[Dixielandjazz] learning to play jazz

[Marek Boym]

And Bix started by copying Nick LaRocca of the Original Dixuekand Jazz Band, 
playing along with its records.
Cheers
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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 2:04 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] learning to play jazz


>
> I got my start when I discovered the Firehouse Five while in high school.
> Used to save my lunch money to buy their 78's, and pestered the shop owner 
> in
> hopes he had some new releases.
>
> I acquired an old King U.S. Army cornet, and began playing along with the
> recordings. Of course, I copied the style of the Firehouse cornetist at 
> the
> time, Danny Alguire. Learned all their tunes, or at least those they 
> recorded.
> Years later when I played a long standing roadhouse gig, the trombonist, a 
> much
> older guy who had recorded 78's in his day exclaimed, ":This guy is Bix
> re-incarnated!"  I didn't even know who Bix was at the time, but obviously 
> the
> Firehouse cornetist had been a fan of his and in copying his style I had
> picked up Bix's distinctive playing, straight ahead mid range cornet, no 
> vibrato,
> fill-in-the-gaps style.
>
> No doubt many of the list musicians began this way also-and knowingly or
> not, perpetuated the style of some long gone jazz musician they never 
> knew.
>
>
>            Ted     ( whose hero was Ward  Kimball)
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