[Dixielandjazz] Solos

[Harry Callaghan]

Sorry, I got it all confused.  I thought that Paul was quoting Muggsy
Spanier in response to my question to you.

Now let's all remember; who's on first, what's on second and I don't know's
on third

Harry


On 6/15/10, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 15 June 2010 02:33, Harry Callaghan <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > No what?  Are you disagreeing with Paul Edgerton?
>
> He asked whether "they," whoever they are, should all agree with my
> opinion.
> To that I repled: "no."  To eash heir own.
> Perhaps I should have pointed out thet "too many notes, too fast" was
> Louis Armstrong's description of bebop.
> Cheers
> >
> > On 6/14/10, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> No.
> >>
> >> On 14 June 2010 23:38, Paul Edgerton <paul.edgerton at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > OK, Marek, I'll bite...
> >> >
> >> > Should we all go with *your* opinion of which notes to play, or we we
> >> > just take more time doing it?
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>> When this conversaton turned to the matter of the listener's
> >> >>> interpretation
> >> >>> of a solo I was bound and determined to stay out of it.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> However, following what Bob just had to say on the subject, I must
> >> >>> briefly
> >> >>> inject the fact that I must be a freak of nature as I fit the
> >> >>> description of
> >> >>> how a musician listens to a solo, rather than that of the
> >> >>> non-musician.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Probably so am I - I don't like too many notes being played too fast!
> >> >> I have long ago reached the conclusion that playing slowly requires
> >> >> much nore "soul" (for lack of a bettr word) than playing loud and
> >> >> fast.
> >> >>
> >> >> And as to playing very high - remember Muggsy Spanier's remark about
> >> >> piccolo player!
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I guess what it really depends upon is when Bob offers this analysis
> >> >>> of the
> >> >>> situation is he pronouncing the silent "t" in often
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Chuckles,
> >> >>> HC.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 6/14/10, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Musicians hear music and solos differently than non-musicians.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> A musician will hear a solo and recognize the beautiful melodic
> >> >>>> lines,
> >> >>>> choice of notes and feeling that a good musician puts into it.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Unfortunately often, a non-musician will like a solo because the
> >> >>>> musician
> >> >>>> played a lot of notes, played a lot of high notes, looked as if he
> >> >>>> was
> >> >>>> really putting something into it, because he smiled a lot  or just
> >> >>>> because
> >> >>>> they like the musician personally.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> --Bob Ringwald
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> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> "Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs
> together."
> >> >>>> --Mel Brooks
> >> >>>>
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