[Dixielandjazz] Tenor Sax for Trombone

[Robert Newman]

Larry -- I played clarinet in a Dixie pickup combination from 1982 until 
1986 with Eddie Miller and Bob Havens, who had previously played with Pete 
Fountain in the same combination, with Merle Koch on piano plus drums and 
bass.   I'd be happy to send you CD's of those live sessions to hear how 
Eddie and Bob always worked together.   There can't be better examples.

Bob Newman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: "1-DIXIELAND JAZZ POST" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:52 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Tenor Sax for Trombone


I have had a lot of difficulty finding a Trombone player for my Dixie band 
that can both read and improv so I decided to switch over to having a Tenor 
rather than trombone.

When I play tenor in a Dixie band everything goes great as long as I'm not 
playing with a Trombone player.  The range is too similar and we get in each 
others way.

My question is does the style played by the Tenor differ much from what the 
Trombone does and can you freely switch the two?  I have listened to a lot 
of Dixieland bands and so few use tenors it's hard to get a feel for it.

I have transposed most of my book for Tenor and the sound seems to be OK and 
I don't dislike the blend we get.  Some of the Zep Meisner charts I have use 
both a tenor and Trombone but I've never heard them played with both 
instruments.

The guy I'm using on Tenor is very good but he asked me this same basic 
question.  Does the tenor pretend to be a trombone or does he do something 
different.

Maybe some of you could enlighten me.
Larry
St. Louis
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