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<DIV><FONT size=4>I hate Free Jazz, or whatever you want to call it.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>-Bob</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=alevy@alevy.com>Al Levy</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:12 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=rsr@ringwald.com>Bob Ringwald</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>Dixieland Jazz Mailing
List</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Dixielandjazz] screw the changes</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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size=+2>Hey Bob,<BR>Best "How Many" joke to date.<BR>Thank you for the
chuckle.<BR><BR>On one occasion I went to Village Vanguard to hear Buddy De
Franco. <BR>I loved many of his recordings. <BR>He was playing in trio with a
guitar and Bass.<BR>The style was "free jazz." I left after a few minutes.
<BR>It might have been fun for the performers. <BR><BR>I have to confess: I
wrote a suite for brass (trumpets, french horns, trombones and tubas)<BR>The
conductor, a former New York Philharmonic trombonist, had sessions every Tuesday
night.<BR>In the 3rd movement of my suite I had a "free form" section. <BR>No
conductor. No score. No key. No time signature.<BR>Little by little each player
joined in, playing what ever they wanted to play.<BR>The effect was like a coda
without rhyme or reason. <BR>The conductor could raise his baton at any time and
have complete silence. (an extended fermata) then<BR>Down beat and cues such as
"wah wah" trpt., "slide down" for trmb." <BR>and "dead stop on down beat" for
every body. <BR>It worked, The conductor liked it, I liked it, the ensemble
players asked to keep the suite in their repertoire. <BR>I was honored.
<BR><BR>Many years later I sat in with some jazz players I has never met. <BR>A
friend of theirs and mine made the recommendation.<BR>The host told me this was
a free form session. My thought "Okay, I got ears."<BR>I must admit it was fun
for a while. After an hour I made an excuse to leave.<BR>As soon as I was safe
and sound in my car I put on a Mozart symphony.<BR>It was like taking a
shower.<BR><BR>Dixieland content: Have you ever seen a parade on Rampart
Street?<BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR></FONT>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix><FONT size=+2>On 10/5/2020 9:07 AM, Robert Ringwald
wrote:<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+2>Q: <FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" color=#000000>How many avant garde jazz musicians does
it take to CHANGE a light bulb? </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+2 face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000000>A:
</FONT></FONT><FONT size=+2 face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">None, Screw the
changes</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=+2><BR></FONT>
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