[Dixielandjazz] EDDIE MILLER, JERRY FULLER

[Robert Newman]

Great story, Don -- thanks for your memories.    Yes, I had the extreme 
pleasure of playing several weekends and festivals with Eddie Miller and I 
agree with your comments about him.    A sweet gentleman.   His natural 
concept of where the tenor should be in ensemble is absolutely perfect. 
You know, he was first a clarinet player, then a tenor virtuoso.

Speaking of Jerry Fuller, also -- I have always felt his control of the 
clarinet and his modern ideas are wonderful.   In order to see on paper some 
of the things he recorded, I transcribed some of them.   His solo on 
DYKWIM2MNO? with Teagarden's group in Japan just strikes me as genius on 
wheels.   I wrote it down and then realized how useful augmented chords are 
and where they just make things sparkle, thanks to Jerry.    When he was 
here one time, visiting Bob Hirsch, I brought over a copy of his solo on 
DIXIELAND ONE-STEP with the Dukes.    He looked it over and said thanks, 
it'd be fun to go over.   He is, also, a real gentleman on the stand.

Not so incidentally, for other clarinetists -- Jerry Fuller, Abe Most, Chuck 
Hedges, Artie Shaw, Jim Rothermel -- and others -- use synthetic reeds. 
Jerry's suggestion for the altissimo range -- USE A HARD REED.

Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at nomadinter.net>
To: "Robert Newman" <bobngaye at surewest.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] High Society Solo Harmonized


> That reminded me of this:
> I  was talking with Matty Matlock one time (he would have been 100 this 
> year ) and he told me a story about a time when an excited fan came up to 
> get his autograph and was gushng over his playing. The fan then said..." I 
> especially liked your solo on South Rampart Street Parade."
> Matty smiled that sweet grin of his and softly said to the young man, 
> "thank you, but in fact that was MR. Eddie Miller playing that."
> I was studying a little arranging with him at the same time Jerry Fuller 
> was taking clarinet lessons, and we would meet in the living room of 
> Matty's home on Simpson Street in No. Hollywood when Jerry was coming out 
> and before I went in. Lura, Matty's sweet wife, used to have cookies and 
> soft drinks on hand for us and she referred to us as "Matty's other boys." 
> I miss them both, and Uncle Eddie, too. Class without  ego or pretense, 
> and wraped in talent to spare.
> Don Ingle
>

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