[Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players

[Gene Hovland]

Hey - that may be my problem!!  I'll try that.

Gene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: "Gene Hovland" <hvlnd at knology.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] FW: Almost good players


> 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
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>>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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