[78-L] Venuti!

[Taylor Bowie]

I was present for ten nights during Joe Venuti's last gig in Seattle in 1978 
or 1979...in fact,  it may have been his last multi-night run anywhere.

I can assure all of you that there was no shortage of technique,  swing, 
tone,  passion and humor on any of those nights.  The cumulative experience 
of those nights remain the greatest musical event of my life.


Taylor B



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <soundthink at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Venuti!


> Sacre bleu!! You don't know what you're missing. Venuti was technically 
> better as a violinist but I've found Grappelli's tone to be sweeter, his 
> swing stronger, and his melodic improvisation far more sophisticated. If 
> you still question whether the violin can be a suitable jazz instrument, 
> listen to the QHCF's "You're Driving Me Crazy." If that don't move you, 
> nothing will.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard Friedman <hsf318 at comcast.net>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 7:05 am
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Venuti!
>
>
>
> Hi, Earl,
> Chacun à son goût!  That's what it always come down to!  Or more 
> correctly,
> hat's to what it always comes down?  Frankly, I never considered the 
> violin
> fiddle?) to be a suitable instrument for playing jazz, particularly
> mprovisational jazz.  The tuba yes, the bass sax yes. the xylophone yes, 
> even
> he drums, although they can't actually carry a melodic line.  But not the
> olin!
> Howard
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