[Dixielandjazz] Chet Baker and Lack of Melody???

[Mike]

I think much needs to be said for variety. If every single player played 
and sounded like Louis(or how you think a player should sound) it would 
get very boring very quickly. I used to think the same way until I 
really, really started listening to what the player was trying to say.

Mike



Bob Romans wrote:
> Hi Steve...please send me some of the good stuff you're smoking...seeds and 
> all! :~)
> Imagination can be a wonderful thing...at times!
> Louis Armstrong said once that you should be able to follow the melody in 
> your improvised solo...quoting Oliver I think...
> I always thought they set (especially Louis) the bar for all of the jazz 
> musicians that followed...
> My thought was instead of taking a beautiful tune like "My Funny Valentine", 
> and camouflaging it with dozens of extemporaneous notes, just say, "Here 
> folks, is a jazz exercise I'm having fun with, playing as many notes as I 
> can, on the interesting chord changes to a well-known tune".
> Don't ruin "My Funny Valentine".
> Bob Romans
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