[Dixielandjazz] [Fwd: Urbie's mouthpieces (WAS: Bechet's Reeds)]

[Mike]

Last I heard Urbie uses the jet tone mouthpiece of his own 
design. He also plays the Martin Urbie Green model, a trombone 
of his own design. Very nice man and a player of the highest 
caliber.

Some of my other favorite trombone players:

Jimmy Cleveland

Jack Teagarden

Kid Ory

Grachan Moncur





Mike






-------- Original Message --------

Steve wrote a.o:

> Bechet used all kinds of reeds.
>
> Make any difference?
>
> "Nope, you?"
>
> "Nah, me neither."
>
> The sound of your instrument is in  your head, more than it is in your
> equipment. Figure out what you want to sound like, then concentrate on
> making it so with whatever you like to use. Think about the sound, and then
> think about how to achieve it. Practice and you'll get what you are after.


In the late sixties - early seventies, when I was an audio 
engineer with the
Dutch Radio System, Urbie Green did a concert at Loosdrecht,
Holland, and me being the recording engineer. In the audience 
were just
about all jazz trombonists who were not needed elsewhere (it was 
in the
daytime anyway). He played two sets. During the interval between 
the sets he
went around with a bucket full of mouthpieces and handed them 
around,
saying: "I tried them all.... they're all good!"

Groeten, Dick Sleeman, Lelystad, Holland