[Dixielandjazz] Trombone Showmanship

[Marek Boym]

Dear Bob,
I had the oppositeexpreience.  I saw Trummy Young playing with his
foot back in 1959, and it turned me off Trummy Young for something
like a decade - I considred him a clown, not a musician.  I ws so
disgusted that I didn't really pay attention to his solo.  To me, and
to some other fans, THE hero of the show was Peanuts Hucko with his no
nonsense playing.  Sure, we went to see Armstrong (I went twice,
something I could hardly afford in those days), but Armstrong was in
bad health and could hardly play.
Cheers

On 23 May 2012 16:20, Bob Smith <robert.smith at tele2.no> wrote:
> Dear Marek,
>
> The original point was that the tricks should make the audience remember the
> band (not necessarily the music), as it certainly did in my case. As you
> say, I don't remember the music, but because I remembered the band, I
> listened out for the same band later, and bought their records, so now I
> remember the band, and the music they recorded. Had they had concerts later
> in England, I would certainly have attended.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Bob
>
>