[Dixielandjazz] Condon WBD, Fire in the Belly.
John Petters
jdpetters at btinternet.com
Wed May 14 01:24:00 PDT 2008
Stephen G Barbone wrote:
> Few of us have that magical ability he and Bechet had, yet many today
> are such incredible musicians. They want to be cool, and introverted.
> What's missing is fire in the belly and showmanship.
>
> My thought about listening to Condon, WBD, Bechet, Yerba Buena et al is
> turn the volume up. <grin>
Spot on Steve. The important thing is that how many of these'cool'
musicians EVER listen to the roots. We've said it before - Go back and
find out where it came from. It is no use learning the music at school
or at college. It has to become part of you - otherwise it is only
notes. Arnett Cobb proved that to me 20 odd years ago with the Hamp
band. He followed this young turk on tenor sax he played a technicall
brilliant solo. Cobb struggled to his feet, state one note and blew this
guy away. Cobb was hot.
Cheers
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John Petters
www.traditional-jazz.com
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
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