[Dixielandjazz] Horns in tune

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

 but the worst thing was this soprano player whose horn was so out of tune 
with itself it clicked with beats.....
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One of the unfortunate characteristics of the Soprano, even the modern ones, 
are problems with intonation.  It takes a better player to handle one. 
Trouble is, a lot of players treat them as some sort of clarinet with 
unfortunate results.  Because the embouchure is tight they tend to bite or 
clamp on like many clarinet players do.  That produces really rotten results 
both with tone and intonation.  They really aren't like a sax in some ways 
either.

The soprano is a unique instrument with a separate set of problems.  Unless 
you are a fairly good player with great listening skills there will be 
problems, absolutely guaranteed.
Larry
StL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ROBERT R. CALDER" <serapion at btinternet.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 6:44 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Horns in tune


> Once upon a time some New York musicians, mostly individually 
> distinguished, not only got together to jam in private but got themselves 
> a tour. Ooh, dear . . .   but the worst thing was this soprano player 
> whose horn was so out of tune with itself it clicked with beats.....
> I got the impression (from a major study of Verdi) that slide trombones 
> came in because  whatever the manageable problems  might have been of 
> keeping one of them in tune,  a section of three together  could be 
> something of a nightmare.
> The very great Roy Williams, incidentally, among other things the Ben 
> Webster of the slide trombone, has said that his major influences were 
> valve trombone players, Cutshall to Brookmeyer. Which is I think the other 
> way round from Uncle Bob, with his lovely notion of the ideal established 
> of his seniors as being not knowing where the player ended and the horn 
> began.
>
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