(Meaning his Mr P CC…)

Hmm… I heard two tunes where - to me - it was too much. Don’t want to lug two horns to a quintet gig.

Hmm…

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I like my Yamaha 826 so much that I am considering using it in quintet. I am just pondering the appropriateness of its size. I don’t think I’d like it in the MSO BQ, but my other quintet plays with drums or percussion most of the time, and much of that work is walking bass below the staff.

Lots to ...

Stefan A wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 12:04 pmWow - I honestly thought this was a long shot. Thanks a lot for the file and the advise. I downloaded it.

Stefan

Can you please edit your reply to delete the link? Thanks, man!

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Burma Shave

It's getting a bit late.

It made me aware that…

At an hour past eight…

I read your post here…

I am mean. All the kids say so. I am mean.

That tuba is about as German as Hormel's SPAM.

Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed
Armenian Dances Part II - Alfred Reed
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann - Robert Jager
Flag of Stars - Gordon Jacob
God of our Fathers - Claud T. Smith

These have zero flaws or faults, in my opinion, and are actually great music, rather than one of the ...

I was quite close to Klaus and had plans to visit him one day. We talked about that many times. I was hit pretty hard by his death. My participation here has lagged a lot ever since that time. I miss you, Klaus.

I would love to get my dirty paws on that baby…

Best of luck on the sale. I envy the future owner, who does not yet realize how happy they are about to be.

If he is going to be a four-year all-stater in Texas, you need to look into the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School.

I need to shed the Real book as I am weak on memorized standards and do not read especially well. I do play well by ear and by staying focused on the pianist's left hand. I have learned a lot of tunes simply by working with the piano player in this way. OJT can sometimes be a good thing.

We have a ...

I taught myself upright bass over the course of a few months back in 1995 or 1996. I got a free beater upright bass and fixed it up. Played it a lot in jazz and lounge lizard trios, making some (what was for me) very easy money in the process.

I taught myself bass guitar - sort of - but never ...