[Dixielandjazz] practishing drunk

[Marek Boym]

When I saw Zoot Sims in Nice in 1977, he was always holding either a glass
of wine or beer,  He looked sober enough at 5PM when the proceeding
commenced, but after an hour or two his face was all read and his hands
were shaking.  Unitl it was his time to play.  Then his hands steadied and
he played very well indeed.  But, as soon as his solo was over, it was back
to the drink and shaking hands.
Cheers


On 19 October 2013 22:45, ROBERT R. CALDER <serapion at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Bunny Berigan famously said it. "I practice drunk."
>
> >From for example an account of the Benny Goodman tour of the USSR, it
> would be easily believed that Zoot Sims also said it.
> Some people involved in academic literary studies might well suppose Zoot
> was using Bunny's line.
>
> I should imagine he was simply telling the truth.
> Under the influence but not necessarily the influence of Bunny.
>
> By which time Bunny had long been in his grave.
>
>
> Rather a nuisance not being able to hear them together earlier down here
> rather than later up there.
>
>
> soberly
>
> Robert R. Calder
>
>
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