Re: [Harp-L] On the Road Again,,and again

["Splash" <celtiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>>little walter  > (walter derived inspiration from dexter gordon cahrlie
parker miles davis  <snip>

I learned from Eddie Harris.  He taught me to "syllablize."  And trumpeter
Bobby Wetzel who told me to remember always, that music should be fun.
That's why they call it playing.

>>guys come out to my gigs and have a clarinette or a trumpet and ask to sit
in some where really good  and some were terrible <snip>

terrible...on the saxophone.  That was me for a long time.  But the answer
is don't give up.  And play every day.

>>there was one guy that played so much we all stopped playing and he didn't
even notice till i walked out in front of him and smilled <snip>

That is a great reminder that the most important part of a musician's body
is your EARS.  You will never be even a mediocre band musician if you don't
listen.

And... did I mention, you gotta play every day.

There was a core group of us who played every day together, for the love of
it, and we played together every day for about 7 or 8 years.  When we
started we probably sounded pretty rough but we were playing for ourselves.
And we were having a great time so we didn't notice how bad we were.  After
a while we started gathering a core audience who were digging what we did.

One year we were doing a Christmas party and I went to take a break outside
and noticed a crowd of people sitting on the sidewalk in lawn chairs with
their coolers having a party on the street and listening to us playing
inside.  That's when I knew we were getting good.  It was a great day.

PEACE
Scott
Believe in Magic!