice. I guess the 
trad 
 > folks prefer tuba and the swingers prefer double bass. 
  > > I love bass sax and fondly remember seeing Charlie Ventura in the 
1950s, 
  > swing his butt off on Bass Sax that he used on a stand with wheels. 
Used as 
  > a solo instrument. He had Marty Napoleon on piano, Gene Krupa on 
Drums and 
  > Ace Tesone (Barbone Street's Bassist) on double bass. Great group, 
but they 
 > never recorded. 
 > > Cheers, 
 > Steve Barbone 
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