[Dixielandjazz] all white saxophonists

[Larry Walton Entertainment]

You are right Paul, it takes a pretty good trumpet player to do the things 
they did.  It takes some very good chops to not lose it and crack a note. 
Then again, there are few if any examples of Trumpet players that can put 
any feeling into their music.  I just don't understand why that is.  Surely 
they have to have heard at least one that they could emulate.

At a recent high school concert a kid did a very credible Chuck Magioni.  It 
was nice.

Truth is, Saxophone players around here have difficulty with feeling, style 
and tonality too.  There are guys that play the keys off of the sax but miss 
the boat on those things that make it such a neat instrument.

In a few years it won't make any difference because those of us who care 
will be dead.
Larry
StL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Kurtz Jr" <kurtzph at comcast.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] all white saxophonists


> Larry, I think what you say about us trumpet players has some validity in 
> a certain sense. When I was going to college in the 1970s, the old-style 
> trumpeting was looked upon as dated and not "cool." It took me a number of 
> years to realize that the older guys including Harry James, Louis 
> Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, and many others deserved TREMENDOUS respect. I 
> also found that they were TECHNICALLY much more competent than I might've 
> at first believed. And of course, I found that playing their music helped 
> me get jobs and get paid! Why, what an AMAZING concept?
> I've now learned to respect, revere, and properly import the styles of 
> many into my own playing as it fits me. Hopefully, as we all grow in our 
> musicianship, we learn. Mine were some bitter pills, but very much worth 
> swallowing. And yes, their music's fun!!
> Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
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