[Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players

[Russ Guarino]

Practice listing to the tune as a fellow soloist plays.  You can easily hear the tune in mind's eye as the soloist plays through the
tune with his improv.  You'll then be ready to solo when you get the signal.

Russ Guarinno

Gene Hovland wrote:

> 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>
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> 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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