[Dixielandjazz] Cherokee

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How interesting how things change!!!  My experience was about 1992  with a 
very popular community concert band that draws thousands to  summer park 
concerts, then he made a trip with the band up to Hannibal, MO for  another outdoor 
concert in a park there.  A brief rehearsal and three  concerts and nothing 
unpleasant happened.  He played only trumpet, both a  couple of solos numbers and 
some arrangements with the band.
Ginny
 
In a message dated 1/31/2007 11:02:58 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
cellblk7 at comcast.net writes:

When  Sandoval played in Stockton a couple of years ago, it was terrible. 
He's a  fantastic trumpet player...super-virtuoso, no doubt about that, but 
he was  rude and insulting at the rehearsal to the Delta College Jazz band 
that  was accompanying him...also to the Modesto JC jAzz band the day before! 
I  have ex-students and close friends playing in both bands who gave me their 
 
first-hand experinces.
But what REALLY got me, was he played PIANO and  DRUMS most of the concert! 
It was performed in a beautiful  auditorium...sightwise AND acoustic wise! 
Ten feet tall speakers were not  needed at all! They were blasting us out! 
Ten minutes into the second half  of the performance, about one-third of the 
audience gave him a walking  ovation out the door! TOO loud, too much piano 
playing/drumming!
Never  again!
Warmest regards,
Bob Romans,
1617 Lakeshore Drive,
Lodi,  Calif., 95242
PH  209-747-1148
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