[Dixielandjazz] C-melody sax

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

I knew someone would start naming some guys that could bring it off but I 
will maintain that it takes a very good trombone player AND a very good 
tenor player to make it work.

Someone sent me a recording of a band to make that point and they were good 
but on careful listening they weren't playing at the same time or just doing 
not much while the other instrument was playing.  If that's happening why 
have both?

The two horns are voiced in the same range and unless the players (both of 
them) are pretty good and work together a lot you will have train wrecks. 
The problem is that you have too many ands and ifs.  I just don't think it's 
a real practical thing.  Since I say that I might just point out that not 
very many groups have that particular combination in them which leads me to 
think that other's think so too.

If you do it then I think you should pat yourself on the back for making it 
work and it can be done it's just not easy.  It takes special listening and 
effort.  BTW I'm not including bands that use arrangements where everything 
is crafted to make it work.  I have a bunch of Zep Meisner arrangements that 
the tenor works quite well.
Larry
St.L
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] C-melody sax


> Larry Walton wrote in part:
>
> (snip)
> > It's always a problem with any sax to avoid interference with other
> players.
>> The soprano runs into the Cornet occasionally.  The tenor really 
>> shouldn't
>> be used if you have a trombone player.
> (snip)
>
> Oops, gotta disagree with that one.
>
> If you have musicians who know what they are doing, know their roll in a
> band, and are proficient at what they do, a tenor sax with a trombone,
> making a 4-piece front line, is great!
>
> The problem arises when you have musicians who are not competent.
>
> Example of tenor sax with trombone:
>
> Eddie Miller, Bud Freeman.
>
> More recently, Harry Allen.
>
> There are plenty of others around also.
>
> --Bob Ringwald
>
>
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