[Dixielandjazz] A very tasty long drum solo!

[David M Richoux]

According to some older band mates, back in the late 1950s there was a  
jazz spot in Palo Alto, CA that was frequented by students from  
Stanford - the house band drummer would do a flashy long solo at some  
point every night. He would get out of his kit and drum on objects  
hung on the walls, tables, chairs, etc.

One evening a group of 20 students showed up and waited for the solo.  
When the drummer did his thing, they all got up and took out  
drumsticks they had hidden in their sleeves and did a mass drumming,  
roaming around the pub and hitting everything they could reach!

Not quite an "Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah!" moment, but I bet it was fun.

The drummer (who's name I cannot remember) changed his routine after  
that night...

Dave Richoux


On Jul 13, 2010, at 9:21 AM, Beth Schweitzer wrote:

> While drum solos might not be what the music's about, they are  
> certainly
> crowd pleasers, as witnessed on the Fourth of July. Cornet Chop Suey
> played a great set under the tent in St. Charles with a good crowd,  
> but
> not a huge crowd. It was only when John Gillick launched into his
> incredible solo on Caravan that the crowd outside the tent started to
> take notice. Gradually the folks milling about the food stands and  
> craft
> booths started wandering over to the tent to watch John. He got a
> rousing, standing ovation when it was over and many of those who had
> come over to watch stayed for the next song. Unfortunately that was  
> the
> last song so it would be hard to know how many would have stayed  
> longer,
> but at least it got those "outsiders" listening to OKOM and liking it!
>
> Cheers,
> Beth
>
>