[Dixielandjazz] Corollary to Top Ten Facts of Life for Playing in Clubs and Restaurants

[Marek Boym]

Ace?  A wizard!  His solos with Goodman were great, and listening to
him live was exhilarating!  I've never seen a trumpeter who got as red
in the face as John McLevy, but the sound!  Oh, that sound!  He was
outstanding despite the competition: Pee Wee Erwin ,Doc Cheatham,
Wallace Davenport, Clark Terry, Cootie Williams, etc. etc. etc.
Wow!

On 05/10/2008, Ken Mathieson <ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My old mate John McLevy, ace Scottish trumpeter, who played with Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald and all sorts of amazing people, had some useful hints for musicians entering the profession:
>  1.. Don't be a mug at the bar.
>  2.. Don't hang around with chorus girls and, most important of all,
>  3.. Never trust a drum break!
> He also defined the 3 most pointless things on the planet as:
>  1.. the Pope's b*lls
>  2.. a nun's t*ts and
>  3.. a vote of thanks for the band!
> RIP Johnny
>
> Ken Mathieson
> www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk
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