[Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Try not looking at the girls while waiting for your solo ---lol
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Hovland" <hvlnd at knology.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players


>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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