[Dixielandjazz] Tram [WARNING: SPF validation unavailable]

[Marek Boym]

The only musician I can think of who was "as fertile or adventurous an
improvisor as Bix" was Louis.  None other came within that bracket.  Any
comparisons should be made with others, and that is another story
altogether.
Cheers

On 27 April 2015 at 02:44, Shaw, Tim <Tim.Shaw at mh.org.au> wrote:

> - and a band composed entirely of "leading edge" creators would probably
> be too anarchic to organize  (think of eg when Ellington hired Mingus ..
> became one too many)
>
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> On Apr 26, 2015, at 4:52 PM, ROBERT R. CALDER wrote:
>
> > To complain that Tram showed little evidence of that kind of invention
> is to forget the limits of opportunity, just as a lot of musicians who
> played solos that were long and not too long, tended to simplify in some
> aspects earlier conceptions of the instruments.
> >
>
> To state that Tram wasn't as fertile or adventurous an improvisor as Bix
> is not to "complain" about him or suggest that he wasn't an important
> figure in jazz history or to deny his (and others') expanding the roles of
> their instruments. I repeat (and it's only an opinion, of course): Tram
> wasn't as fertile or adventurous an improvisor as Bix. If every player had
> to be a Giant of Jazz, my record collection would be pared down to a few
> artists, if I could indeed identify the Giants. There's good stuff all
> around, but it's also useful to exchange ideas about the contributions of
> many jazz artists.
>
> Charlie
>
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