[Dixielandjazz] WWW was re-creations.

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

> Throw away the arrangement and fake it. The "jazz" is in your axe

I  love to but I'm not running the show.  This is a strictly commercial 
group.  The band leader is a salesman who just happens to play trombone.  He 
thinks of music as a product.  The product has to be packaged and be 
consistent.  The group is made up of good musicians who can read and improv 
well but he uses arrangements very much like a big band with solos (chord 
symbols) every so often.  There is very little art here.

Then why you might ask do I play for him?  Several reasons. He books 
regularly.  He pays well.  I get to read music which is a skill that rapidly 
deteriorates with me, I keep my chops up and I like other members of the 
band as friends.  Additionally I get to meet other musicians who play with 
the band from time to time and make contacts in the musical community.

I enjoy playing with groups that improv a lot but they don't pay the bills 
although working for this guy is becoming more difficult as I get older and 
I might just say to hell with it..
Larry
St. Louis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 6:30 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] WWW was re-creations.


>> "Larry Walton <larrys.bands at charter.net> wrote (polite snip)
>
>>> SB wrote:
>>> Yet they all, including a tune like What a Wonderful World, allow an
>>> inventive musician virtually unlimited possibilities for improvisation.
>>>
>> L.W. --- that's a tune that I really don't care for much.  I work with a
>> wedding band that plays it as a closer.  There is no jazz and after
>> screaming for three or four hours and  are tired we have to play that 
>> piece
>> of crap arrangement.  The people seem to like it though.
>
> Throw away the arrangement and fake it. The "jazz" is in your axe :-) VBG.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>
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