[Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players

[Gene Hovland]

I am three years into playing Dixieland trombone.  I have been to the
Sacramento Jazz camp two times and the San Diego Jazz camp one time.
I play better in the ensemble due to the Jazz camps and years of listening
to Dixieland recordings.  I have a good ear for chord progressions and
harmony due to many year of singing in groups.

Question:  Improvising a solo is easier if I am the 1st soloist after the 
ensemble plays.
I have the slide in motion and the musical phrasing happens automatically.
If I am the 2nd or 3rd soloist, my solo phrasing is not as good until I get 
into the solo.
What is the best thinking process while waiting to solo so it has a good 
clean start?

Gene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Gene Hovland" <hvlnd at knology.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:59 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players
>
>>Is there one particular area that usually shows up for the "almost" good
> player?
> Ken Gates
>
> Ken, your question requires that the one answering considers himself to be
> NOT an "almost" good player....that is, a good player. Everyone has their
> strengths & their weaknesses. All a player can do is play as best as he 
> can,
> always.  It's not a competition.
>
> Jim
>

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