@GeorgeB
The best acting job I have ever seen by Sammy. Well worth your time if you can find it. Satchmo is in it and doesn't play himself. That's different. And the music is just great.
Kehaulani's post talked about Sammy's talent, and I agree. He sings, he dances, plays a mean set of drums, and from the way he was handling the horn in A Man Called Adam, it wouldn't surprise me if he also played the trumpet...just maybe not good enough for a feature movie.
Last night I watched a movie on TCM: A Man Called Adam, starring Sammy Davis Jr. as a trumpet ( actually flugel ) player. It is said to be based on Miles Davis. Perhaps the real Miles character was similar to the one portrayed by Sammy, but the 1966 movie is really not about the life of Miles. But my question is not about that, my question is about Sammy, and did he do any of the actual playing in that movie. I have read somewhere that he did his own playing, and I also read that he did not do his own playing. Sammy was pretty damn talented and it wouldn't surprise me that he may have played the horn, but I find it hard to believe that he could play as well as he appears to play in the film. There is some serious horn playing going on in that movie. If anyone knows more about this than me, please post it here.
I don't have time to watch all of this right now, but I will be watching it. Thanks, Dr. Mark.
My post was about why a certain ballad was so popular with jazz players. I didn't mean to start a controversy about the definition of " opinion ".
I'd still like to hear from other members about the main subject of this thread.
The best or worse of anything is nothing more than one's opinion.
Even though it is a '40s song, I honestly don't recall my little combo ever getting a request to play it at any of the gigs we did in the 50s and 60s. In fact, I never played it until my comeback in 2016. And I can count on one hand the number of times I have played it. I don't dislike it, there's just nothing about it that makes me want to play it often.
Why is You Don't Know What Love Is such a favorite with so many jazzmen ? A trumpet buddy of mine even thinks it is the greatest love song ever written. It's an okay piece but not one of my favorites, and IMHO is far from the best love song ever. What do you folks think ?
Yeah, I know. I don't travel far these days. Thanks for your concern, Kehaulani. You're a good man.
Thanks, Amin. I'm working on Charlier these days and those videos are really helpful.
@Kehaulani said in The New Reality:
@GeorgeB said in The New Reality:
I'm a dinosaur, Steve. I threw my cell phone in the garbage when I retired 20 years ago..and with good reason. Today I only own and use a basic desktop computer.And what then, a land-line phone?
You guessed it. Suits me just fine. Hell, I'd even be happy to use the two tin can thing if I could figure a way of doing it.
Listen to the good doctor. I'll tell you this, without music, this covid thing would have driven me insane. I'm biting at the bit to get back to the full band, but some of us, a small group, will be doing some outdoor playing pretty soon. Maybe you can do that, too, Rapier232.
I'm a dinosaur, Steve. I threw my cell phone in the garbage when I retired 20 years ago..and with good reason. Today I only own and use a basic desktop computer.
@Newell-Post
Check out Austin Custom Brass. I bought a Selmer trumpet from Trent that needed new valve springs and he provided a high speed set made by Brass Sound Creation. Talk about stiff... He has sizes that fit Bach horns, too.
@Mike-Ansberry said in Conn 12b:
A friend gave me a 1957 Conn 12b. MAN, WHAT A GORGEOUS SOUND IT HAS!!!
I have only owned two Conn's in my life ( so far ) . First was a 1952 28B Constellation I played between '53 and'65 and these days a 1999 Conn Vintage One, and the sound on both was and is GORGEOUS.
@SSmith1226
Nice clip, Steve. Amazing how the tone from each player and their horns differ. I couldn't detect even two that sounded alike. I've played Hallelujah a few times but it never sounded as great as it does from these fellows.
@tmd
I've always found that anything Robin has to say is well worth repeating.
Well, I started my printing/publishing career as a print ad salesman so....the ads don't bother me, and what's wrong with a little extra cash the ads can bring ? It can make up for guys like me on a fixed income who can't afford to be a patron.
@flugelgirl said in Staying in top playing shape post band shutdown:
One thing to remember is that when you get back into those rehearsals, especially with amateur groups, your endurance will suffer even if you’ve been practicing. Adjusting (or trying to!) to other folks intonation will tire you out faster, especially since a lot of them will not have kept up their practice habits, so don’t get too discouraged once you go back.
You are so right. It will be tough, and I know for a fact that most of the members haven't touched their instruments since the shut down.