Re: Voice into Song - musical bones
Ed Fenning (ed361@yahoo.com)
Mon, 08 Nov 1999 14:07:12 -0800 (PST)
--- Camille Scaysbrook <verona_beach@hotpop.com>
wrote:
> I wonder, out of the blue, if any bananafishers have
> a musical bone in
> their body? I only ask because I would rate singing
> as number two as a
> purgative activity, with writing as number one.
I played clarinet in school bands (4th-12th grades
U.S.), saxophone and some piano. I had originally
wanted to play saxophone, since "Tequila," by The
Champs was a big hit here in '58 and the alto sax
playing just *knocked me out*.
Even as an eight year old, I thought the gutsy, nasty,
flutter tonguing effect the player did for one verse
was cool. I was told Saxophones were for older
students and so I began on clarinet. I finally got my
hands on saxophones in the high school marching band
where I played alto for one year and tenor for the
following two. Besides college I was at a music
school for a short time but decided against continuing
due to the absolute uncertainty of making a living as
a musician.
Piano lessons were short term and basic. I try, and
enjoy playing in the style of Chicago blues great,
pianist Otis Spann. I love the electric guitar and
if I take it up I hope my style could be some simple
amalgam of T-Bone Walker and Otis Rush.
That's it - no more music names or this will
degenerate into yet another tiresome greatest album,
artist posting!
If I were at Ernie’s that night and Holden happened to
end up sitting next to me, I’d try and explain that
Ernie was improvising and not showing off – though
with his mindset that weekend I’m not sure how far I’d
get. Maybe I’d spring for a cab and take him up to
52nd Street to hear Charlie Parker instead.
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