[Dixielandjazz] Musical non-readers, can you add to the list?

[Norman Vickers]

To: DJML and Musicians List

From:  Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola

 

Thanks to DJML Listmates  Robert Calder, "ballen-ballend at deltapathology.com,
and Steve Barbone

For your informative and erudite comments.  At "ballen's" suggestion, I have
ordered "Your Brain on Music" to 

become further informed.

 

Here is a list of  famous  jazz musical non-readers so far.  I hope you can
help me add to it.

 

Guitar-Wes Montgomery,  Django Reinhardt 

Reeds-Sidney Bechet,  Roland Kirk ( special category as he was blind-
attended school for blind, but presumably played by ear)

Trumpet:  Louis Armstrong initially.  (learned to read well on joining Joe
Oliver's band in Chicago.)

Piano-Erroll Garner, Bix Beiderbecke  ( initially Dave Brubeck-see extensive
previous correspondence.  He subsequently became proficient reader.)

Blind pianists-a special category.  George Shearing, I believe, read
Braille.  Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles , presumably didn't read Braille
although Ray Charles, like Shearing, had attended a school for the blind.

 

Vocalists-hundreds of  singers male and female too numerous to name
individually.  Was Sinatra a reader?

Non-jazz category-operatic vocalist  Pavarotti.

 

Thank you all for your comments.  I look forward to your help in adding to
this list.

Your discussions put to rest the charge that DJML is " just idle
naval-gazing chatter!"  (smile)

 

Norman-I'd be lost without you-Vickers

Jazz Society of Pensacola

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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