[Dixielandjazz] Plunger, Tricky Sam Nanton

[Bert Brandsma]

That is not unlikely, since Nanton treated it like a secret.
He only taught the tricks to Cootie Williams, who late in life did teach it to Bob Hunt.Bob told me that they were not eager at all to share, but on the other hand wanted the tradition to go on as they felt it should be done.There is much more to it than just using two mutes simultaniously.

Kind regards,

Bert Brandsma



> Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 22:03:32 +0100
> From: stevevoce at virginmedia.com
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Plunger, Tricky Sam Nanton
> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> To: mister_bertje at hotmail.com
> 
> I was always interested in the fact that one could confirm that the 
> Ellington band was miming to a 1940s Soundie (I think it was C Jam Blues)
> by the fact that Nanton was audibly doing the two-mute growl, but on 
> screen was using simply the plunger with no mute inside the bell.
> Maybe Tricky was emulating King Oliver's technique of having a 
> handerchief over the valves so that people would find it more difficult 
> to copy his playing?
> Steve Voce
> 
> 
> On 07/04/2012 21:50, Bert Brandsma wrote:
> > Albeit a short one, a very fine Tricky Sam solo is behind Billie Holiday in this 1935 short movie. Around 4 min. 50 sec.
> > http://youtu.be/QTT9Su1d-VE
> >
> > You can see very clearly that Nanton makes big moves with the plunger to reach the desired sounds.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Bert Brandsma
> >
> >
> >
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