[Dixielandjazz] Playing without practicing

[Robert S. Ringwald]

But, they did practice in the beginning.

I can play piano after laying off for a long time.  But, I used to practice.

No one is going to convince me that someone can pick up an instrument cold,
without practicing and play with a pro band.

--Bob Ringwald




------- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Playing without practicing


>I was in a repair shop one day and a guy brought in an alto sax that had
>obviously been in the basement for years.  He said he hadn't played since
>college and had played a bit professionally but hadn't played for 30 years.
>He wanted to give it a try but wanted his horn looked at.  He got out the
>horn and proceeded to produce a sound most sax players would kill for.
>
> It can happen.  I know a trumpet player who sounds great and has good
> range and never plays except on gigs which are only occasional.  I haven't
> a clue as to how he does it.  I have known him for years and he doesn't
> practice but rarely.
>
> Unfortunately most of us don't fall into that category.
> Larry
> St. Louis
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kent Murdick" <kmurdick at jaguar1.usouthal.edu>
> To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:10 AM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Playing without practicing
>
>
>> I've known people who almost get away with this (note the word almost).
>> The sax player with the New Orleans Jazz Vipers bought a sax about 20
>> years and wandered into the streets and started playing with people -
>> badly at first and then better and better.  But I'm sure that he worked a
>> little bit at home and probably does a lot of prepartation now days.
>>
>> If you have perfect pitch or very good relative pitch and a lot of
>> talent, I don't see why you couldn't play reasonably well almost
>> immediately without much practice on, say, an alto sax .  That octave and
>> half  on the alto (d' to a'') is pretty easy to get.. I was playing "Fly
>> Me To the Moon" on the second day  I picked up a sax.
>>
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