[Dixielandjazz] Paul Desmond / Frankie Trumbauer / Dixieland

[Don Ingle]

Stephen G Barbone wrote:
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> On Jun 23, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Don Ingle wrote:
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>> Desmond was once quoted as being influenced by Frank Trambauer, (as 
>> was the Pres) and his straight smooth and nearly vibratoless tone 
>> certainly seemed to bear that out.
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> Sounds about right. Also, there are many out there, including me, who 
> believe that Desmond's melodic line improvisations are much more 
> influenced by Dixieland, than by any other jazz genre. "Modern" 
> Dixieland? Maybe so as his harmonic language is a bit expanded from 
> Trad Dixieland, however the roots and influence are certainly there, 
> as I hear it.
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> BTW, you thawed out yet Don?
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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Thawed and melting. After being an average of 8 degrees below normal for 
all of May and part of June, we are getting a taste of what the rest of 
the Midwest has been having = 90's. For a couple days anyway, but back 
to 80's after two days.
But the Hexagenia limbata are dancing on the waters of the Pere 
Marquette, and I have a date to meet them after dark this very evening. 
For those that are scratching their heads - it is a mayfly that comes up 
out of the silty mudbanks of this first-ever US stream to be stocked 
with brown trout (1884), and then mate, the fly not me alas. Well, 
tonight's the night! Fly rod instead of Victor cornet in hands, I go 
forth to do battle with pesky brown trout in the dark of night. It's one 
gig I  choose not to miss.
Don (on the fly in the North Country) Ingle

PS: For all you CA lurkers who also fish for trout, you may wonder when 
I say fish in the dark of night. Unless things have changed, it used to 
be illegal to fish for trout after dark in CA. If that's changed, then 
join me - vicariously - this evening.