[Dixielandjazz] Turk's trumpet/cornet players

[Marek Boym]

Well, well, well,
The old recordings are of the standard length of around three munutes;
the later are longer.  So saying they are of the same length seems
rather strange.  Or perhaps this is the difference between live and
studion recordings - the longest tracks (on the records I have) are on
"Live" (recorded at the 1973 Heidelberg Jazz Festival) and on a record
made at the New Orleans jazz Festival in 1955 (Santo Pecora is
featured on some numbers).
Cheers

On 11/05/07, confit at isp.com <confit at isp.com> wrote:
> Ted asked...
>
> >"Some list members have known or played with Turk in days past. I have many
> >of his LP's. The "trademark," if it can be called one, is a very subdued
> >cornet  on all recordings, with cornet solos rather rare. Most solo work
> is >done by Turk  or the reed man on soprano or clarinet.
>
> >I have always wondered-was this by design? If so, whose?? Did Turk have  a
> >ego that kept him from allowing the cornet to front the band? Or did the
> >producers plan it this way.? Did the cornet remained subdued when the
> band >was live? As great as the band is, it sounds out of balance on my
> >recordings-I have  to listen carefully to hear the cornet parts.  Turk
> >definitely dominates  things all the way through.
>
> >Any information about this out  there??"
>
> It might be useful to know what recordings you are referring to.    Turk
> made quite a lot...
>
> First off, let's just say Turk was a very "forceful" trombonist. He also
> started on the cornet, and was very particular about how the cornetist
> played in the band. There were more cornet/trumpet players that went
> through that band than players on other instruments. I seem to recall more
> than 20.
> Turk's personal favorites were Benny Strickler (who played lead in Bob
> Wills' pre-war band and subbed for Lu Watters when he joined the navy),
> and Don Kinch. Neither Strickler nor Kinch were loud players, but they
> were very tasty musicians who played rather sparse lead (which I think
> Turk preferred).
>
> Turk's arrangements were generally tailored for few solos. He preferred
> ensemble work. And the arrangements were almost always played the same
> way, with the same length solos and solo order. If you compare band
> recordings from the 1950s and the 1970s, you'll find this to be pretty
> much the case. Same with the band live or on record.
>
> Also, if you're playing cornet in a band and blowing a lot of ensemble,
> you probably don't really care how much solo space you get. Better to have
> a chance to remove the mouthpiece from the lips for a little rest ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
>
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