[Dixielandjazz] Re: Interpolation (was Quoting)

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Oh no doubt there are some guys that can bring it off but like salt a couple 
of shakes is good on eggs but dumping the whole box on isn't.  It becomes a 
matter of taste.  I never do it but there is a tenor player here that is a 
real master of the instrument and he throws one in every so often.  He never 
does it twice on the same solo and he is able to make it flow and making it 
a real musical surprise.

The trouble is that very few guys play that well and can do it but what 
happens is lesser musicians think something that my friend does is cool and 
try to imitate him with crude and out of pace quotes.

I don't think I said I never wanted to hear them but I still feel that they 
compromise the flow of solos and have a real danger of becoming trite.  The 
other danger is that the good player will start trying to out do himself 
after getting strokes for doing it once.  All of a sudden you have a guy 
that is a pretty cool musician becoming a bit clunky.

Good taste should rule.  It sounds to me from the other comments made you 
either like them or you don't.  There doesn't seem to be much in the middle.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>; 
"dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Interpolation (was Quoting)


>> Actually I don't care for them and if you ever play with someone a 
>> lot......
> you know what and where it's coming........ It breaks up the spontaneity 
> and
> flow of the solo.<
>
> Dear Larry,
> Not with Jack Wiard, the man with a 1000 tunes, who has been the regular
> clarinetist for our Robbers Dogs Jazz Band since late in 2000 (following 
> the
> death of our long-time founder/leader Rod Lawlis).
> Even on "Bill Bailey" 'Ole Spontaneous' [Jack] can find something 
> different
> - every time.
> 8>)
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
>