[Dixielandjazz] Re: Left Handed Musicians

Jack Tracy JackTracy26 at msn.com
Sun Sep 3 20:34:17 PDT 2006


  Phil O'Rourke wrote:

  Jack

  When you said

  > My understanding of the intent of the topic was not  to name musicians who
  > are lefthanded, but those who  play their instrument  lefthanded, which
  > pretty well eliminates the reed section (except Ted Lewis, of course, who
  > always sounded as if he were playing lefthanded).
  >
  >   Jack Tracy
  >
  Would that rule out all pianists etc???

  Phil:

  Maybe we should  create a separate category for pianists and limit it to only those who can play Ravel's Elegy for Left Hand Alone blindfolded and with one hand tied behind their back.

  Jack Tracy



   


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