tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post1459269161722590838..comments2024-02-20T07:06:18.516-05:00Comments on Brilliant Corners: Life, Death, Resurrection and the Cornet-by Steve ProvizerSteve Provizerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-91594574729946569342010-07-21T07:58:15.743-04:002010-07-21T07:58:15.743-04:00Thank you, Mr. Rich. My homeland (well, one of the...Thank you, Mr. Rich. My homeland (well, one of them) has brought new meaning to the old phrase, "getting you ashes hauled," and we may see smoked fish sales go up, but all we really want is to have that Columbus myth shattered.<br /><br />Your shout-out to Canada is the kind of thing that makes Brilliant Corners a regular hang for me.mrchristiernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957142362653019156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-78742818002994725002010-07-20T23:39:42.769-04:002010-07-20T23:39:42.769-04:00I like that Joe Oliver played a Herbert Clark mode...I like that Joe Oliver played a Herbert Clark model cornetrob chalfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456519158892216145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-20801948942154731312010-07-20T20:19:03.378-04:002010-07-20T20:19:03.378-04:00Mr. Albertson! How the hell have you been? I hope ...Mr. Albertson! How the hell have you been? I hope the summer finds you well and your homeland relatives aren't too pummeled by ash cloud problems and depredations of British banks.<br /><br />Good to know we are still coming up with an engaging read for you now and then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394197995097602185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-71448167897075861322010-07-20T16:23:56.575-04:002010-07-20T16:23:56.575-04:00eee. My bad....Interesting.eee. My bad....Interesting.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-34393436195989827562010-07-20T10:42:55.886-04:002010-07-20T10:42:55.886-04:00Having read a lengthy, Professor Corey-like analys...Having read a lengthy, Professor Corey-like analysis in which a critic explained why Louis switched to the trumpet (it had a lot to do with his keen auditory perception), I asked Louis himself. His answer was far less complicated: Erskine Tate felt that having one short horn in the trumpet section might be an esthetic eyesore.<br /><br />BTW, I knew got to know the Adderley brothers rather well during my Riverside days. They were both inordinately fond of that second "e". :)Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-50325223187897776592010-07-20T07:47:24.000-04:002010-07-20T07:47:24.000-04:00...lasers at 10 paces......lasers at 10 paces...Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-982267975935939472010-07-19T22:14:11.534-04:002010-07-19T22:14:11.534-04:00I'll see you in the lab, dad...I'll see you in the lab, dad...rob chalfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456519158892216145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-87594740806837459342010-07-19T17:22:00.173-04:002010-07-19T17:22:00.173-04:00Well, the wave and the overtone structure are inex...Well, the wave and the overtone structure are inextricably bound. Yes, the trumpet is saw-toothy. Strange but true: If you take out the attack, it's actually hard to distinguish a trumpet from a violin.Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-48592090785957182872010-07-19T16:41:12.898-04:002010-07-19T16:41:12.898-04:00Bix said the trumpet had "a pee-wee tone"...Bix said the trumpet had "a pee-wee tone" (what PW Russell thought of this is unknown). Louis played it because Oliver played it, until he needed the more piercing trumpet to cut through the sections in<br />Carroll Dickerson's theatre orch. The difference as far as I know is that the conical bore structure produces a different emphasis in the overtone array; I doubt that the basic wave nature is much different, and I don't know as the trumpet produces much 'sawtooth' anyway, that's more a string thing. <br /><br />Other paragons: Wild Bill Davidson, Muggsy Spanier, Freddie Keppard.rob chalfenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456519158892216145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-37519380694329112852010-07-19T10:10:36.445-04:002010-07-19T10:10:36.445-04:00Rex-of course! And, he was one of the few spanning...Rex-of course! And, he was one of the few spanning that era who always stuck to cornet. Thanks for the tunes...Steve Provizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757505876939504133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959286621592188397.post-3464477529566328742010-07-19T05:36:32.369-04:002010-07-19T05:36:32.369-04:00Thanks for this splendid article on the neglected ...Thanks for this splendid article on the neglected brass instrument which nevertheless was ruling jazz for more than two decades. <br /><br />The cornet allows you to do some things easier than on a trumpet.<br /><br />Pedal tones, or glissandi for example, greatly executed by the one cornet artist you haven't mentioned in your article, Steve: Rex Stewart.<br /><br />How Rex growled, the way he "sang" on the cornet almost folk-like melodies, is one of the marvels in improvised music.<br /><br />"Trumpets In Spades", <a href="http://files1.mailboxdrive.com/mp3s-new/b/brew_chazz-lite@freenet.de/873702.mp3" rel="nofollow">Boy Meets Horn</a>, or <a href="http://www.jazz-on-line.com/a/mp3a/BLU061343-1.mp3" rel="nofollow">Subtle Slough</a> (Just Squeeze Me) -- Masterpieces of a fearless improvisor.<br /><br />One tune is especially recommended: "Menelik The Lion Of Judah" -- Rex *is* this lion there.<br /><br />When we're talking about cornet players: Rex Stewart is my man.<br /><br />A clinging P.S. with "The King Of Cornet" -- <a href="http://www.jazz-on-line.com/a/mp3c/V-DVP494.mp3" rel="nofollow">Boy Meets Horn</a> at Carnegie Hall, 1943 & <a href="http://files1.mailboxdrive.com/mp3s-new/b/brew_chazz-lite@freenet.de/873703.mp3" rel="nofollow">Shady Side Of The Street</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com